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Article: First the Wall now the closet.(interview with Klaus Wowereit, mayor of Berlin, Germany)(Interview)(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
- Article date:
- August 28, 2001
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Berlin's new mayor becomes a reluctant role model for openly gay people everywhere
Klaus Wowereit, the new acting mayor of Berlin, Germany's capital city, is at least six feet tall, and, at age 47, has full dark hair, a tan, and a well-pressed appearance. He plays golf, is an expert on wines, and likes theater and the opera, which he occasionally attends with his longtime male partner, whose identity he shields from the public.
But Wowereit has found it increasingly difficult to keep his private life to himself ever since June 10, when he spoke his now-famous words: "I am gay, and that's a good thing." His announcement, which brought a long ovation, was ...