New Lesbian Mayor Annise Parker Thanks Houston For Electing Her

The new Mayor Elect of Houston, Annise Parker, has thanked the people of Houston for voting her in her acceptance speech. Speaking about the diverse range of people she met in her campaign, and the huge range of issues they had, Parker told them “the city was on their side”, and that campaigning at the [...]

Annise Parker Elected As Houston’s First Lesbian Mayor

Annise Parker became the first lesbian mayor in Houston last night after claiming 53.6% of the vote in a run off election against former attorney Gene Locke. Both Democrats, Parker and Locke first faced each other on November 3rd, but a result failed to occur on that day due to neither emerging with over 50% [...]