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I've tightened up the last sentence of the lede, as it was a bit wordy. I may be doing some more work on this article, as I found it on WP:BLP/N. Unitanode 21:43, 22 July 2009 (UTC)
What is a "top 10 U.S. city"? The articles cited seem only to note Houston is the 4th most populous city, and it would be the most populous city to have had a gay mayor. Шизомби ( talk) 05:50, 13 December 2009 (UTC)
Should any reference be made to
Houston as being the first and only
Bible Belt city to elect an openly lesbian mayor?
Native94080 (
talk) 02:49, 8 January 2010 (UTC)
I don't know that Houston is a Bible belt city. There are certainly people here with that cast of mind, but there are many who are not. It is safe to say that Houston is not typical of Texas or the South. I think that is a POV problem. Scott Tillinghast, Houston TX ( talk) 01:00, 18 January 2010 (UTC)
Do you think this will affect the dispositions of the population toward gays living in the
Bible Belt?
Native94080 (
talk) 07:30, 19 January 2010 (UTC)
If you read the Bible Belt geography section, Houston is in the "notably absent" section. The fact that that list is 'Citation needed' should be discussed in that article, but it'd be best to be internally consistent (wiki vets please feel free to find a guideline on this one way or the other, I'm very new to editing). Thebwt ( talk) 05:17, 8 June 2010 (UTC)
City of Houston elective offices are officially non-partisan, but most Council members have ties with one party or the other. The Harris County Democratic Party made endorsements in some races in the last election, but not in the Mayor's race where both runoff candidates have ties to the Democratic Party. Annise Parker has only run for municipal offices and thus has never been listed on the ballot with party affiliation. Nevertheless, I know her personally and her ties are definitely with the Democratic Party. Scott Tillinghast, Houston TX ( talk) 04:30, 16 January 2010 (UTC)
She was a delegate or alternate to the 2012 national Democratic Convention. Scott Tillinghast, Houston TX ( talk) 20:35, 9 March 2013 (UTC)
He is listed as Annise Parker's successor on the City Council and I think that is correct. The link, however, goes to a disambiguation that does not seem to include this Mark Ellis. Should the link be kept? Scott Tillinghast, Houston TX ( talk) 01:13, 18 January 2010 (UTC)
Wasn't Parker the first Mayor of Houston to be a graduate from Rice University? Cite: http://culturemap.com/newsdetail/12-11-09-annise-parker-is-houstons-next-mayor/ Not sure if that's too trivial, but still something that might be worth mentioning. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.185.121.199 ( talk) 13:01, 31 January 2010 (UTC)
The City of Houston uses the term "controller", not "comptroller". [1] Postoak ( talk) 19:52, 27 March 2010 (UTC)
So, I was able to change the text in the article, but (I'm new) couldn't figure out how to add the citations. The links for the changes are here. Can someone help me out?
General Election co-endorsement: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/6673001.html
Runoff Election Parker endorsement: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/6733416.html
98.200.117.160 ( talk) 16:47, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
I'm not sure the article is accurate when it says that Parker "and the first elected gay mayor of a major US city." Sam Adams is the openly gay mayor of Portland, OR, and he took office a year before her. David Cicilline was also the mayor of Providence from 2003-2011. Are Portland and Providence not major US cities? We could simply change 'gay' to 'lesbian,' and then it would seem correct. Dhicks3 ( talk) 16:40, 29 June 2011 (UTC)
I do not understand how Portland or Providence are "small" cities... smaller than Houston, but not small. ~~ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.69.8.58 ( talk) 00:31, 19 August 2011 (UTC)
I've just reverted an edit that called it "one of the top 5" cities. The sources do not say this. Ignoring, at our peril, WP:SYN, the largest other city (by population) mentioned is Portland, OR, at #29. I have no idea where "top 5" would be the distinction. - SummerPhD ( talk) 00:29, 21 November 2011 (UTC)
Agreed. This article should change the wording from "gay" to "lesbian". — Preceding unsigned comment added by 137.53.110.90 ( talk) 23:19, 14 December 2011 (UTC)
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Annise Parker and the City of Houston demanded pastors turn over sermons as part of an effort to police free speech. Pastors are required to turn over any sermons dealing with homosexuality, gender identity or Annise Parker. And those ministers who fail to comply could be held in contempt of court. As reported by Fox News, "The subpoenas are just the latest twist in an ongoing saga over the Houston’s new non-discrimination ordinance. The law, among other things, would allow men to use the ladies room and vice versa. The city council approved the law in June.
