Five Openly gay politicians of the world!
The world is changing!
- Homosexuals and the LGBT community are been increasingly recognized and are provided posts of prominence in all fields.
- Politics is not away from all this and more and more gay individuals can be seen elected to high political posts.
- Additionally, individuals are also coming out and now there are openly gay people as politicians which are seen worldwide!
Let us look at the world’s top openly gay politicians!
Ana Brnabić
Ana Brnabić is the 12th Prime Minister of Serbia. She joined the office in June 2017 and is the first lesbian to hold a high position in the politics of Serbia.
Despite the fact that Ana, 43 has no prior hands-on experience and was also not associated with any political party, she managed to enter the unstable political scene of Serbia.
The President of the nation Aleksandar Vučić appointed her to the post of Prime Minister. And now, Ana is working towards bringing Serbia to the level where it can join the European Nation.
Ana is a lesbian and her girlfriend is now Milica Durdic. Furthermore, Milica delivered a son in 2019. Ana favors the LGBT community’s rights and will introduce some regulations for their benefit, it is expected.
Leo Varadkar
Leo is the Prime Minister and head of the Republic of Ireland. He is openly gay and assumed office in June 2017. He heads the largest political party in Ireland called Fine Gael. Leo was 39 when he joined office and is the youngest to hold that post.
He came out in January 2015 and his partner is Matthew Barrett who is a doctor at Mater Misericordiae University Hospital. Additionally, Leo himself has done his medical training at KEM Hospital in Mumbai.
Xavier Bettel
Xavier is the 24th Prime Minister of the smallest European nation of Luxembourg. He assumed office in December 2013. Furthermore, he is the leader of the nation’s Democratic Party in this German-speaking country.
Besides, Leo legalized same-sex marriages in the country in January 2015. He is also working to replace the religious teachings in the schools with a curriculum of ethics.
Leo married his partner, Gauthier Destenay, on 15 May 2015. The couple began dating in March 2010 and in August 2014, Gauthier proposed to Xavier which he accepted.
Johanna Siguroardottir
Johanna Siguroardottir is a politician of Iceland and the former PM of the nation. She was in office from 2009 to 2013. She is for women’s rights and her government banned strip clubs.
Johanna had a partner in Þorvaldur Steinar Jóhannesson and married her in 1970. They have two children; two sons born in 1972 and 1977. They divorced in 1987 and she did a civil union with author Jónína Leósdóttir in 2002.
Elio Di Rupo
Elio is a politician from Belgium. He became the 50th Prime Minister of that country and held office from 6 December 2011 to 11 October 2014. He is multi-linguistic and is fluent in English, French, and Italian language. Additionally, he knows the Dutch language. He states that he is an atheist, rationalist, and Freemason.
Elio came out as gay in 1996. When queried on it, he had said:
“Yes, I am gay. So what?”
Additionally, he is the first person in the world to hold a top position in government.
Source: in magazine Canada, Wikipedia, Slobodan Radisic
