Friday, January 30, 2009

Dykes on Ice

THE ADVOCATE

"Iceland’s current minister of for social affairs, Jóhanna Sigurdardóttir, is being named as a likely candidate for the position of prime minister, according to the Iceland Review.
A Social Democrat, Sigurdardóttir was named as a likely replacement for prime minister Geir H. Haarde on Monday. Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, chairwoman of the Social Democrats, made the recommendation.
If named prime minister"

"If named prime minister, Sigurdardóttir would not only be the county’s first female prime minister -- she would be the first gay prime minister in the world ... sort of.
Norway finance minister Per-Kristian Foss, who is gay, was that country’s acting prime minister for a brief period in 2002 while both the prime minister and foreign minister were traveling abroad. "

Alternate Title: The Dykes Capades