http://thenewschronicle.com/parker-houstons-openly-gay-mayor/121301782/ Not your ordinary news. Fri, 18 May 2012 07:08:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://thenewschronicle.com/parker-houstons-openly-gay-mayor/121301782/comment-page-1/#comment-309 FairTalk Mon, 14 Dec 2009 04:06:16 +0000 http://thenewschronicle.com/parker-houstons-openly-gay-mayor/121301782/#comment-309 E. Denise Simmons "became" the first openly gay woman mayor of a US city two years ago. Due to the Plan E form of Government used by Cambridge, MA, the mayor is not elected directly by popular vote, but by a majority of City Councillors. E. Denise Simmons “became” the first openly gay woman mayor of a US city two years ago. Due to the Plan E form of Government used by Cambridge, MA, the mayor is not elected directly by popular vote, but by a majority of City Councillors.

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