Iceland

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  Iceland capital proposes end to relations with Moscow over anti-gay laws

  Tuesday, July 16, 2013

  REYKJAVIK, Iceland -- Jón Gnarr, mayor of Reykjavík, Iceland’s capital city, on Monday submitted a proposal to end the city's political and cultural relations with Moscow, after Russian President Vladimir Putin signed two anti-gay bills…

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  World’s first openly gay government leader retires from politics

  Sunday, April 28, 2013

  REYKJAVIK, Iceland -- The world's first elected openly gay head of government has retired. Johanna Sigurdardottir, 70, ended her political career on Saturday, capping 35 years of public service in Iceland, where she served as Prime

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  Iceland’s gay prime minister marries longtime partner

  Tuesday, June 29, 2010

  Icelandic Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir has married her long-term partner, her office said on Monday, making her the world's first national leader with a same-sex spouse.

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  Iceland’s parliament unanimously approves gay marriage

  Saturday, June 12, 2010

  Iceland, the only country in the world to have an openly gay head of state, passed a law on Friday allowing same-sex partners to get married in a vote which met with no political resistance, reports…

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