The Houston Chronicle reported opponents of the ordinance launched a petition drive that generated more than 50,000 signatures – far more than the 17,269 needed to put a referendum on the ballot.
However, the city threw out the petition in August over alleged irregularities.
After opponents of the bathroom bill filed a lawsuit the city’s attorneys responded by issuing the subpoenas against the pastors.
The pastors were not part of the lawsuit. However, they were part of a coalition of some 400 Houston-area churches that opposed the ordinance. The churches represent a number of faith groups – from Southern Baptist to non-denominational."
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Pflaherty10 (
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Fox News is not giving all the facts about the subpoenas. It is a safe guess that Fox News is using the subpoena issue as a rallying point to drum up a nationwide reaction against the ordinance. Also the mention of the restroom provision is misleading. Transgender people would be protected in their legitimate use of restrooms, but an ordinance is still standing against use of wrong-gender restrooms for a disruptive purpose.
Also, I think the subpoenas were issued by an outside pro bono firm, not by the Parker administration or even the City Legal Department. I am looking for a source on that. Scott Tillinghast, Houston TX ( talk) 20:56, 25 October 2014 (UTC)
The children are not public figures and I deleted their names. Scott Tillinghast, Houston TX ( talk) 00:37, 28 October 2014 (UTC)
User:RJN keeps removing the Democratic Party from the infobox. Plenty of sources describe her as a democrat: LA Times, Huff Po, Politico, The Wall Street Journal, Time. This fact is not controversial and even if it were, plenty of sources support it. The rationale is "municipal elections/positions/politicians are nonpartisan". Whether or not municipal elections/positions/politicians are partisan or not has nothing at all to do with whether she is a democrat or not. So, the removal seems odd. Does anyone else support the removal? Why?--v/r - T P 06:56, 29 October 2014 (UTC)
I reverted an edit that changed the description of Kathy Hubbard from 'partner' to 'wife'. I'm honestly not sure which term is preferred, but the edit was made by a brand new editor who has only made that single edit, which raises flags. If I made a mistake I hope that someone more knowledgeable will revert it back. Thanks, Leschnei ( talk) 22:01, 4 December 2016 (UTC)
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I've tightened up the last sentence of the lede, as it was a bit wordy. I may be doing some more work on this article, as I found it on WP:BLP/N. Unitanode 21:43, 22 July 2009 (UTC)
What is a "top 10 U.S. city"? The articles cited seem only to note Houston is the 4th most populous city, and it would be the most populous city to have had a gay mayor. Шизомби ( talk) 05:50, 13 December 2009 (UTC)
Should any reference be made to
Houston as being the first and only
Bible Belt city to elect an openly lesbian mayor?
Native94080 (
talk) 02:49, 8 January 2010 (UTC)
I don't know that Houston is a Bible belt city. There are certainly people here with that cast of mind, but there are many who are not. It is safe to say that Houston is not typical of Texas or the South. I think that is a POV problem. Scott Tillinghast, Houston TX ( talk) 01:00, 18 January 2010 (UTC)
Do you think this will affect the dispositions of the population toward gays living in the
Bible Belt?
Native94080 (
talk) 07:30, 19 January 2010 (UTC)
If you read the Bible Belt geography section, Houston is in the "notably absent" section. The fact that that list is 'Citation needed' should be discussed in that article, but it'd be best to be internally consistent (wiki vets please feel free to find a guideline on this one way or the other, I'm very new to editing). Thebwt ( talk) 05:17, 8 June 2010 (UTC)
City of Houston elective offices are officially non-partisan, but most Council members have ties with one party or the other. The Harris County Democratic Party made endorsements in some races in the last election, but not in the Mayor's race where both runoff candidates have ties to the Democratic Party. Annise Parker has only run for municipal offices and thus has never been listed on the ballot with party affiliation. Nevertheless, I know her personally and her ties are definitely with the Democratic Party. Scott Tillinghast, Houston TX ( talk) 04:30, 16 January 2010 (UTC)
She was a delegate or alternate to the 2012 national Democratic Convention. Scott Tillinghast, Houston TX ( talk) 20:35, 9 March 2013 (UTC)
He is listed as Annise Parker's successor on the City Council and I think that is correct. The link, however, goes to a disambiguation that does not seem to include this Mark Ellis. Should the link be kept? Scott Tillinghast, Houston TX ( talk) 01:13, 18 January 2010 (UTC)
Wasn't Parker the first Mayor of Houston to be a graduate from Rice University? Cite: http://culturemap.com/newsdetail/12-11-09-annise-parker-is-houstons-next-mayor/ Not sure if that's too trivial, but still something that might be worth mentioning. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.185.121.199 ( talk) 13:01, 31 January 2010 (UTC)
The City of Houston uses the term "controller", not "comptroller". [1] Postoak ( talk) 19:52, 27 March 2010 (UTC)
So, I was able to change the text in the article, but (I'm new) couldn't figure out how to add the citations. The links for the changes are here. Can someone help me out?
