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[Marxism] New Icelandic PM the first openly gay PM in the world
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- Subject: [Marxism] New Icelandic PM the first openly gay PM in the world
- From: Joonas Laine <jjonas@xxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:49:47 +0200
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Iceland's PM marks gay milestone
By Vanessa Buschschluter
BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7862804.stm
Johanna Sigurdardottir, named as Iceland's prime minister on Sunday, is
the first openly lesbian head of government in Europe, if not the world
- at least in modern times.
The 66-year-old's appointment as an interim leader, until elections in
May, is seen by many as a milestone for the gay and lesbian movement.
Up until now, if a gay man or woman has been prime minister, they have
done their best to conceal the fact.
In Iceland itself, however, the new prime minister's sexual orientation
appears to be causing less excitement than it is abroad.
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