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Sunday, December 13, 2009

“Openly gay” mayor elected in Houston

By , 08:27 AM

Non-sports post (obviously)

Just a quick comment:

On the one hand, I think it is great that this can happen, especially in a southern city. On the other hand, I think it is especially pathetic that this is a headline.  What I mean by that, is that it should not be news, any more than there should be a headline, “Openly athletic man wins mayoral race in Indianapolis,” or something like that.  Someday…

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“Openly gay” mayor elected in Houston