A gay woman has taken control of the biggest city in Colombia, and she's isn't bothering to hide in the closet from the country's conservative, mostly Catholic voters, either
Claudia López kissed her partner amid a roaring crowd last weekend as she became the first woman to be elected mayor of Bogotá, a position considered second in importance only to the presidency, in a country known for its culture of machismo. She is now the first openly gay woman to be elected to that office throughout Latin America. The 49-year-old won Sunday's election with 35.21% of the votes, just beating out Liberal candidate Carlos Fernando Galán, who received 32.
Video captured by CNN affiliate Cablenoticias showed the moment Lopez won, kissing her partner Senator Angélica Lozano Sunday night, and sharing an emotional embrace with her mother. Both López and Lozano are affiliated with the center-left Green Alliance Party.The news was also celebrated outside of Bogotá. Edward Gibson, López's dissertation adviser at Northwestern University, called the victory"culturally transformative" in the university's magazine.
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