According to the internet, only 7 countries have had openly gay leaders.
Latvia (elected by the public)
Iceland (elected by the public)
Belgium (elected by the public)
Luxembourg (elected by the public)
Serbia (PM nominated by the outgoing PM, and confirmed by the legislative assembly)
Ireland (elected by the public)
San Marino (elected by the public)
Norway had an acting PM who was gay.
The Canary Islands, which is not fully independent, had a gay president, but he wasn't openly out at the time.
My gut tells me it won't happen in the U.S. for quite some time, but I also didn't think they would elect a non-white president in my life time, but that happened. My gut is 0-1 so far.
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