Lesbian to Lead Iceland
Sorry… third gay story of the day.
Johanna Siguroardottir, an openly gay woman, appears to be the most likely candidate for the prime minister of Iceland. Geir Haarde, the previous prime minister, stepped down recently amid the country’s financial crisis and a battle with cancer.
Beyond just being the first gay prime minister, Siguroardottir would also be the first woman in the position. She currently has a 73% approval rating with Iceland’s populace.
“If she is gay, that is not an issue at all,” Olafur Sigurdsson, deputy chief of mission at the Icelandic Embassy told On Top Magazine. “We are very liberal in that sense. It has never been an issue for her as a politician.”
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