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.
Ivan Coyote
Award-winning Canadian writer and storyteller Ivan Coyote is the author of seven books. Her latest short story collection, Missed Her, will be out in September on Arsenal Pulp Press. An internationally renowned performer, Coyote appears at various festivals and venues as well as at colleges and high schools. She says, “I like to do gigs in small towns to an audience full of loggers and pulp mill workers. This is when I will bust out a fishing story or a grandmother story. When they see the common human experience in my work, I tell a story about being hassled in the women’s washroom. Any queers in the audience see themselves represented, and the loggers are given something to think about. I want to build a community of humans that care about the lives of the strangers sitting next to them.” -CB
