Latvia becomes 7th nation to be led by an openly gay head of state

Latvia becomes 7th nation to be led by an openly gay head of state

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Latvia swore in the first openly gay president of a Baltic nation Saturday. Edgars Rinkēvičs, who since 2011 served as the country’s foreign minister, was elected by parliament in May after the incumbent president, Egils Levits, did not seek re-election. Rinkēvičs is known for being a strong…

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