Andorran Prime Minister Comes Out as Gay
metroweekly.cominterview with Radio and Television of Andorra earlier this week.The announcement makes the 43-year-old the first openly LGBTQ premier of the small country of about 79,000 citizens.He is one of five sitting heads of state or government who identify as LGBTQ.
The other out world leaders are Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs, Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabić, and Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel, reports People magazine.
Other LGBTQ world leaders have included former Belgian Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo, former Captain Regent Paolo Rondelli of San Marino, and former Icelandic Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, according to Pride.com.“I never hid it,” Espot said of his sexual orientation. “Now, if I’m not asked I don’t have to say it, in the sense that it doesn’t define the entirety of who I am and even less my personal politics.
But at the same time I think it shouldn’t be a problem to express it.“And if this helps many children, young people, or teenagers who are going through a difficult time see that in the end, regardless of their condition or sexual orientation, you can prosper in this country and reach the highest magistracy, then I am happy to express it,” he added.A former judge, Zamora previously served as the country’s minister for justice.
