Gaysians in Government: Alex Wan Elected to Atlanta City Council

By Ernie | Wednesday, December 2, 2009 | 6 Comments

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Wow, maybe December is “National Get Elected to a Civic Post if You’re a Gaysian” Month: only a day after Campbell, California officially elected Evan Low as the country’s youngest Asian-American and gay mayor, Alex Wan has become the first Asian-American and openly gay man elected to District 6 of the Atlanta City Council, a council post traditionally known as “the gay seat.” The director of Atlanta’s Jerusalem House during the day, he had been previously named one of the “25 Most Influential Asian Americans in Georgia.” To which we say: “There are more than 25 Asian Americans in Georgia?” (Yeah, we’re assholes. Sorry. Hat tip: jbrotherlove, via Twitter)

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