Annise Parker is a distinguished American politician who served as the 61st Mayor of Houston, Texas, from 2010 to 2016. As Houston’s second female mayor and one of the first openly gay mayors of a major U.S. city, Parker made history by leading the most populous city to elect an openly gay mayor until 2019. Her tenure was marked by significant achievements, including the passage of the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance, which aimed to protect the ri...