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Justin Trudeau Will Be The First Canadian Prime Minister To March In Toronto Pride

An honorary gay icon!

Canada's hunky new Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will become the first sitting prime minister to attend Toronto Pride in June this year, according to event organizers.

Trudeau announced his plan to attend and march in the parade on social media this week, posting a photo of himself forming a heart with his hands against a pink Toronto Pride background.

"I'm very excited to participate again, this time as pm," he wrote — a subtle nod to his history of attending Vancouver Pride.

"[It’s] big news in Canada but big news around the world," Pride Toronto's executive director Mathieu Chantelois told BuzzFeed Canada. "Not only because he is probably the sexiest politician alive but also because there has never been a leader of a country to walk in a parade, at least not that we know of."

Chantelois said he's "ecstatic" about Trudeau's attendance, admitting he was "very surprised" and "very excited" when he learned of it. "It's a nice way to make history," he added.

The CBC reports Trudeau will attend alongside Finance Minister Bill Morneau, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, and Toronto Mayor John Tory, as well as a group of gay Syrian refugees who "will have a place at the Pride events."

"When we met him in his office, he was really serious about talking about trans rights, about equal rights, about immigration, about gay men donating blood," said Chantelois. "All these things are very important topics for him."

Très magnifique!

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