Would you believe it? Houston, Texas — the fourth largest city in the US — is now the first major American city to have an out gay mayor. Annise Parker received 53% of the vote, edging out her opponent Gene Locke, who was pitching to become the city’s second black mayor. While Parker avoided making her sexual orientation an issue during the hotly-contested election (as she has in the last twelve years in elected office), her opponent’s campaign was marked by anti-gay rhetoric as activists and conservative religious groups sent out mailers condemning Parker’s “homosexual behavior.” Fortunately, the Houston electorate did not buy into the lies and went on to elect her anyway. Good on them! Here’s Parker’s victory speech last night.
Gay of the Day: Annise Parker, Houston’s mayor-elect
Tags: Annise Parker, gay, Gene Locke, GLBT, Houston, lesbian, LGBT, politics, Texas
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December 15th, 2009 at 7:19 am
Congratulations Mayor Elect Parker and the City of Houston! Way to set a precedent! I am only sad that this came after I moved away from such an amazing city. Here’s to lunging ahead in the fight for equality!
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