A Huffington Post article of white gay anger and GLBT resolve to defeat Harold Ford Jr. in the New York Senate race, reveals this surprising, and unselfconscious usage of a formerly loaded term.

"Ford could certainly receive a lot of the White gay anger directed at African Americans after the same-sex marriage defeats," says Kenyon Farrow, executive director of Queers for Economic Justice and no Ford fan. Ultra light-skinned and with scant Negro dialect, Farrow says Ford could "also emerge as a proxy target for Pres. Obama" -- a ballot-box rejection of yet another (supposedly) anti-gay Black man.

..well why not? The 'Negro' Caucus gave Harry Reid the all-clear, and by extension, to everyone else as well.

The GLBT in New York State appear to be snarling chihuahuas--aggressive rhetoric and dire threats, but little muscle to back it up. With nothing but losses on the books, politicians aren't showing them any respect these days. The state is 18% black and about 13% hispanic. The 2000 census counted about 46,000 same sex couples, so perhaps 100,000 gay and lesbian voters in the state (more or less).

Considering that the New York State Senators roundly rejected gay marriage less than 60 days ago, its a safe bet that the GLBT hasn't captured the hearts and minds it needs to prevail on the issue.