Iceland Picks the World's First Openly Gay PM

When Barack Obama was sworn in as the new U.S. President last week, Americans made much of the fact that he was the country's first black Commander in Chief. On Saturday, when Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir takes over as Prime Minister of the small (pop. 320,000) nation of Iceland, she will become the world's first openly gay female head of government — and Icelanders are hardly batting an eye. Full Story »

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Caley Anderson
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by Caley Anderson - Feb. 1, 2009

Well-written story regarding an issue that has not received much press in the U.S. The quotes are all from citizens, so no high-ranking officials weigh in on the issue.

The author handles the subject matter well. Great story.

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