In campagna elettorale la Parker ha evitato di sottolineare di essere lesbica

(AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Houston Mayor-elect Annise Parker, center, smiles at her partner, Kathy Hubbard, left, as they celebrate Parker’s runoff election victory at a campaign party Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009 in Houston. Parker defeated former city attorney Gene Locke making Houston the largest U.S. city to elect an openly gay mayor.