This European Prime Minister just came out as gay

Andorra Prime Minister Xavier Espot Zamora (Photo: Government of Andorra)

Xavier Espot Zamora, the Prime Minister of Andorra, has revealed he is gay.

Espot, 43, made the comments yesterday during an interview with the nation’s public broadcaster.

“I’m gay. I’ve never hid it,” he told Radio and Television of Andorra. “Now, if I’m not asked I don’t have to say it, in the sense that it doesn’t define the entirety of who I am and even less my personal politics, but at the same time I think it shouldn’t be a problem to express it.

“And if this helps many children, young people or teenagers who are going through a difficult time see that in the end, regardless of their condition or sexual orientation,

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