Has a country ever had an openly gay leader before?

There are few openly lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender heads of state worldwide. ... But while the issue of LGBT rights continues to gain attention as a highly politicized matter around the globe, few openly LGBT people have held leadership positions as heads of state. read more

The Netherlands claims the world’s first openly gay Parliament Member (1977). Since then, many world leaders have come out. The first openly gay Prime Minister was elected in 2009 in Iceland. read more

Unlike most of the countries that have had a female leader, Argentina had a second, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, who served as president from December 2007 to December 2015. read more