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Gay replaces antigay.


What do you do when you're sick of listening to your city councilman rail against gays and lesbians? Replace him with an openly gay man.

That's what happened in Cleveland Heights, Ohio Cleveland Heights is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States, a suburb of Cleveland. The city's population was 49,958 at the 2000 census. In 2003 the population was estimated at 49,016. , on November 8 when voters replaced city councilman Jimmie Hicks Hicks   , Edward 1780-1849.

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 minister who crusaded against gay rights for years, with Mark Tumeo, 46, a gay activist who fought against Hicks. The irony of the matchup captured the imagination and the attention of a lot of people, Tumeo said. After winning, he told The, Advocate he was "deeply honored hon·or  
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 to be able to stand up for my community this way."
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Title Annotation:ELECTION; Mark Tumeo elected
Author:Letellier, Patrick
Publication:The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1U3OH
Date:Dec 20, 2005
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