Village people: should you really visit these towns just because they have gay mayors?Gay Mayor: John Shields
Private John Shields (1769–1809), born in Harrisonburg, Virginia was at 34, the second oldest member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Town: Nyack, N.Y. Why Bother? Rosie O'Donnell lives here in a 22-room mansion called Pretty Penny. Gay Mayor: Willie Marshall Willie Marshall (born December 1, 1931 in Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada) is a retired Canadian ice hockey forward. Marshall played his entire National Hockey League career with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He would play in the NHL over the course of four seasons. Town: Big Water, Utah Big Water is a town in Kane County, Utah, United States. The population was 417, at the 2000 census, a modest increase over the 1990 figure of 326. It is located 17 miles north of Page, AZ on US 89 near Lake Powell and the Glen Canyon Dam. Why Bother? Ten percent of its of 423 people are polygamists (another 10% gay?). Gay Mayor: Klaus Wowereit Klaus Wowereit (born October 1, 1953 in Berlin) is a German politician, member of the SPD (Social Democratic Party), and has been the mayor of Berlin since the 2001 state elections, winning 31.4% of the votes. He served as President of the Bundesrat in 2001/02. Town: Berlin Why Bother? The world's first gay rights group started here in 1897. Gay Mayor: John Duran John J. Duran is an American municipal politician[1] and the current mayor of West Hollywood, California.[2] Duran was elected to the City Council on March 6, 2001. Town: West Hollywood, Calif. Why Bother? Carved out of greater Los Angeles in 1984, this gayest of gay cities just turned 20. Gay Mayor: Ron Oden Town: Palm Springs, Calif. Why Bother? Nexus of circuit parties, senior citizens, over 30,000 swimming pools, and Tammy Faye. Gay Mayor: Dan Stewart Town: Plattsburgh, N.Y. Why Bother? Go fish! The largest freshwater beach in the United States is on Lake Champlain. Gay Mayor: Bertrand Delanoe Town: Paris Why Bother? Mayor Delanoe dumps tons of sand on banks of the Seine every summer, creating the Paris Beach. Gay Mayor: Rosario Crocetta Town: Gela, Sicily, Italy Why Bother? Though the mafia oredered a hit on Crocetta in 2004, this land of ancient temples, Toscanini, and tiramisu tir·a·mi·su n. A dessert of cake infused with a liquid such as coffee or rum, layered with a rich cheese filling, and topped with grated chocolate. is still a hit. Gay Mayor: David Cicilline Town: Providence, R.I. Why Bother? Miss Kitty Litter rules the cool at Dark Lady, Providence's swankiest gay club. |
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