“Houston Mayor Calls Swearing-in a Gay Milestone”

ABC: “Houston Mayor Annise Parker says her swearing-in as the first openly gay head of the nation’s fourth-largest city marks a milestone for the gay community but that it’s just ‘one step toward a tomorrow of greater justice.’”

Related: “[Annise] Parker defeated former city attorney Gene Locke with 53.6 percent of the vote Saturday in a race that had a turnout of only 16.5 percent.”