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As the group demonstrated its ability to turn out LGBTQ and LGBTQ-friendly voters, more politicians sought its endorsement. The group made endorsements in the Houston municipal election, fall of 1975, and contributed to the re-election of Houston Mayor Fred Hofheinz. In 1977 it endorsed Kathy Whitmire, who won her race for City Controller.
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Annise Parker, former Mayor of Houston. Michael Ennis of the Texas Monthly stated in 1980 that within Texas, "gay political inroads" were "most visible" in Houston. [14] In the October 1979 Village Voice Richard Goldstein wrote that due to the perceived threat from the "Christian right" in the area, gay people in Houston "take politics more seriously" than those in New York City.
On June 26, 1977, a group gathered alongside other civil rights groups in downtown Houston to protest singer Anita Bryant. ... and President Biden proclaimed it as "LGBTQ Pride Month" in 2021.
Anita Bryant. In 1977, the Texas State Bar Association invited country singer Anita Bryant to perform at a meeting in Houston, Texas.In response to Bryant's outspoken anti-gay views and her Save Our Children campaign, thousands of members of the Houston LGBT community and their supporters marched through the city to the venue in protest on June 16, 1977.
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Annise Danette Parker (born May 17, 1956) is an American politician who served as the 61st Mayor of Houston, Texas, from 2010 until 2016.She also served as an at-large member of the Houston City Council from 1998 to 2003 and city controller from 2004 to 2010.
This year's slate of members being sworn in are doing so as the country experiences growing anti-LGBTQ rhetoric and violence. In the 2024 state legislative session, the ACLU tracked more than 500 ...