User talk:Billcrews

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User:Paris1127 sent me a message saying I could not edit a page about me. This is ridiculous and there seems no way to respond to Paris1127???? here is what I want the article to say: Tell me what's wrong with the TRUTH!!!!!!!!!!!!! I didn't start this page, it just appeared, but it is about ME!

Bill Crews (born 12 July 1952[1]), a gay American local politician, served as the mayor of Melbourne, Iowa (population 700), from 1984 through 1998. Crews came out at the LGBT Equality March on Washington, D. C. in 1993, where he attracted national attention as a result of hate graffiti on his Melbourne house.[2] Political career

Crews was an attorney (University of Iowa College of Law JD 1977) working as a representative of the Iowa Governor when after moving to the city, he was approached to serve as mayor - filling a vacancy. At the election held the following year to fill out the term, Crews won all 57 votes cast. He was re-elected in the 1987, 1991, and 1995 elections.[1] During Crews' service as mayor of Melbourne, the city built a new fire station and library, improved water and sewer infrastructure and increased cash reserves.[citation needed] Formerly a moderate Republican, he claimed "I was a Republican from before the fundamentalists took over the Iowa party. I believe in progressive, fiscally responsible government. I am now a registered Democrat. I'm pro-choice; I've always been."[citation needed] Crews ran for the Iowa Senate in 1992 but lost by just 57 votes.[citation needed] After moving to the District of Columbia, Crews served two terms as an elected Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner (SMD 6C07) in the neighborhood of Capitol Hill. Crews also served as the Zoning Administrator for the District of Columbia from 2005 through 2007. Crews was once again elected as an Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner in 2010. Personal life

Crews' father, a United Methodist minister who fought for social justice, was killed in a car accident in 1973. Bill Crews was also active in the United Methodist church after coming out, until 1998 when he relocated to Washington, D.C. with his husband. Crews married Steve Kehoe (childhood in Waterloo, Iowa)on September 15, 2008, at San Francisco City Hall. A celebratory luncheon was held at the Top of the Mark, Mark Hopkins Intercontinental Hotel. They are celebrating 35 years together this 2014 New Year and reside on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. References

^ Jump up to: a b "Bill Crews". Out and Elected in the USA: 1974-2004 (Out History.org). Retrieved 22 December 2011. Unknown parameter |curator= ignored (help) Jump up ^ "Iowa mayor 'out' and ready to lead gay community". The Free Lance-Star. 18 March 1994. Retrieved 22 December 2011. Ken Yeager, Trailblazers, Profiles of America's Gay and Lesbian Elected Officials (New York, 1999), Chapter 3 Article from the Washington Blade[dead link]

Billcrews (talk) 15:56, 3 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Firstly, I'm sorry if there's been a misunderstanding about my edits. I can be contacted at my talk page. Wikipedia has policies against obvious conflicts of interest, which your username suggests. I checked the rules and there is a way that you can edit your own article (which I know you did not create). You are free to revert blatant vandalism and make simple edits to grammar, spelling, correcting data, etc. For more substantial edits, you can go to the article's talk page and put a {{Request edit}} tag, and another editor will be by shortly to review your suggestion and make changes to the article if appropriate. This is the same for all articles about things that you are associated with professionally. These policies do not prevent you from editing any other article on Wikipedia. For more information, read this. As my welcome message said, I really do hope you enjoy it here! Paris1127 (talk) 20:37, 3 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]