democrats promising a recount effort in a deciding race where the sides are only about 200 votes apart right now.e1 even as the question of who controls the virginia senate remains unsettled, one thing is sure from last night s results. virginia is getting its first-ever openly gay state senator. a democral@fi=5 ájj)q)n part of the state. turns out last night was fá generally a big night for gay candidates and causes.e1 the cities of indianapolis and carolina, ar,$tu their first-ever openly gay city counselors, as did cincinnati, d cincinnati, ohio, where the cit1 charter was once amended to makk cleaszthat it is a-okay in cincinnati to discriminate e1 against people for being gay. the councilman elected last night in cincinnati had been instrumental in repealing that.p the mayor of houston, texas, annise parker, is also openly gay. she won a second term yesterday1 despite ads against her like this one.t(fá oh, no, if she s re-elected, this might happen! also, this drag queen may ap