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December 14 2009 6:55 PM ET

Annise Parker The New Face of Houston

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Following her historic election in Houston over the weekend, mayor-elect Annise Parker talks about her hard-fought campaign—and her emerging role as a gay politician on the national scene.

November 05 2009 2:55 PM ET

Terrance Dean

Former news anchor Charles Pugh becomes Detroit’s first openly gay black city council president -- with the help of endorsements from the Council of Baptist Pastors and several individual pastors.