Comments on: Iceland Gets Lesbian Prime Minister

By: Alexa

Alexa — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:38:47 +0000

And we have yet to even have a woman in charge, let alone a lesbian.

By: Robert, NYC

Robert, NYC — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:06:51 +0000

As far as I know, this is a first for any western nation. The UK had a purportedly gay Prime Minister, Edward Heath, but he never came out officially.

In any event, Iceland I’m sure will be one of the next countries to legalize same-sex marriage and probably Denmark before them.

By: gay super hero

gay super hero — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 09:01:56 +0000

But it is my impression she will be an interim prime-minister as well. That is, she will only lead for a brief time untill there is another election.

By: Greg

Greg — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:51:18 +0000

@Greg:
First openly gay non-interim prime minister, that is.

By: Greg

Greg — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:42:12 +0000

@JPinWeHo:

Yes, there has been. Per-Kristian Foss was an openly gay interim prime minister of Norway in 2002, interestingly of the country’s conservative party. Johanna Sigurdardottir will be the first non-interim leader of a country, however.

By: JPinWeHo

JPinWeHo — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:33:00 +0000

Has there ever been an openly gay leader of a country in modern history? Bankrupt or not, I think it’s still incredible that Iceland has an openly lesbian prime-minister.

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 19:16:38 +0000

I totally agree with Alex the Sea Turtle. I am very impressed with the direction that Queerty has taken. I used to only do a cursory overview, but now find myself reading the posts and actually thinking.

The site has done a good job of balancing serious issues with light-hearted ones.

By: alex the sea turtle

alex the sea turtle — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:49:00 +0000

I love the writing of late on this blog.

This phrase made me laugh out loud:

Global Financial Hobo Apocalypse

Keep up the great work.

By: Thom

Thom — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:30:42 +0000

I think you mean Ragnarok. Valhalla is paradise for warriors.