{"id":26657,"date":"2019-12-12T10:44:40","date_gmt":"2019-12-12T15:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/?p=26657"},"modified":"2019-12-12T10:50:38","modified_gmt":"2019-12-12T15:50:38","slug":"finlands-new-prime-minister-was-raised-by-two-moms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/2019\/12\/finlands-new-prime-minister-was-raised-by-two-moms\/","title":{"rendered":"Finland&#8217;s new prime minister was raised by two moms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"925\" height=\"463\" src=\"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Finland121219.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Finland121219.jpg 925w, https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Finland121219-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Finland121219-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 925px) 100vw, 925px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sanna Marin was just picked by her party to be the Prime Minister of Finland, making her the youngest leader of a government in the world.  And, notably, she was raised by two mothers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Born in 1985, she said that the topic of homosexuality was taboo when she was growing up and not feeling free to discuss her \u201crainbow family\u201d made her feel \u201cinvisible\u201d at school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat was something that couldn\u2019t be discussed,\u201d&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.menaiset.fi\/artikkeli\/ajankohtaista\/ihmiset\/sateenkaariperheessa_kasvanut_sanna_marin_sateenkaariperheessa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"she told&nbsp;Menaiset (opens in a new tab)\">she told&nbsp;<\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.menaiset.fi\/artikkeli\/ajankohtaista\/ihmiset\/sateenkaariperheessa_kasvanut_sanna_marin_sateenkaariperheessa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"she told&nbsp;Menaiset (opens in a new tab)\">Menaiset<\/a><\/em>, explaining openness about LGBTQ families in Finland is a very recent thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe silence was the hardest. 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