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During a private ceremony with her partner holding the family Bible, Annise Parker was sworn in on Saturday as the mayor of Houston. Parker will be sworn in again today in a public ceremony at City Hall. Houston is now the largest U.S. city with an openly gay mayor. New York, of course, has had at least one closeted gay …

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 …

Talk about the “Christmas spirit.” In Houston the Salvation Army wants proof of legal U.S. residency before giving out Xmas presents to needy kids. In a year when more families than ever have asked for help, several programs providing Christmas gifts for needy children require at least one member of the household to be a U.S. citizen. Others ask for …

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 …

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 …

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 …

“Guerrilla gay bar” is a combination of flash mobbing and social activism in which a large crowd of gay and gay-friendly folks “invade” a straight nightclub for a night of partying outside the regular gay scene. Most guerrilla gay bar events are well-received by the venues, who are happy for the business and the notoriety. (Not to mention the excellent …

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. …