San Diego elects openly gay mayor of color

[RandySF]

Todd Gloria's election represents a shift towards a more liberal demographic for the Southern California city, the second largest in the state and eighth largest in the country.

"As a native San Diegan, this feels particularly sweet because growing up, I didn't see a lot of people like me in government and that is now changing," Gloria told The New York Times. "And I think about what this accomplishment may mean for children of color, young LGBTQ youth, who question if there's a place for them in the city. And I hope that my election tells them that there is, if they're willing to work hard."

The new mayor, who is Native American, Filipino, Puerto Rican and Dutch, said he loves Vice President-elect Kamala Harris because she's making "multiracial" understandable. He vows to create opportunity for people of color like himself when he takes office.

"You have these people from these very different backgrounds who are able to come here and make a life for themselves and I worry very much that stories like theirs are not replicable in San Diego in 2020," he said. "My public service is about trying to make sure those pathways of opportunity continue to exist."



https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/elections-2020/two-firsts-san-diego-elects-openly-gay-mayor-of-color/ar-BB1b0M8x?ocid=mailsignout&li=BBnb7Kz

[Beringia]

1. Great. I love Lori Lightfoot of Chicago too

[FreeState]

2. He's the first POC elected mayor in San Diego

Shocking that a large city on the boarder that is very culturally diverse is having this first in 2020. It’s also the first gay mayor (although we’ve had to intern mayors that have been lesbian or gay, Gloria being one of two, the other being Toni Atkins).

[SWBTATTReg]

3. Wonderful! Goes to show that any American, can serve their Country with distinction, w/ pride,

and with honor. It does not matter what color, creed, beliefs, etc. that you may profess or follow, it's that one overall desire to serve one fellow man or woman, to the best of one's abilities.

[LuvNewcastle]

4. I didn't know San Diego was so large.

I certainly didn't know it was America's 8th largest city; I thought San Francisco was bigger. Openly GLBT people have been winning a lot of races in recent years, which is so encouraging. Few people, when I was a kid, would have thought we would have so many gay politicians one day. I think it's largely due to marriage equality. Allowing gay people to legally marry encourages family-building, and voters trust people who have families more.