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Owen Hurcum, Mayor of Bangor, Wales The Welsh town of Bangor formally seated 23-year-old Owen Hurcum as the world’s first out non-binary mayor on Monday, marking an internationally historic moment for non-binary people and communities. “When I came out two years ago I was so worried I’d be ostracized by my community or worse. Today my community elected me Mayor of our great City. The youngest ever Mayor in Wales. The first ever openly Non-Binary Mayor of any city anywhere. Beyond humbled...

Worlds First Openly Nonbinary Mayor Owen Hurcum Takes Office in Wales People 2 hrs ago The worlds first openly nonbinary mayor took office on Monday. Owen Hurcum, 23, was elected unanimously last year by the City Council in Bangor, Wales, after they served as deputy mayor for a year, North Wales Live reports. Hurcum, who is genderqueer, was sworn in on Monday after a delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic. "When I came out two years ago I was so worried Id be ostracized by my community or worse,...

Bangor City Council in Gwynedd, Wales, has appointed what is claimed to be the world's first "non-binary" city mayor.

By Caitlin OKane Gender: The Space Between A 23-year-old in Wales made history when he was elected mayor of Bangor City this week: Owen J. Hurcum is believed to be the first non-binary mayor in the world.  "When I came out two years ago I was so worried Id be ostracized by my community or worse," Hurcum tweeted on Monday. "Today my community elected me Mayor of our great City. The youngest ever Mayor in Wales. The first ever openly Non-Binary Mayor of any city anywhere. Bey...

Owen J Hurcum, the new non-binary mayor of Bangor, Wales. (Twitter/ OwenJHurcum and Facebook/ The Bangor Aye) Owen J Hurcum, 22, has been elected mayor of Bangor, Wales, making them the “first ever openly non-binary mayor of any city anywhere”. Hurcum was unanimously elected as mayor, having worked as deputy mayor for the last year and a councillor for four years. They also become the youngest-ever mayor in Wales. The new mayor, who identifies as genderqueer, agender and non-binary, posted ...

Twitter: Owen J. Hurcum Owen J. Hurcum has just been elected the youngest mayor in Welsh history and the first openly non-binary mayor of any city in the world. The 23-year-old, who identifies as genderqueer, agender and non-binary, was unanimously voted in by The City of Bangor Council following this year’s elections. Hurcum previously held the position as deputy mayor and worked as a councillor for four years. Following the news, the Bangor university graduate tweeted: “When I came out...

© Twitter Bangor, the oldest city in Wales, is now believed to be the worlds first city to elect an openly nonbinary mayor. Owen Hurcum, 22, is also the youngest mayor in Welsh history. They had been a city councillor for fours years prior to their election, the Evening Standard reported on Wednesday. "When I came out two years ago I was so worried Id be ostracized by my community or worse," Hurcum wrote on Twitter earlier this week. "Today my community elected me Mayor of our great City,"...

In addition to making history as the first nonbinary mayor, the recent college grad is the youngest mayor the city has ever seen.