Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir becomes the first LGBT head of state
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir becomes the first LGBT head of state  
Podcast: History Daily
Published On: Thu Feb 01 2024
Description: February 1, 2009. Icelandic politician Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir is sworn in as the country's prime minister, becoming the first woman to hold that post in Iceland and the world's first openly gay head of government. This episode originally aired in 2022.Support the show! Join Into History for ad-free listening and more.History Daily is a co-production of Airship and Noiser.Go to HistoryDaily.com for more history, daily.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.