By Andrea Lorenz HOUSTON (Rters) - Hoton's openly gay mayor, Annise Parker, has wedd her longtime partner at a private home California, even as her home state of Texas bans such same-sex marriag. Parker and Kathy Hubbard were married on Thursday, the 23rd anniversary of their relatnship, acrdg to a statement om the mayor's office. But the polics the state's largt ci are far more progrsive, wh vibrant gay muni plac such as Hoton, Dallas and At. Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valz, currently servg her third term office, is openly gay, as are cy uncil members Dallas, Fort Worth, At and Hoton.
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- HOTON’S FIRST OPENLY GAY MAYOR ON HOW THE CY BEME ONE OF AMERI’S MOST DIVERSE: SEASON 2, EPISO 1 OF 'LET’S GO TOGETHER'
- HOTON ELECTS FIRST OPENLY GAY MAYOR
- HOTON'S OPENLY GAY MAYOR MARRI LONGTIME PARTNER CALIFORNIA
- HOTON MAYOR PARKER MARRI LONGTIME GAY PARTNER
- HOTON IS LARGT CY TO ELECT OPENLY GAY MAYOR
- HOTON ELECTS OPENLY GAY MAYOR
HOTON’S FIRST OPENLY GAY MAYOR ON HOW THE CY BEME ONE OF AMERI’S MOST DIVERSE: SEASON 2, EPISO 1 OF 'LET’S GO TOGETHER'
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REUTERS/Richard Hartog/urty of Mayor Annise Parker's office/HandoutBy Andrea Lorenz HOUSTON (Rters) - Hoton's openly gay mayor, Annise Parker, has wedd her longtime partner at a private home California, even as her home state of Texas bans such same-sex marriag. But the polics the state's largt ci are far more progrsive, wh vibrant gay muni plac such as Hoton, Dallas and At.
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Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valz, currently servg her third term office, is openly gay, as are cy uncil members Dallas, Fort Worth, At and Hoton.
Hoton Mayor Annise Parker, the first openly gay mayor of a major cy, married her longtime partner, Kathy Hubbard, on, who was recently sworn to a third term, and Hubbard have been together for 23 years.
HOTON IS LARGT CY TO ELECT OPENLY GAY MAYOR
12, 2009HOUSTON Hoton beme the largt cy the Uned Stat to elect an openly gay mayor on Saturday night, as voters gave a solid victory to the cy ntroller, Annise Parker.
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HOTON ELECTS OPENLY GAY MAYOR
Parker’s succs me a nservative state where voters have outlawed gay marriage and a cy where a referendum on grantg benefs to same-sex partners of cy employe was soundly feated. Parker for what they lled her gay agenda and two separate anti-gay advot who sent out fliers the mail llg attentn to her support om gay groups and to her relatnship wh her partner.
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