TAMPA — Jane Castor would be the first out mayor the cy's history and the first gay woman to lead a major Florida cy if she's elected April 23.
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JANE CASTOR ULD MAKE HISTORY AS TAMPA BAY'S FIRST OPENLY GAY MAYOR
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Until gay marriage beme legal 2015, same-sex upl Florida bound by marriage or civil unns om other stat were trapped a legal limbo sometim known gay and lbian circl as "wed-lock. She was the first woman and first gay woman to serve as Tampa's police chief; she worked the partment for 31 years, begng as a beat p, acrdg to her mpaign sends a roundg msage to the natn that Tampa celebrat s diversy and lifts everyone up a posive touted her rerd of rcg the cy's crime rate and mpaigned on improvg Tampa's astcture, transportatn and enomy. "LGBTQ reprentatn creased natnwi wh the 2018 midterm electns raisg the number of openly LGBTQ members Congrs to creased LGBTQ reprentatn has a chance to reach the untry's hight office, as South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, who is openly gay, announced his printial n earlier this like Castor told her supporters Tampa Tuday night, "there is so much yet to be done.
But the fact that Castor is beg the first openly gay mayor Tampa's history didn't e up much durg the lack of a spotlight on her orientatn was not much of a surprise, said Joe Snrs, of the advocy group Equaly Florida. He said Tampa has a long history of cln and equaly, cludg the banng of "nversn therapy" of gays and lbians 2017.
Snrs said this is a growg trend across the untry, cludg the electn of the first gay mayor of Chigo jt a few weeks ago. "The Human Rights Campaign, the natn’s largt lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer civil rights anizatn — released a statement celebratg her victory.