The first high-level German politician to come out was Klaus Wowereit. He came out very shortly before he was elected mayor of Berlin. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wowereit
It caused a lot of press interest, because he was the first, but it, and the public reaction, were overwhelmingly supportive. It was probably at least in part what gave Westerwelle the courage to officially come out after his homosexuality had been sort of an open secret for years.
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Date: 2010-09-20 02:14 pm (UTC)It caused a lot of press interest, because he was the first, but it, and the public reaction, were overwhelmingly supportive. It was probably at least in part what gave Westerwelle the courage to officially come out after his homosexuality had been sort of an open secret for years.