Iceland Appoints First Openly Gay Leader in the World

When most of the government of Iceland up and quit last week, the country was left without a leader. Now the economically devastated country has appointed an "out and proud" lesbian to serve as their interim Prime Minister.

When the country first began spiralling towards collapse, Johanna Sigurdardottir became the public face of the people's revolution in Iceland. Sigurdardottir, 66, had been the country's social affairs minister, and now holds the highest office in the country.

While its unlikely she'll remain in office after the election in May (her party isn't doing so well in the polls), she's already made history by becoming the first openly gay leader in the world.

While serving as social affairs minister, Sigurdardottir was well-liked and known for allocating large amounts of government funding to programs such as domestic abuse prevention and aid for the disabled.

Sigurdardottir currently lives with her partner, a journalist, and two children from a previous marriage.