Openly gay Councilwoman Sue Lovell adamantly defended a $400,000 grant to fund the Marjo House, a 12-year old facility providing Houston HIV/AIDS patient transitional housing. 

Lovell felt so strongly about the non-profit that she publicly engaged in a war of words with a fellow councilmember, the Dallas Voice is reporting.

Lovell clashed with Councilwoman Jarvis Johnson, who wanted to shut down the facility.  The majority of the council ultimately disagreed with Johnson, voting 10-2 in favor of keeping the house operational, at least through the remainder of 2010.  

The nonprofit group home in East Houston also has the backing of Mayor Annise Parker, the nation’s first openly gay mayor of a major U.S. city.

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