Hmmm ... wasn’t Harold Washington rumored to be gay?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirth_%26_Girth
http://frontpagemag.com/2011/stanley-kurtz/radical-in-chief-3/
And of course, we know from Dreams From My Father, that Mayor Harold Washington was Obamas idol. In fact, Jeremiah Wright was deeply involved in Harold Washingtons various electoral campaigns and thats part of what drew Obama to write.