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Annise Parker
1956 -
In 2010, the city of Houston, TX surprised everyone by electing Annise Parker mayor—becoming the most populous American city ever to elect an openly gay candidate.
Though Parker’s been strictly business in her five years in office (winning 2 re-elections in the meantime), she’s described herself as “a gay and lesbian activist in my college days” and fought hard (but ultimately unsuccessfully) for a provision in a city ordinance meant to protect the right of trans people to use the public restrooms that align with their gender identities.
Now that her third and final term as mayor is coming to a close, political watchers are eagerly awaiting her next move.
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