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Only 23 days after becoming a city, West Hollywood has taken the unprecedented step of choosing a lesbian as its mayor. Under a format in which the city council selects a councilmember to serve as mayor, Valerie Terrigno was elected unanimously by the five-member council.
Her November 29 election as mayor comes only three weeks after West Hollywood distinguished itself as the first city council with a gay majority. Three of the five council members, Steve Schulte, John Heilman and Valerie Terrigno, are openly gay, which prompted Heilman to say, "We hope everyone will come to visit us."
Helen Albert, 75, and Alan Viterbi, 22, round out the council. They ran on the same slate as Terrigno and Heilman and also supported Terrigno for mayor.
At the same meeting, the councilors also enacted an antidiscrimination ordinance based on sexual orientation. The ordinance prohibits discrimination in housing...