Sunday, December 13, 2009

A good week for gays in politics

This week, the California Assembly unanimously picked its first openly gay speaker. Congratulations to John Perez, who will now hold one of the most powerful positions in state government.
On Saturday, December 12, Annise Parker, 53, was elected Houston's first openly gay mayor. Houston is the fourth-largest city in the country with a population of 2.2 million. Of that population, it is estimated that 60,000 identify themselves as gay or lesbian. Congraulations to the new mayor who received 53.6 percent of the vote.

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