San Marino has its own head of state, the first of the LGBTQ + community
San Marino has its own head of state, the first belonging to the LGBTQ community. Paolo Rondelli has been appointed Regent Captain of the Republic of San Marino. Rondelli is in fact one of the two new regent captains, heads of state who have no executive powers and who remain in office for six months.
San Marino has its own head of state, the first belonging to the LGBTQ community
“This is a historical fact because he is the first head of state in the world to be openly homosexual and an activist for the rights of the LGBTQ community. There are precedents between Premier and ministries, but it is the first time in the world for a head of state ”, declared Marco Tonti, president of Arcigay Rimini, an association for which Rondelli was vice president and cultural. Tonti continues urging Italy to take an example from this path of civil progress and rights.
In San Marino, for the entrance ceremony of the new Captains Regent Oscar Mina and Paolo Rondelli, also Senator Monica Cirinnà, Head of the Rights of the Democratic Party.
The testimony on Facebook by Monica Cirinnà
“Today I am in San Marino, for the entrance ceremony of the new Captains Regent Oscar Mina and Paolo Rondelli, who will remain in office for six months. Among them is a friend of mine and companion in battles: Paolo Rondelli, whom I thank for having wanted me here by his side. – He wrote on a Facebook post – “Paolo is a man of immense culture and great diplomatic and political experience. He fought for the rights of women and LGBT + people, in San Marino and beyond: he was also an activist and vice president of Arcigay Rimini. a historic day, which fills me with joy and pride, because Paolo Rondelli will be the first head of state from today and for the next six months. He belongs to the LGBT + community, not only in San Marino, but in the world “.