HOPE: The LGBT political glass ceiling is cracking wide open around the world.

Across the globe—and at every level—LGBT politicians are reaching new heights. (Amanda Baeza for Quartz)

The list of countries that have been led by an openly LGBT person is short, but growing fast.

It was only in 2009 that Iceland’s Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir was elected, becoming the first openly LGBT person in the world to serve as a prime minister. In 2011, Belgium’s Elio Di Rupo became prime minister. In 2013, in neighboring Luxembourg…