Articles about Gay Politicians

3 May 2013
UK: Labour gay couple become council leader and civic mayor in Hartlepool 5 A gay couple in Hartlepool are making history by becoming the first civil partnership in the country to hold the positions of council leader and civic mayor.
27 April 2013
Iceland: World’s first openly gay prime minister quits politics 38 General elections will be held in Iceland today as the country's prime minister, Johanna Sigurdardottir, stepped down from politics yesterday.
21 April 2013
Nick Clegg: ‘More diversity is needed within the Lib Dems’ 20 Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has said his party needs to lead by example in promoting diversity by including more gay people, women, disabled people and ethnic minorities in its membership.
1 March 2013
Scotland’s gay Tory leader Ruth Davidson splits from her partner 14 Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson has split up with her partner of five years, a spokesman has confirmed.
30 January 2013
Gay former congressman Barney Frank misses out on temporary US Senate vacancy + Ex-congressman Barney Frank has been overlooked to serve as the interim US senator for Massachusetts.
17 January 2013
Mississippi: Long-serving gay Republican mayor to step down 2 A gay Republican Mississippi mayor says he will not seek re-election this year - and is leaving office under a cloud.
4 May 2012
New Zealand: ‘Gay times are over’ billboard provokes anger 22 A billboard apparently directed at the first openly lesbian mayor in New Zealand with the slogan 'The gay times are over' has provoked anger from councillors.
28 December 2009
Comment: Quentin Crisp was no gay rights hero 77 Ahead of ITV's broadcast of 'An Englishman in New York', a drama based on the life of gay writer Quentin Crisp, Peter Tatchell argues that he was a homophobe and reactionary

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