GAY BISHOP WINS FIRST ROUND
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James Joyner | Sunday, August 3, 2003 |
WaPo reports
A New Hampshire clergyman moved a step closer Sunday to becoming the first openly gay elected bishop in the Episcopal Church, winning one of two final votes required to be confirmed.The House of Deputies, a legislative body composed of clergy and lay people, voted to approve the Rev. V. Gene Robinson as bishop of New Hampshire. He faces a final vote Monday in the House of Bishops.
The House of Deputies voted by delegation, with 128 delegations voting yes and 63 voting no. The votes of 25 delegations were not counted because their members were divided.
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Robinson, a 56-year-old divorced father of two, has lived with his partner, Mark Andrew, for 13 years.
About the Author: James Joyner is the publisher of Outside the Beltway and the managing editor of the Atlantic Council. He's a former Army officer, Desert Storm vet, and college professor with a PhD in political science from The University of Alabama. He lives just outside the Beltway in Alexandria, Virginia with his wife and infant daughter.
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Comments
Twenty years ago that headline would have referred to golf.
Posted by John Lemon | August 3, 2003 | 11:45 pm | Permalink
What, you're saying that golfers are all gay? Explain yourself!
Posted by James Joyner | August 4, 2003 | 08:53 am | Permalink
No, just happy.
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Posted by John Lemon | August 4, 2003 | 03:20 pm | Permalink
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