I will put this another way for those concerned:
If a straight person says "I hate gay people", they're getting a Warning.
If a gay person says "I hate straight people", they will be evaluated based on the context (whether it was part of a flame war, is an ongoing thing, was directed at someone specific, etc.).
This is because, in a minority posting about a majority, context is important. Often times, these phrases are followed by a reason, such as straight people kicking them out of their house or safe spaces. This is considered an acceptable rant, as we wouldn't be much of a safe space if we didn't allow people to vent about their life. On the other hand, if this statement is thrown in as part of a debate, is meant to be inflammatory, or is directed at a specific individual(s), it will be evaluated as such and appropriate action may be taken.
This also ONLY applies to related remarks. If a majority and a minority get in a flamewar about politics, for example, everyone is on even playing ground. This one-strike rule is only for intolerant remarks, not criticism regarding character or fights about other topics, as mentioned before.
EVERYONE will always be free to be themselves here, and we will never say otherwise. A trans person will never be allowed to rant about how all cis people should kill themselves in the same way that the opposite scenario will not be allowed to happen. That falls under the "toxic environment" area that we try to prevent, which is completely separate from this issue, and will ALWAYS be dealt with accordingly.
We always value your feedback (this thread wouldn't be up if we didn't); however, right now all I'm hearing is a bunch of fear-mongering "what if" scenarios. We are still, and always will be, 100% committed to making everyone feel welcome here. Nobody should be bashing anyone regardless. We are not changing our policies on how to handle personal attacks and flame wars. We are simply adding another layer of protection to people who the rest of the world are constantly working against. If that actually constitutes a "free pass" to you, and its not just a matter of misunderstanding this policy, then us explaining things won't be of help anyways.
Now, if anyone has any specific theoretical scenarios they are curious about, feel free to ask.