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'''Annise Parker''' (born May 17, 1956) is the [[Democrat]]ic mayor of [[Houston]], [[Texas]]. She is a [[lesbian]], being the first openly gay mayor of a large (more than 600,000 pop.) city.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN9cKjeJzrA</ref>

'''Annise Parker''' (born May 17, 1956) was the [[Democrat]] mayor of [[Houston]], [[Texas]] from 2009 until she stepped down in 2015 due to term limits passed by Houston city council (which, at the time, limited mayors, city controllers and councillors to three two-year terms). She is a [[lesbian]], being the first openly homosexual mayor of a large (more than 600,000 pop.) American city.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN9cKjeJzrA</ref>

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