Gay candidate with defaced signs wins Florida council seat

William769

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Wed Apr-13-11 04:33 PM
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Gay candidate with defaced signs wins Florida council seat

A Miami Shores politician whose campaign signs were defaced with anti-gay slurs won his bid for a seat on the local village council.

Jesse Walters beat incumbent Prospero G. Herrera II and will become only the fourth openly gay official in Miami-Dade County.

Walters edged out Herrera by just 69 votes.

Last weekend, some of Walters’ yard signs were vandalized with anti-gay slurs. On one sign, the word “FAGGOT” was plastered over Walter’s face. Walters responded to the incident on his site, jesse2011.com.

http://www.365gay.com/news/gay-candidate-with-defaced-signs-wins-florida-council-seat/

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sdfernando

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Wed Apr-13-11 04:53 PM
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1. 69?? Really???

I'm sure it's just a coincidence but I think that is awesome!

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