What about Brendan Eich and Prop 8? It was acceptable to denounce him then. But supporting Thiel is okay?
It's exactly the same things as the handful of idiots who tried to paint Doug Crockford as a misogynist and kicked him out of Nodevember conference. These people don't have the best interests of the technology community in mind. For them getting the head of this or that prominent guy is just about collecting trophies.