According to an article from BBC News, Iceland's new Prime Minister "is the first openly lesbian head of government in Europe, if not the world - at least in modern times."
If you think about it, this first is rather shocking -- not because it occurred, but because he hasn't occurred before! While certain elements of the world's population -- predominantly religious fundamentalists -- still view homosexuality as an unholy blemish on humankind, most of the rest of us understand that a person's sexual orientation is of little consequence when determining fitness for political office.
What should matter is a person's character, not the color of their skin or which [consenting adult] gender they choose to sleep with.
If you think about it, this first is rather shocking -- not because it occurred, but because he hasn't occurred before! While certain elements of the world's population -- predominantly religious fundamentalists -- still view homosexuality as an unholy blemish on humankind, most of the rest of us understand that a person's sexual orientation is of little consequence when determining fitness for political office.
What should matter is a person's character, not the color of their skin or which [consenting adult] gender they choose to sleep with.
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