H-Town Elects Openly Gay Mayor
Congratulations to Houston, TX Mayor-elect Annise Parker!
The Third Coast has shown us that sexual orientation is no barrier to high office. Houston is the fourth largest city in the U.S., and it is now the largest U.S. city to have elected an openly gay leader.
What is especially encouraging to me is that sexual orientation only became an issue late in the race. I think this suggests that homosexuality is becoming less of a wedge issue. Voters in Houston responded more to Parker’s extensive record in handling government budgets in a fiscally responsible way than they did to last-minute attack ads about her being gay. To put it another way, “fiscal conservatives” lined up behind a candidate that “social conservatives” attacked.
I like this trend. Texas 2010 election season is going to be an exciting one!
Annise Parker campaign website
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