General Election co-endorsement: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/6673001.html
Runoff Election Parker endorsement: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/6733416.html
98.200.117.160 ( talk) 16:47, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
I'm not sure the article is accurate when it says that Parker "and the first elected gay mayor of a major US city." Sam Adams is the openly gay mayor of Portland, OR, and he took office a year before her. David Cicilline was also the mayor of Providence from 2003-2011. Are Portland and Providence not major US cities? We could simply change 'gay' to 'lesbian,' and then it would seem correct. Dhicks3 ( talk) 16:40, 29 June 2011 (UTC)
I do not understand how Portland or Providence are "small" cities... smaller than Houston, but not small. ~~ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.69.8.58 ( talk) 00:31, 19 August 2011 (UTC)
I've just reverted an edit that called it "one of the top 5" cities. The sources do not say this. Ignoring, at our peril, WP:SYN, the largest other city (by population) mentioned is Portland, OR, at #29. I have no idea where "top 5" would be the distinction. - SummerPhD ( talk) 00:29, 21 November 2011 (UTC)
Agreed. This article should change the wording from "gay" to "lesbian". — Preceding unsigned comment added by 137.53.110.90 ( talk) 23:19, 14 December 2011 (UTC)
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Annise Parker and the City of Houston demanded pastors turn over sermons as part of an effort to police free speech. Pastors are required to turn over any sermons dealing with homosexuality, gender identity or Annise Parker. And those ministers who fail to comply could be held in contempt of court. As reported by Fox News, "The subpoenas are just the latest twist in an ongoing saga over the Houston’s new non-discrimination ordinance. The law, among other things, would allow men to use the ladies room and vice versa. The city council approved the law in June.
The Houston Chronicle reported opponents of the ordinance launched a petition drive that generated more than 50,000 signatures – far more than the 17,269 needed to put a referendum on the ballot.
However, the city threw out the petition in August over alleged irregularities.
After opponents of the bathroom bill filed a lawsuit the city’s attorneys responded by issuing the subpoenas against the pastors.
The pastors were not part of the lawsuit. However, they were part of a coalition of some 400 Houston-area churches that opposed the ordinance. The churches represent a number of faith groups – from Southern Baptist to non-denominational."
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Fox News is not giving all the facts about the subpoenas. It is a safe guess that Fox News is using the subpoena issue as a rallying point to drum up a nationwide reaction against the ordinance. Also the mention of the restroom provision is misleading. Transgender people would be protected in their legitimate use of restrooms, but an ordinance is still standing against use of wrong-gender restrooms for a disruptive purpose.
Also, I think the subpoenas were issued by an outside pro bono firm, not by the Parker administration or even the City Legal Department. I am looking for a source on that. Scott Tillinghast, Houston TX ( talk) 20:56, 25 October 2014 (UTC)
The children are not public figures and I deleted their names. Scott Tillinghast, Houston TX ( talk) 00:37, 28 October 2014 (UTC)
User:RJN keeps removing the Democratic Party from the infobox. Plenty of sources describe her as a democrat: LA Times, Huff Po, Politico, The Wall Street Journal, Time. This fact is not controversial and even if it were, plenty of sources support it. The rationale is "municipal elections/positions/politicians are nonpartisan". Whether or not municipal elections/positions/politicians are partisan or not has nothing at all to do with whether she is a democrat or not. So, the removal seems odd. Does anyone else support the removal? Why?--v/r - T P 06:56, 29 October 2014 (UTC)
I reverted an edit that changed the description of Kathy Hubbard from 'partner' to 'wife'. I'm honestly not sure which term is preferred, but the edit was made by a brand new editor who has only made that single edit, which raises flags. If I made a mistake I hope that someone more knowledgeable will revert it back. Thanks, Leschnei ( talk) 22:01, 4 December 2016 (UTC)
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