Monday, December 14, 2009

Houston biggest US city to elect openly gay mayor

HOUSTON (AP) - Houston became the largest U.S. city to elect an openly gay mayor, with voters handing a solid victory to City Controller Annise Parker after a hotly contested runoff.

Parker defeated former city attorney Gene Locke with 53.6 percent of the vote Saturday in a race that had a turnout of only 16.5 percent.

"This election has changed the world for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered community. Just as it is about transforming the lives of all Houstonians for the better, and that's what my administration will be about," Parker told supporters after Locke conceded defeat.

My Way News - Houston biggest US city to elect openly gay mayor

Comments: So her election “is all about” “changing the world for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered” … what will that look like I wonder? Oh, and better for Houstonians, too … an afterthought?

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