Way down south in a little town called Houston, TX, which is actually the fourth largest city in the nation, history was made over the weekend as Houston became the largest city to elect an openly gay mayor.  Annise Parker’s run-off win over former City Attorney Gene Locke.
Ray Hill, the dean of Houston’s gay activists, saw victory in more ways than one.
“For me, it means 43 years of hard work has finally paid off,” Hill said. “For Houston, it means we have finally reached the point where being gay cannot …

BALTIMORE COUNTY – Councilman Stephen G. Moxley was arrested early morning Friday for driving under the influence of alcohol.
Moxley was involved in a four-car accident at around 1:20 a.m. Friday on W. Franklin Street at N. Pulaski Street.
Reports say that Moxley was driving a 2007 Toyota Highlander and slammed into the vehicle in front of him which was stopped at a red light. The accident caused a chain reaction.
Police arrived and found Moxley swaying as he was walking near his vehicle. The councilman failed a field sobriety test administered by …

An Iraq war veteran has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman while home on leave from the military. Thursday, a Lancaster County jury found 24-year-old Jacob Ford guilty of the Dec. 27 assault at a Lincoln, Nebraska party. He faces up to 50 years in prison.
Ford said he thought the sex with the 23-year-old woman was consensual. However, prosecutors said the woman woke up to find Ford assaulting her, and that Ford called her later to apologize.
Ford’s sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 4.