{"id":68520,"date":"2021-05-21T13:14:32","date_gmt":"2021-05-21T12:14:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=68520"},"modified":"2021-12-16T18:31:57","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T18:31:57","slug":"wales-welcomes-the-worlds-first-ever-openly-non-binary-mayor-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/politics-social-justice\/wales-welcomes-the-worlds-first-ever-openly-non-binary-mayor-2","title":{"rendered":"Wales welcomes the world\u2019s first ever openly non-binary mayor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The LGBTQ+ community are welcoming Owen Hurcum as the Mayor of Bangor and the first openly non-binary mayor. But what does their election mean for the community?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/owen.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-68136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/owen.png 780w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/owen-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/owen-770x433.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/owen-293x165.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/owen.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-68136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/owen.png 780w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/owen-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/owen-770x433.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/owen-293x165.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Owen wrote in a Tweet that they are \u201cBeyond humbled\u201d to have been elected. Source: Owen Hurcum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Over 46,000 likes, nearly 6,000 retweets and hundreds of comments and messages  were shared in support. The world turned to Owen Hurcum as they were elected the world\u2019s first ever openly non-binary mayor, and Wales\u2019 youngest ever mayor. But what difference will their election as Mayor of Bangor bring to the LGBTQ+ community here in Wales as they fight for equality?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having served five years as a councillor, including one as deputy mayor, Owen was delighted to have been chosen. They said: \u201cIt has been incredibly humbling to know this news has resonated with so many people across the world and I\u2019m really glad I\u2019ve been able to be that little bit of positive representation that some people have engaged with.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI really hope it can inspire more non-binary people to engage in local politics as their true selves,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">When I came out two years ago I was so worried I&#39;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, Diolch Bangor \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pGHiaQTVaO\">pic.twitter.com\/pGHiaQTVaO<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Owen J Hurcum \ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc77\udb40\udc6c\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc7f\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddfa (@OwenJHurcum) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OwenJHurcum\/status\/1391824181696909317?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 10, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Members of the LGBTQ+ community shared Owen\u2019s joy, including Sai Roberts. \u201cThere are actually a few factors in play that I find amazing. The age of Owen is something that would also not have been accepted years ago. Gender identity and views would certainly not have been accepted,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sai, who spent the first 30 years of her life identifying as male moved away from Wales over 20 years ago due to lack of acceptance of the LGBTQ+ community. Having  been the subject of insults and threats in her hometown of Wrexham for discussing gender identity, she said: \u201cThis is a major step in bringing Wales closer to what most of Europe considers to be equality and acceptance in the communities we live in,&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHere in Belgium, we work for acceptance and not tolerance,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Admitting she had lost touch with Wales, Sai felt that Owen\u2019s election brought her Welsh upbringing back to her. She said: \u201cThe more I see Wales evolving in the modern world, the prouder I feel of my roots.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/lgbtq.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-68130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/lgbtq.png 780w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/lgbtq-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/lgbtq-770x433.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/lgbtq-293x165.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/lgbtq.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-68130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/lgbtq.png 780w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/lgbtq-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/lgbtq-770x433.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/lgbtq-293x165.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Owen believes that equality, certainly in terms of trans and Non-Binary equality could go a lot further. Source: Margaux Bellot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For others, including Fiona Greenly-Jones, daughter of a past mayor of Bangor, Keith Greenly-Jones, it\u2019s important that new ground is being broken. \u201cHistorically, Mayors have stereotypically been middle-aged men or women, and I think that Owen becoming Mayor has broken with tradition, not only in terms of age but also in terms of inclusion and diversity,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a proud member of the LGBTQ+ community, Fiona said: \u201cThis is a welcomed shift for Wales. I believe Owen\u2019s election as Mayor means that Wales are embracing inclusion and diversity.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although proud of their election as mayor, Owen, wants people to remember that they are not the world\u2019s first non-binary mayor, but the first openly non-binary mayor. \u201c Non-binary people have existed as long as humans have,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m sure there have been non-binary mayors in the past who weren\u2019t able to be out and I don\u2019t want to remove that history from them,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I just want to say a huge diolch to all the lovely messages that are still coming in. I know representation is not just putting on the chain and Ill be judged by what we do as a team for Bangor during my year in office, but still, Im glad my election has resonated with so many \ud83d\udc9c <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DNCzQyppDg\">pic.twitter.com\/DNCzQyppDg<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Owen J Hurcum \ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc77\udb40\udc6c\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc7f\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddfa (@OwenJHurcum) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OwenJHurcum\/status\/1392100117063389184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 11, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Owen also admits that although this is a great step towards a progressive and more diverse future for Wales, a lot of work still needs to be done to achieve equality. An area especially important to Owen is governmental laws, as the current government does not accept non-binary as a legal gender on documents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFor as long as this government does not accept non-binary as a legal gender on documents then the ability for us to interact as our true selves in all parts of life is restricted,\u201d they said. &#8220;Equally as much as the law needs improvement, the fact also remains that we are seen as a debate by many in the court of public opinion, and we most certainly aren&#8217;t a debate and nor are our rights,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sai agrees with Owen that Wales needs to push forward to achieve equality for the LGBTQ+ community. \u201cJust like every other country in the world, there is never a point where you can say \u201cwe do enough\u201d. There will only be equality when there is no longer a need to ask for it,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Diverse Cymru, Wales\u2019 only pan-equality charity, said: \u201cWe believe their appointment is a long- overdue step in recognising the diversity that makes up Wales within elected offices.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe wholeheartedly support Owen\u2019s fight for better representation of non-binary people, to ensure Wales truly is a country where everyone is valued,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"410\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/Past-CEOs-1-1-410x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-68522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/Past-CEOs-1-1-410x1024.png 410w, 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