Tag Archives: Annise Parker

Annise Parker’s Victory Speech

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Annise Parker Wins, Houston Becomes Largest U.S. City With Openly Gay Mayor

Annise Parker won her runoff election tonight, making Houston the largest American city with an openly gay mayor. The Houston Chronicle is calling the mayoral election for City Controller Annise Parker. With 89 percent of precincts counted, Parker holds a lead of nearly 8,000 voters, a divide that former City Attorney Gene Locke cannot make up with the relatively small …

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Houston: Wingnut Mails Anti-Gay Annise Parker Flier To 35,000 Voters

The right wing is stepping up their anti-gay campaign against openly lesbian Houston mayoral candidate Annise Parker. Via Towleroad: Dave Wilson, an electrician who has spent years pestering incumbent politicians of both parties, has turned his sights on Houston Controller Annise Parker. He says that Parker should not be mayor because ‘homosexual behavior leads to extinction.’ Wilson says he is …

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Christian Right Launches Anti-Gay Campaign Against Annise Parker

Openly lesbian Houston mayoral candidate Annise Parker, who faces a runoff election next month, is the target of an anti-gay campaign by conservatives and Christians who say they fear a “gay takeover” at Houston City Hall. A cluster of socially conservative Houstonians is planning a campaign to discourage voters from choosing City Controller Annise Parker in the December mayoral runoff …

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UPDATED: Dirty Tricks In Houston

Saying that she is a heathen who doesn’t believe in God and is therefore unworthy to hold public office, a group called Christians For Better Government has emailed thousands of voters attacking openly lesbian Houston mayoral candidate Annise Parker. An excerpt: “Annise Parkers lifestyle that of being a HOMOSEXUAL is not the proper role model to lead the fourth largest …

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Lesbian To Run For Mayor Of Houston

Openly lesbian Houston comptroller Annise Parker, 52, has announced that she will run for mayor. If successful, Parker will become the first openly gay mayor of a top ten U.S. city. Parker is considered one of the early frontrunners to replace Houston Mayor Bill White, who’s term limited and plans to run as a Democrat for U.S. Senate in 2010. …

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