And most working class LGBT people, and LGBT people of color, are insulted by use of the term "queer," in spite of repeated attempts over many years by some to popularize the term (in contrast to the word "gay," which rapidly caught fire following the Stonewall Rebellion).

You don't have to take my word for it, Captain Queero. According to a recent National Lesbian & Gay Task Force study of African American LGBT people, conducted in association with nine African American LGBT organizations:

"When respondents were asked which one label out of a very extensive list…comes closest to how you describe your sexual orientation, 42 percent of the sample self-identified as gay, 24 percent chose the label lesbian, 11 percent checked the category bisexual, and 1 percent marked transgender... In contrast to the high levels of agreement on the labels gay and lesbian, Black GLBT people do not readily, or even remotely, identify as 'queer.' 'Queer' was one of the least popular options, receiving few responses (1 percent)."
--Pages 25-26, "Say It Loud: I'm Black & I'm Proud", The Policy Institute of the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force, 2002.

So actually, it is your use of the term "queer" which is insulting to most LGBT people, Captain Queero, and not the other way around. You'd do better to get your facts "straight" before slamming other groups in the community, whether on the internet or in private whispering campaigns (yes, things you say do get back to us).

The Gay Liberation Network is quite proud of our new name as it harkens back to the best traditions in radical LGBT activism, when people unabashedly said what their politics were (as opposed using euphemisms like "Human Rights Campaign," etc) and made it a point of politcal principle to offer direct solidarity to other oppressed groups, against racism, against the war, etc. So that people don't get the idea that we're just about solidarity with gay men alone, on most of our literature and website, www.GayLiberation.org, we have the additional monicker of being "A Lesbian, Gay, Bi & Trans direct action group." Our record in solidarity with other communities, in police brutality activism, etc. bears this out.

No one term, "Gay, "Queer," etc. is going to be seen as inclusive by everyone, but most working class LGBT folks, having grown up having the "queer" and "faggot" words thrown at us as term of abuse, not unlike how the "n-" term is thrown at Black people, are not going to embrace these words to describe ourselves, our organizations, or our movement.