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The Tennessee Mayoral Candidate and Her White Supremacist Friends

As Franklin voters cast their ballots on Tuesday, the mayoral race marked by white supremacist ties and a contentious candidate, Gabrielle Hanson, reaches its decisive moment.

Jenny Durkan Elected Seattle Mayor

She's the city's first out lesbian mayor and the first woman mayor since the 1920s.

India Elects First Transgender Mayor

For the first time in history, a city in India has elected a transgender Mayor.

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Seattle Elects Gay Mayor Ed Murray

State senator Ed Murray, Seattle's new mayor-elect, was instrumental in establishing marriage equality in Washington State.

Town in Bangladesh Elects Country’s First Trans Mayor

She beat her ruling party opponent in a win that officials have called a landslide.

Kansas City Could Elect Lesbian Mayor Tonight

Jolie Justus and Quinton Lucas are in a tight race for mayor of Missouri's largest city.

Gay POC Elected Mayor of One of Nation's Largest Cities

Todd Gloria was victorious this week and is now mayor-elect of San Diego.

Marie Cau is The First Trans Mayor Ever Elected in France

While the win is certainly a reflection of the country's progress, Cau is quick to credit her merits and proposed plans as the real catalyst.   

Colombia's Capital, Bogotá, Elects First Woman and Lesbian Mayor

Claudia Lopez was elected to a position considered second in importance only to the presidency in Colombia.

Colombia Elects First Openly Gay, Right-Wing Mayor

Julian Antonio Bedoya becomes Colombia's first mayoral candidate elected after campaigning as openly gay — and running with the support of a highly conservative party. 

WATCH: Openly Gay Mayor Elected in Long Beach

Robert Garcia becomes the first openly gay and first Latino mayor of Los Angeles suburb Long Beach, Calif.

Rural Region Elects Mexico's First Openly Gay Mayor

Benjamin Medrano will become the first openly gay mayor in Mexico when he takes office in September.

Chicago's Lesbian Mayor-Elect Lori Lightfoot Meets With Ivanka Trump

Lightfoot has many disagreements with Donald Trump but had "a very good conversation" with his daughter, she said.