Jonas Albert and LGBT

The 37th prime minister of Jonathia, Jonas Albert, is openly bisexual, and is the first member of the LGBT community to hold the position of prime minister. Jonas came out in June of 2017 after speculation lingered in both social media and the mainstream media following comments Jonas made criticizing gender roles and gender-specific norms. Their heavy LGBT activism has earned him praise from the LGBT community, as well as political commentators in the left-wing area of politics, though conservatives remain split as to their actions.
On April 15th, 2023, Jonas officially came out as non-binary.
==History==
===Activities prior to political career===
Jonas wrote in their 2019 biography, Life as a Jonas, that they realized they were bisexual in 2010. The year prior, they had been torn between whether they were gay or straight.
===Coming out===
Jonas had previously made comments on gender roles both during and after the 2017 election. While they did allude to being bisexual in some form, alot of their wording was deliberately kept vague, for unknown reasons. Suspicions that they may be gay were raised after an editorial piece in The Gelta City Courier, a newspaper based in Gelta City - Jonas's hometown, made waves on several social media platforms including Chatspace, Droptalk, Mockery, and DiarPin. The suspicions came to a head on June 1st, 2017, when Jonas was photographed wearing a yellow dress at a government event in protest of the government's clothing rules.
The first time known to the public that Jonas came out as bisexual was during a private discussion on May 29th, 2017, with deputy prime minister Lily Danyon. According to Jonas's 2019 biography Life of a Jonas, Jonas admitted to being bisexual after having a tense encounter with various Republican MPs over their opinions on LGBT peoples.
Jonas later came out to their cabinet during a scheduled meeting regarding school funding after one minister - said to be Secretary of Commerce Lauren Bearlake - brought up the rumours. Under advice from several ministers as well as Danyon, Jonas publicly came out during a session of parliament on June 8th, 2017, which attracted applause from several ministers. Comments immediately sparked on all sides of the political spectrum; some praised the admission, while others, most notably the religious wings of the Republican Party, condemned it.
=== Post-premiership ===
On April 15th, 2023, Jonas came out as non-binary through a message posted to Chatspace. Jonas later confirmed the news in an interview with JBC News.
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