100 Women We Love Class of 2010
A Houston, Texas native, Annise Parker has remained close to her roots. She was sworn in as the 61st mayor of Houston in January, becoming only the second woman and first openly gay person to hold that office. She graduated from Rice University and worked for two decades in the oil and gas industry, with 18 of those years spent at the Houston-based Mosbacher Energy Company. For ten years, she co-owned Inklings, a Houston-based independent gay bookstore. Parker was involved in Houston politics for several years prior to becoming mayor, serving six years as a member of the City Council and one six-year term as Houston City Controller. -CB
As the first decade of the new millennium comes to an end, we take a moment to celebrate 100 out lesbians who have made the past year one of inspiring change and amazing progress.
Jane Lynch
What can we say? Jane Lynch rules. She received a Golden Globe nomination last year for her portrayal of the delightfully slimy cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester on Fox’s hit comedy Glee; this season Lynch starred in the show’s spot-on send-up of Madonna’s Vogue video, which took the Internet by storm. The hilarious actress has played a variety of memorable characters during her career, including a lecherous poodle trainer in Best in Show and Tina’s nefarious lawyer on the L Word. Her latest role is playing a newlywed: the statuesque actress recently married her partner, psychologist Dr. Lara Embry, in a Memorial Day ceremony in Massachusetts. -CB
