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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 two years ago I was so worried I’d be ostracized by my community or worse. Today my community ele...

© Twitter Bangor, the oldest city in Wales, is now believed to be the world's 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 I'd be ostracized by my community or worse," Hurcum wrote on Twitter earlier this week. "Today my community elected me Mayor of our great City," they added. ADVERTISEMENT When I came out two years ago I was so worried I'd be ostracized by my ...

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