In both her public and personal life, Parker has maintained high ethical standards and decorum in her years as an elected official.
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Houston's Lesbian Mayoral Candidate Gets Big EndorsementEDGE BostonOne of them is openly lesbian three-term city controller Annise Parker, and she has won the endorsement of a major Houston newspaper.
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The Houston Chronicle has endorsed Annise Parker, who this week was the target of vicious attacks because of her sexuality, for Houston mayor over her opponent Gene Locke.
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Houston mayoral hopeful Annise Parker has picked up a major newspaper endorsement. The Houston Chronicle has thrown its support behind Parker who, if elected, would become the first lesbian mayor of a major U.
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Anti-gay activist sends out fliers opposing Parker for mayorHouston ChronicleHe said it was not intended to be a personal attack on Parker, and that he has great sympathy for homosexuals because two of his uncles were gay and died of .
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Annise Parker, Houston’s openly lesbian city controller, did well enough in her bid to become mayor that she’ll be facing off against opponent Gene Locke in a runoff election next month–which gives time to the city’s anti-gay contingent to try to derail her chances.
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“A cluster of socially conservative Houstonians is planning a campaign to discourage voters from choosing City Controller Annise Parker in the December mayoral runoff because she is a lesbian,” Houston Chronicle reports.
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Conservatives Target Openly Gay Houston Mayoral CandidateOn Top MagazinePortland is currently the largest US city to be led by an openly gay mayor, Sam Adams.
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Ministers, conservatives work for Parker's defeatHouston Chronicle“National gay and lesbian activists see this as a historic opportunity.
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AMA Opposes 'Don't Ask Don't Tell,' Says Gay Marriage Bans are UnhealthyCitizenLinkThe group also made a declaration that state marriage amendments are bad for people's health.
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AMA: Government policies hazardous to gay healthHouston ChronicleJenny Tyree of the Christian advocacy group Focus on the Family responded that the same-sex marriage resolution seemed based on information drawn from gay .
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Texas liquor board to make changes after bar raidHouston ChronicleHowever, the investigation by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission did not find that the bar was targeted because of its gay and lesbian customers, .
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Will Houston Elect Its First Gay Mayor?ABC NewsWhich brings us to the nation's 4th biggest city of Houston where an openly gay woman is running for mayor.
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We'll be adding final results here as well as tidbits on some of the races out there.
There's great news here in NC: pro-LGBT incumbents win in Durham, and Chapel Hill has an openly gay mayor.
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Lesbian mayoral candidate faces hurdle in HoustonWashington BladeParker, a lesbian, is ahead in some polls by several points, and recently picked up an endorsement from the Houston Chronicle, the city's largest newspaper.
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Lesbian mayoral candidate faces hurdle in Houston Even if Parker wins the most votes, race might end with runoff By Friday, October 30, 2009 Annise Parker faces several candidates in an election set for Nov.
The Houston Chronicle endorsed Annise Parker, an out lesbian candidate for mayor.
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Let gay soldiers serveBelleville News DemocratPresident Barack Obama told a gay-rights audience Saturday that he intends to scrap the military's ban on open homosexuals, which is good news for anyone .
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Clarence Page: Obama letting down gays after pledging supportHouston ChronicleIn short: Your superiors won't ask whether you're a gay, lesbian or bisexual as long as you stay in the closet.
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President Says Military's Gay Policy Needs To GoWTVRRichmond, VA - Gay rights supporters are asking President Barack Obama to keep his promises to end discrimination against gays and lesbians in the military.
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