Author: Shawn Weston

Parker names lesbian to head municipal courts

Houston Mayor Annise Parker has named Municipal Court Judge Barbara E. Hartle, 50, as chief presiding judge of the city’s municipal courts. The Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund lists Hartle as one of only a few out members of...

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Why Texas needs an LGBT legislator

Rep. Deborah Mell Deborah Mell, 41, is an Illinois legislator. This week, she got up on the House floor and announced her engagement to her girlfriend. From The Chicago Sun-Times: “I know our governor and many of you on...

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