Ron Oden | |
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| 19th Mayor of Palm Springs | |
| In office December 1, 2003 – December 5, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Will Kleindienst |
| Succeeded by | Steve Pougnet |
| Member of the College of the Desert Board of Trustee District 3[1][2] | |
| Assumed office May 19, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Fred E. Jandt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 21, 1950 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Children | 2 |
Ron Oden (born March 21, 1950) is an American politician. In November 2003, he was elected the first gay African-American mayor of Palm Springs, California, after serving eight years on the city council. He became the first Black openly gay man to be a mayor of a U.S. city.[3][4][5][6] He was also "the first gay African-American elected to lead a California city."[A] In December 2017, Palm Springs elected "America's first all-LGBTQ city council."[4][6][8]
- ^ "Former Palm Springs mayor Ron Oden appointed new College of the Desert Trustee". 19 May 2023.
- ^ "Special Meeting of the Desert Community College District Board of Trustees May 19, 2023". YouTube. 20 May 2023.
- ^ Belleville, David (June 26, 2020). "These Black, LGBTQ Americans helped move the Pride movement forward". wtsp.com. WTSP. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
- ^ a b Aviles, Gwen; Jao, Ariel (February 13, 2020). "16 queer black pioneers who made history". NBC News. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
Following Oden's historic election 17 years ago, the Palm Spring City Council made history once again: In December 2017, it became America's first all-LGBTQ city council.
- ^ Devine, Karen (July 9, 2020). "Palm Springs' first openly gay Black mayor discusses changes city should make". KESQ-TV. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- ^ a b Bridges, Stephen (October 13, 2017). "Out in the Sun: Palm Springs has transformed into an LGBTQ destination spurred by political change and a hot real estate market". Palm Springs Life. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- ^ Blueskye, Brian (September 3, 2019). "Greater Palm Springs Pride announces 2019 award recipients". Palm Springs Desert Sun. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
Greater Palm Springs Pride has announced the recipients of the 2019 Pride Honors Awards. The Lifetime Achievement Award will be given to Ron Oden, who served as mayor of Palm Springs from 2003 to 2007. Oden was the first openly gay mayor to be elected in Palm Springs, and also the first gay African-American elected to lead a California city.
- ^ Jao, Ariel (February 26, 2018). "Black History Month: 11 black LGBTQ trailblazers who made history". NBC News. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
In celebration of Black History Month, we honor black LGBTQ pioneers of the past and the present and celebrate their oft-forgotten contributions.
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