Question for gay people here: James Bond

curious for answers from the gay community...

when movies shoe horn in very brief, and I mean VERY brief mentions of a gay character, that is just an aside, doesn't affect the plot at all, and feels like an after though, only mentioned in passing for maybe 6 seconds total, does that connect you more with the movie, and are you proud your sexual choice got this mere mention? Or is it kind of offensive that the character is largely ignored?

Serious question. I've noticed the gay character shoe horned in more and more, BRIEFLY, affecting nothing, and always wondered what the gay viewers think about that?
Is it fantastic? Or reductive placating to you? Maybe even more like a slap in the face?