Portland's gay mayor

Portland, Oregon swore in its gay mayor

Yesterday, Sam Adams was sworn in as the new mayor of Portland, Oregon, which is now the largest city in the U.S. to have a gay mayor:

There was a countdown at Portland's City Hall overnight, but it wasn't to ring in 2009.

About 40 people -- including the mother and partner of Sam Adams -- were on hand to sip sparkling wine and watch as the first openly gay mayor of a major U.S. city was officially sworn in at 12:01 a.m.

Adams secured the job with a big win in the primary in May. He garnered almost 60% of the vote in that multi-candidate election.

(Americablog)