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Gay former D.C. Council hopeful backs fellow gay candidate

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Gay former D.C. Council candidate Salah Czapary, who lost his race for the Ward 1 Council seat in the city’s June 21 Democratic primary, is calling on LGBTQ voters and their allies to support fellow gay candidate Zachary Parker, who won the Democratic nomination for the Ward 5 Council seat in the June primary.

Parker, who is being challenged by Republican nominee Clarence Lee in the Nov. 8 general election, would become the first openly gay member of the D.C.

Council since 2015 if he emerges as the winner in the November election. As part of his effort to support Parker, Czapary helped to organize a meet-and-greet reception for Parker at the D.C.

gay bar Number Nine that was scheduled for Wednesday evening, Aug. 10. “D.C. ranks as the most accepting state for LGBTQ+ individuals, but that doesn’t mean the work for equality is over,” Czapary said in a statement announcing the event. “All of us know someone who came to D.C.

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