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.
Joshua Suzanne
Proprietor of the popular vintage clothing store Rags-A-Gogo for more than two decades, Joshua Suzanne started her life in New York City in 1989; arriving, in her words, “with a broken heart, two garbage bags of clothing, and $350 in my pocket. Within a year I was in business for myself.” Rags-A-Gogo has long been a go-to spot for second-hand fashion in Manhattan, and J.S., as she likes to be called, prides herself on acquiring clothes directly from textile houses, rather than relying on individual resellers. She hopes to “provide really great every day vintage clothing at affordable prices in a fun, interactive atmosphere.” To that end, J.S. posts a Discount Question of the Day on Twitter, based on something “wacky” in the news, and has customers try to guess the answer. She also posts live stream feeds of the store on rags-a-gogo.com. -C
