THE VOICE OF CHICAGO’S GAY, LESBIAN, BI AND TRANS COMMUNITY SINCE 1985 Dec. 16, 2009 • vol 25 no 11 www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com Lesbian Is Houston Mayor page 9 Gay Latino BY Lisa KEEN ton, was pummeled by an anti-gay campaign KEEN NEWS SERVICE against her in the month-long run-off election. Group’s Grant One effort tried to portray Parker as part of a gay Annise Parker, an openly gay public official, takeover of the city government. Her opponent won the final mayoral election race in Houston was more subtle, saying he was “not running Dec. 12, becoming the first openly gay person to be a role model” but to be mayor, but news to be elected as mayor of one of the top five emerged late in the campaign that members of most populated cities in the United States. The his finance committee had made sizeable dona- victory makes Parker head of the fourth largest tions to the campaigns opposing Parker because populated city in the country. she is gay. “Tonight the voters of Houston have opened Two other openly gay candidates were seek- the doors to history,” said Parker in her accep- ing election in the Dec. 12 runoff: council in- tance speech at George Brown Convention Center cumbent Sue Lovell and council challenger Lane Saturday night. “I acknowledge that. I embrace Lewis. Lovell won her seat with 54 percent of that. I know what this win means to many of us the vote; Lewis failed, with only 43 percent. who thought we could never achieve high office. According to the Houston Chronicle, Parker page 18 I know what it means. I understand, because I won with 53 percent of the vote to opponent feel it, too. But now, from this moment, let us Gene Locke’s 47 percent. The paper noted that join as one community. We are united in one she was not only the “first openly gay person to Addams Family goal in making this city the city that it can be, lead a major U.S. city” but also the first candi- Review should be, might be, will be.” date in Houston in a generation to beat the can- Parker, 53, who has been openly gay during all Annise Parker. 12 years of her time in elected office in Hous- Turn to page 4 Paul Rudnick page 21 Guide to the Gays December 9, 2009 #1007 nightspotsn pick it up Gettin’ Serviced You just got served... at Cocktail for geNo’s birthday party. take it home inSIDE page 16 Berlin anniversary faces. Tabatha’s takin’ over! page 21 page 14 At least 10 openly gay and lesbian candidates are running for various political offices Feb. 2. Get more insight into these individuals in our guide. See page 12. 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The good public health policy, and science must nomination now goes to the full Senate, where come first in our public health policy decisions,” —Gay man to it could still face opposition. Pelosi said. “The language lifting the ban on the run Right-wing groups turned up the volume on use of federal funds for syringe exchange ap- as mayor their opposition to the nomination in recent propriately allows local public health and law in Kentucky days. enforcement officials to determine where ex- Focus on the Family, the Traditional Values Co- changes should operate in their communities. —John Perez alition, the Liberty Counsel, the American Family (left) Chai Feldblum. Photo by Rex Wockner “Injection drug use is linked to 12 percent of Association and a number of other ultraconser- new HIV infections, as well as most Hepatitis C to be first gay vative groups signed onto a Dec. 8 letter to the Her nomination has also been endorsed by the infections. Lifting the ban on federal funding for Calif. U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pen- U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Society of syringe exchange is a big victory for science and Assembly sions Committee, saying they “strongly oppose” Resource Management. for public health.” speaker Feldblum’s nomination. They cited a number of Clearing the committee vote, while important, concerns, the biggest of which appeared to be does not guarantee Feldblum’s nomination clear that Feldblum believes that religious institu- sailing on the Senate floor, and Republicans HOUSTON from cover chael Mitchell said Parker’s victory is “another tions that engage in commercial activities in the have, in fact, held up action on a number of reminder to people across America that being public realm must adhere to anti-discrimination Obama nominees this year by using a Senate rule didate favored by the business establishment.