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LGBTQ PrideThis tiny town in Iceland is celebrating pride in the most adorable way
Only 700 people live in Seyðisfjörður, but residents pitched in to color the bricks in their main street to show love for LGBTQ people.
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News (USA)Did Southwest Airlines kick out a couple because they’re gay?
A couple from Iceland was escorted off a plane in Baltimore after other customers complained about them.
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News (World)Iceland capital proposes end to relations with Moscow over anti-gay laws
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 into law.
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News (World)World’s first openly gay government leader retires from politics
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 Minister since 2009.
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News (World)Iceland’s gay prime minister marries longtime partner
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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News (World)Iceland’s parliament unanimously approves gay marriage
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 Reuters. The Althingi parliament voted 49 to zero to change the wording of marriage legislation to include matrimony between […]
