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Detroit gay candidate to lead city council
http://www.chicagopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/8698356 :: Openly gay former news anchor Charles Pugh will lead Detroit City Council, the Detroit Free Press reported.Pugh was the top vote-getter in Tuesday's city council election and as such will be council president. "This is unbelievable," Pugh told the paper. "It means Detroit has really wanted change for a very long time."The thirty-seven-year-old, self-proclaimed "Detroitaholic" traded in an anchor post at Fox 2, where he first announced his sexuality on air in 2004, to pursue politics.After coming out, Pugh's celebrity has only increased. During the campaign he acknowledged that being gay added a wrinkle to his candidacy but added that he believed most Detroiters would give him a fair shake."I think there will be people who grumble about it and some people who may stay away from voting for me because of that, but I think Detroiters already know me," Pugh said last month. "I believe Detroiters are open-minded, hardworking people who r...

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