Gay Woman Wins Houston Mayoral Race

United States
December 14, 2009 5:39am CST
Saturday night, Annise Parker, who is a lesbian, won the election of Houston mayor, and I think she is one tough cookie that is going to try very hard to get her city back on track. Her opponent was not squeaky clean by any means. I think it is wonderful that Houston has a lesbian mayor because its a step to people realizing that people are just people, doesn't matter what color they are or if they like men or women. I encourage every opinion to be said on here though. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34399468/?GT1=43001
2 responses
Latrivia
@Latrivia (2878)
• United States
15 Dec 09
A gay mayor in Houston? Are we talking about Texas here? Holy cow, I wouldn't expect anything like that outside of Austin. Way to go Houston...even if the city does still suck.
Taskr36
@Taskr36 (13963)
• United States
17 Dec 09
Houston really does suck, especially for football. I mean, when they got a new team I was thinking, "They couldn't possibly have a worse mascot than an oil rig". Then they made their team the Houston Texans, and proved me wrong.
Latrivia
@Latrivia (2878)
• United States
17 Dec 09
Heh - the Houston Oilers, I remember those guys. My dad used to be a big fan before they sold out to another state. The Texan obsession with football in general seems a little unhealthy to me. The highlight of almost everyone's night in a small town is the high school foot ball game. The biggest offense you could commit to some people is to buy them the wrong team's paraphernalia. One Christmas I gave my brother a Texas Longhorn's shirt, but before he opened I asked him, "You love the Aggies, right?" The glare he gave me was hilarious. I thought he was going to throw the box at my head.
RK Finnell
@irishidid (8687)
• United States
14 Dec 09
I hope the best one won. I don't think being a gay politician is news anymore.