Photo / SuppliedNew Zealand now holds the title of the gayest Parliament in the world. Photo / Katie HarrisIn the UK there are 45 openly gay members in the 650-member House of Commons. They will be joined by openly gay Green Party member and spokeswoman for Rainbow issues Jan Logie, Chloe Swarbrick, Elizabeth Kerekere and Ricardo Menendez. About 40 per cent of the Green Party MPs are from the rainbow community. Neither Act or National Party currently have any openly gay MPs in their parties.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 18, 2020 02:23 UTC