Annise Parker, the first openly lesbian elected official in Houston, and her opponent Gene Locke have another month of campaigning ahead of them. After a too close to call election on Tuesday, the two will continue on the campaign trail until a run-off election on December 12. Parker is said to need $1 million in order to stay competitive in the campaign. [Houston Chronicle] Click here to support her. Passport had the privilege to meet Parker in February of last year. Check out the story below.
It’s tough to convince anyone who’s never lived in Houston (particularly someone in the GLBT community) that there’s more to America’s fourth largest city than oil companies, suburban strip malls, cowboy boots, and Republicans. Houston has, for ages, fought an uphill public relations battle; showing off its thriving performing arts venues, lush parks, elegant museums, and bustling gay social scene, and still, most gays outside Houston city limits just aren’t convinced. Perhaps the person best qualified to persuade them is City Controller Annise Parker, Houston’s second-highest elected official and an active member of the city’s gay/lesbian community for nearly 30 years. (Continue Reading)
A couple weeks ago we told you about the run-off elections in Houston, where openly gay Annise Parker and her opponent, Gene Locke, are back on the campaign trail for a December 12 election. Reports are surfacing from multiple ministers and conservati
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Houston's first openly-gay elected official Annise Parker (D) has just become the first lesbian mayor of a major US city. The former City Controller beat former City Attorney Gene Locke (D) in a long awaited run-off election, today. Although both cand
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