Equal Junction

Journalist and playwright Jonina Leosdottir married Johanna Sigurdardottir, Prime Minister of Iceland over the weekend (Pride Weekend). There was no ceremony, but it still was a major moment in history as the first world leader in modern history to legally marry a same-sex partner. Congrats to the Leosdottir-Sigurdardottir family! Let this send waves of justice to other lands in the near future!

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In early 2009, Ms. Sigurdottir became the first elected, openly lesbian, prime minister.

Former flight attendant, Sigurdottir came into parliament in 1978.  She is known as St. Johanna due to her advocacy to the disadvantaged, elderly, and handicapped. In 2002, Madame Prime Minister and Jonina Leosdottir entered into a civil union continuing their long-term companionship.

Back in 2002, the first LGBT person to lead a country was Interim Prime Minister Per-Kristian Foss of Norway.

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