Houston Mayor Parker marries longtime partner

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Kathy Hubbard and Annise Parker

Mayor Annise Parker married her life partner of 23 years, Kathy Hubbard, on Thursday in Palm Springs, Calif.

The ceremony, held at sunset at a private home, was attended by a small group of family and friends of the couple, including Parker's mother and Hubbard's sister, according to a statement from Parker's office.

"This is a very happy day for us," said Parker, the first openly gay mayor of a major U.S. city. "We have had to wait a very long time to formalize our commitment to each other. Kathy has been by my side for more than two decades, helping to raise a family, nurture my political career and all of the other ups and down and life events that come with a committed relationship."

Late Thursday she tweeted: "I am privileged to now be the wife of the woman I have loved for more than 2 decades. I couldn't be happier. We said our vows today.-A"

More at http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Mayor-Parker-marries-longtime-partner-5150872.php?cmpid=hpfc .

Cross-posted in the LGBT Group.

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1. Congrats to them

I'm glad more people are being judged on whether they can do their job rather than their personal lives. I think it bodes well for the whole country. It makes the most hateful among us seen all the more stupid.