Department of the Appellate Division overrules an order from Judge Doris Ling-Cohan in February 2005 to allow gay marriages in New York City. 10 – In Houston, Texas, businesswoman Sue Lovell wins an at-large vacancy on the city council, joining city controller Annise Parker as the first two openly gay persons to be elected to office in the city of Houston. 16 – Mark Warner, governor of the U.S. state of Virginia, issues an executive order banning sexual orientation discrimination in the public sector. Deaths June 4 – Jean O'Leary, 57, U.S. gay rights activist October 14 – Jody Dobrowski, 24, British murder victim targeted for being gay November 25 – Pierre Seel, 82, Nazi concentration camp survivor See also Timeline of LGBT history – timeline of events from 12,000 BCE to present LGBT rights by country or territory – current legal status around the world LGBT social movements References LGBT rights by year