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Annise Parker, Houston’s openly gay mayor

It’s really nice that Annise Parker won the election to be Houston’s mayor — a sign that even in Texas (yeah, Texans, I’m going there) many people really do believe in that “content of your character” business. On the other hand, there’s just a hint of a patronizing odor here: “Yeah, you’re qualified to run our city,” the voters of Houston have said, “but your relationship and family are entitled to neither our recognition and respect.”

I mean, tolerance is nice. But you know what’s nicer? Actual civil rights.

Joel Mathis | 11:24 PM | 5 Comments

Uncategorized, annise parker, gay marriage, gay rights, houston

Josh Powers Says: Dec 14 1:32 AM

Baby steps, yo.
Bring it, douchebag! Says: Dec 14 3:28 AM

You are an idiot Joel Mathis. Step most anywhere outside of the safe yuppie areas in your declining shathole of a deindustrialized northeastern wasteland, and see if the opinions aren’t the same. Meanwhile, what’s your plan to grow out of acres of crumbling row houses populated by lumpenprole no-skill ethnics and a deracinated service-slave class? Import more jobless trust fund hipsters from Williamsburg? At least down here we are moving forward.
Joel Mathis Says: Dec 14 11:01 AM

“You are an idiot Joel Mathis.”

Yeah. So?

“Step most anywhere outside of the safe yuppie areas in your declining shathole of a deindustrialized northeastern wasteland, and see if the opinions aren’t the same.”

I’ve spent most of my life in the declining, aging rural Midwest and, well, you’re probably right. Doesn’t matter. Lots of people being wrong about something doesn’t make them right.

“Meanwhile, what’s your plan to grow out of acres of crumbling row houses populated by lumpenprole no-skill ethnics and a deracinated service-slave class?”

I always love racism accompanied by big vocabularies.

“Import more jobless trust fund hipsters from Williamsburg?”

Dunno. I live in Philadelphia.

“At least down here we are moving forward.”

Depends on what you mean by that. But you’ve got a gay mayor now, so yeah.

Captcha: “briquets” “vis-a-vis”
Scott Says: Dec 14 4:10 PM

I am curious, you said, “”Yeah, you’re qualified to run our city,” the voters of Houston have said, “but your relationship and family are entitled to neither our recognition and respect”" – where did you find this? I have not located such an article or posting within the Houston area. Do you have a recording or statement from someone in Houston that claims the citizens don’t respect Ms. Parker or recognize her legitimacy to be the mayor of Houston?
I’m thinking you made it up giving you a spring board for your own uninformed opinion. You don’t live in Houston, you don’t live Texas, you don’t live in the South so how can you claim such a bigoted statement? Maybe, it’s because you’re just a bigot.
Joel Mathis Says: Dec 14 4:29 PM

Scott: It’s possible I’m a bigot.

But I’m basing my analysis on the fact that Texans have banned same-sex marriage and that Houston, specifically, has rejected same-sex partner benefits for city employees.

So my opinion is actually reasonably informed, I’d say. I don’t have to live in Texas to put two and two together.