According to the Associated Press, Iceland is about to make history by having the world's first openly lesbian Prime Minister.
Openly gay woman is Iceland's 1st female PM
Johanna Sigurdardottir has been selected to take the PM's job by the two left-leaning parties that will form the new government following the collapse of the current conservative government headed by former Prime Minister Geir Haarde. The existing coalition government fell last week following massive public protest resulting from the country's severe financial and economic crisis. As a result, a new government will be formed with a coalition of Sigurdardottir's Social Democratic Party and the Left-Green alliance.
(For great analysis and background on Icelandic politics, please check out susie dow's excellent summary of Icelandic politics from several days ago.