Role models of greatness.

Here you will discover the back stories of kings, titans of industry, stellar athletes, giants of the entertainment field, scientists, politicians, artists and heroes – all of them gay or bisexual men. If their lives can serve as role models to young men who have been bullied or taught to think less of themselves for their sexual orientation, all the better. The sexual orientation of those featured here did not stand in the way of their achievements.

Thursday, April 16, 2026

Roberto Velasco

 

Mexico installs openly gay Secretary of State

 

The Mexican Senate confirmed President Claudia Sheinbaum’s nomination of Roberto Velasco Álvarez (b. 1987) as the new Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Mexico’s equivalent of Secretary of State. Velasco, who is 38, is the youngest Mexican foreign minister to assume the position and the first openly gay person to head the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He received a congratulatory call from Marco Rubio, the US Secretary of State, upon assuming office on April 8, 2026.

Velasco took the oath of office with these words: “I assume this responsibility at a time when the international order is undergoing a very profound reconfiguration.”

Velasco holds a Masters Degree in public policy from the University of Chicago and served an internship at Chicago City Hall. In 2013 he earned a law degree from the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City.

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