I must live with my convictions and my career has never been the most important thing to me. Delanoe is the second openly gay mayor in France. In the same election, Camille Cabral, a transgender woman, was elected to the city council in Paris' 17th arrondissement. The Chinese Psychiatric Association voted to remove homosexuality from its list of mental illnesses. After a 5-year study, the Association concluded that while some Chinese GLBTs suffer from depression relating to social pressures, being gay in itself is not a mental disorder.
China follows the growing body of physicians declassifying homosexuality as a mental illness.
Many believe the change reflects a slow movement towards tolerance in the last 20 years. Gay couples in China now live together discreetly, and in many metropolitan areas, musicians and artists are openly gay. Evertz first came to Bush's attention in March 2000, when he wrote a scathing press release blasting the national LCR for criticizing Bush before the organization had even endorsed either leading Republican candidate. He also told them were throwing their lives away and that God would destroy them. With People group directed by his first wife.