"HOUSTON – Annise Parker made history Saturday by becoming Houston's first openly gay mayor, seizing 53.6 percent of the vote in the city's hotly contested election.
"This election has changed the world for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered community. Just as it is about transforming the lives of all Houstonians for the better, and that's what my administration will be about," Parker told supporters after former city attorney Gene Locke conceded defeat.
Of the more than 152,000 residents who turned out to cast ballots in the fourth largest U.S. city Saturday, 81,652 chose Parker — some 11,000 votes more than were placed for Locke.
The election battle leading up to Saturday's balloting was marked by fierce campaigning and anti-gay rhetoric.
Parker is a lesbian who has never made a secret or an issue of her sexual orientation. But that orientation became focus of the race after anti-gay activists and conservative religious groups endorsed the 61-year-old Locke and sent out mailers condemning Parker's "homosexual behavior."
Meanwhile, gay and lesbian political organizations nationwide rallied to support the 53-year-old Parker by raising money for her campaign and making calls urging people to vote.
Locke tried to distance himself from the anti-gay attacks while courting conservative voters who could tip the race in his favor.
Although Locke condemned the divisive rhetoric, two of his key supporters contributed money to a conservative political action committee that sent out an anti-gay mailer earlier this month, urging voters not to pick Parker because she was endorsed by the "gay and lesbian political caucus."
Campaign finance reports show Ned Holmes, finance chairman of Locke's campaign, and James Dannenbaum, a member of the campaign's finance committee, each gave $20,000.
Late Saturday, Locke offered his congratulations to Parker and urged the city to move on from its most recent battle.
"Here's what our city needs now: It needs unity. It needs us to come together and heal like we've never healed before, and to move forward under a new administration," he said.
Parker will replace Bill White, who is term-limited after serving six years and is seeking the Democratic nomination for governor.
Several smaller U.S. cities have openly gay mayors, including Portland, Ore., Providence, R.I., and Cambridge, Mass.
Houston, the country's fourth largest city, is predominantly Democratic and about 25 percent black and one-third Hispanic. About 60,000 of its 2.2 million residents identify as gay or lesbian."
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Experiment- an ode of hypocrisy and LGBT marriage
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Or check out my band, Team Smile and Nod, here: http://www.teamsmileandnod.com/
Thanks for listening!!!
Lesbian Musician Takes A Stance
Hello!
A couple weeks ago, Rich and I met with Alexandra Kelley from Columbus Underground. We had a great chat. She was very interested in why we market our band, Team Smile and Nod, as "lesbian-fronted". I was jazzed to be asked that question. Here's the article that she wrote:
http://www.columbusunderground.com/lesbian-musician-takes-a-stance
A couple weeks ago, Rich and I met with Alexandra Kelley from Columbus Underground. We had a great chat. She was very interested in why we market our band, Team Smile and Nod, as "lesbian-fronted". I was jazzed to be asked that question. Here's the article that she wrote:
http://www.columbusunderground.com/lesbian-musician-takes-a-stance
KELLIE MANIER PHOTO
If you'd like to learn more about our band, please go here: http://www.teamsmileandnod.com/
Also, you can find us on Facebook and Myspace.
Take care and cause ruckus,
Kara
Lesson 3- Teaching You to Teach YOU Guitar
Here is the 3rd video in the series. Go here to view the other parts: http://www.youtube.com/user/TeamSmileandNod
Go here to listen to some Team Smile and Nod tunes: http://www.teamsmileandnod.com/
QUEERICS' Gay GIVEAWAY!
HAPPY PRIDE MONTH!To celebrate, QUEERICS, Team Smile and Nod, and Elizabeth Gearhart have joined forces to bring you a super-fun give-way!
Want to win a Team Smile and Nod CD??? A glow-in-the-dark tee? Buttons? Stickers? A custom small watercolor painting by
http://chesh.lmfao.org.uk/queerics/giveaway.shtml
While you're there, check out the QUEERICS website. It is a wonderful resource for those of us looking for LGBT musicians, bands, and songs. FURTHER, the creator of the site, Chesh, is flippin' fun and hilarious. Check out the QUEERICS blog so you can see what I mean: http://community.livejournal.com/queerics
11 people will win! Why not you??? Enter! Tell you friends to enter! It will be fun for everyone to read how everyone answers the questions!
Lesson 2: Accessories (Teaching You to Teach YOU Guitar)
Here I go into some of the accessories that you will need for playing guitar. Here's the list:
PART 1
1. Guitar Case
2. Capo
3. Tuner OR Pitch Pipe
4. Picks
5. Strap
6. Spare Strings
(7. String Winder... I forgot this in the video... they are cheap and very very helpful)
PART 2 (this will be covered next time)
8. Chord Book
9. Humidifier
*Check out www.teamsmileandnod.com to get a feel for our tunes...
Columbus PRIDE 2009
If you are near Columbus, Ohio, please consider checking out Columbus PRIDE Festival this year... It is a 2 day festival at Goodale Park on June 19th and 20th. Columbus has one of the largest PRIDE festivals in the midwest. There will be tons of performers... including my band, Team Smile and Nod. We will be rocking some very lesbian songs... oh yes. If you have any questions, you can drop me a line here: kara@thinkrootrecords.com I'll try to help. Oh... and check out my band here: http://www.teamsmileandnod.com/The flyer was created by Jesse Smith... he also did the artwork on our CD. Thank you to Jesse!
Lessons from a Lesbian Musician: Teaching You to Teach YOU Guitar
Wanna learn to teach yourself guitar? I'm putting together a little video series to help get you strumming. Check it out here:http://www.lesbianguitar.com/
Wanna know about who's giving the lessons? Check out my band, Team Smile and Nod, here: www.teamsmileandnod.com We are a lesbian-fronted electro anti-folk duo.
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