A Brazilian politician running for the presidency announced he is gay, challenging the nation's proudly homophobic leader, Jair Bolsonaro. Eduardo Leite, the 36-year-old governor of the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, made the announcement last week during an interview with the country's top broadcaster, TV Globo, reports The Guardian. "I have never spoken about a subject related to my private life," the 36-year-old center-right politician said, according to the New York Daily News. "I'm gay — and I'm a governor who is gay rather than a gay governor. Just as Obama in the United States wasn't a black president, but a president who was black. And I'm proud of this," said Leite, from the centre-right Brazilian Social Democratic party (PSDB). "The politician, who hopes to challenge the far-right leader, Jair Bolsonaro, in next year's presidential election, said he had nothing to hide, but wished sexual orientation was 'a non-issue' in Brazil," adds The Guardian. "Leite, who hopes to become his party's nominee to challenge current president — and notorious anti-LGBTQ politician — Jair Bolsonaro in 2022, was an early supporter of the controversial leader," adds the Daily News. "However, he became a vocal critic of the president due to the current administration's disastrous handling of the COVID-19 pandemic." Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetwork ?? ?️‍? (?: Eduardo Leite / Instagram / @eduardoleite45)

A Brazilian politician running for the presidency announced he is gay, challenging the nation's proudly homophobic leader, Jair Bolsonaro. Eduardo Leite, the 36-year-old governor of the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, made the announcement last week during an interview with the country's top broadcaster, TV Globo, reports The Guardian. "I have never spoken about a subject related to my private life," the 36-year-old center-right politician said, according to the New York Daily News. "I'm gay — and I'm a governor who is gay rather than a gay governor. Just as Obama in the United States wasn't a black president, but a president who was black. And I'm proud of this," said Leite, from the centre-right Brazilian Social Democratic party (PSDB). "The politician, who hopes to challenge the far-right leader, Jair Bolsonaro, in next year's presidential election, said he had nothing to hide, but wished sexual orientation was 'a non-issue' in Brazil," adds The Guardian. "Leite, who hopes to become his party's nominee to challenge current president — and notorious anti-LGBTQ politician — Jair Bolsonaro in 2022, was an early supporter of the controversial leader," adds the Daily News. "However, he became a vocal critic of the president due to the current administration's disastrous handling of the COVID-19 pandemic." Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetwork ?? ?️‍? (?: Eduardo Leite / Instagram / @eduardoleite45)