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Do you think we will have a queer president within the next 50 years?

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Contributor: xilliannax xilliannax
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Originally posted by Curves
What do you think?
Probably not. It'll probably be about 50-70 years after we have a woman president and thanks to Palin and Bachmann thats AT LEAST 20-30 years off.
04/10/2012
Contributor: xilliannax xilliannax
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Originally posted by UnknownGirl
There is absolutely zero historical evidence that he was gay. I really wish people would stop getting their history lessons from Cosmo and Maxim.
Here here.

Or stop coming up with their own conclusions with no real evidence. Many adult women live together and are not lesbians, why arent men allowed the same desire?
04/10/2012
Contributor: ghalik ghalik
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Originally posted by Errant Venture
Who's that?
Fred Karger
04/11/2012
Contributor: gsfanatic gsfanatic
Hopefully, though the thing I'd rather see is us being as the point where nobody would think it was worth noting that the president was queer.
04/22/2012
Contributor: callsignhusker callsignhusker
hm. only if that person were religious. because we know how much the US mistrusts atheists, and an athestic, queer president would be too much for the small-minded citizens of america!
04/22/2012
Contributor: Rin (aka Nire) Rin (aka Nire)
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Originally posted by callsignhusker
hm. only if that person were religious. because we know how much the US mistrusts atheists, and an athestic, queer president would be too much for the small-minded citizens of america!
An interesting point, but on the flip side a queer, religious person might attract just as much flame for their being a "blasphemy," since some deeply religious people do not think it's possible for a gay person to believe in god. Kind of a lose/lose scenario.
04/24/2012
Contributor: hyacinthgirl hyacinthgirl
Quote:
Originally posted by xilliannax
Here here.

Or stop coming up with their own conclusions with no real evidence. Many adult women live together and are not lesbians, why arent men allowed the same desire?
They're perfectly allowed, just when they write each other love letters, it becomes somewhat suspect that they are more than friends. Plenty of men have lived together completely in completely platonic relationships, but I don't think Buchanan and King did.
04/24/2012
Contributor: Crystal1 Crystal1
I think it would be awesome, but I find it unlikely, given that only in the last couple of elections has even having a female president become a real possibility. 50 years sounds like a long time, but with reelections it could be as few as 6 presidents.
04/24/2012
Contributor: VelvetDragon VelvetDragon
Openly gay, unlikely. Maybe 100 years, if the country lasts that long? *lol* Definitely closeted gay and queer, I would be surprised if that hadn't happened again. We're unlikely to even have a non-Christian president, so an openly gay president is a major stretch, in my opinion.
04/24/2012
Contributor: Airen Wolf Airen Wolf
(EF Review Program Mentor)
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Originally posted by El-Jaro
I have my suspicions too about closeted Presidents.

Honestly, I'd love to have a gay (or lesbian) Presidential candidate come out when they get sworn in...especially if it's a Republican candidate!
We've had two presidents who were not open but lived with 'roommates' or had rather suspiciously close male friends. It would not surprise me to learn that we've had several more gay or bi-sexual presidents already. Now an openly gay president would be a milestone to be sure but I'd like to see a female president as well....just cause, ya know?
04/24/2012
Contributor: Airen Wolf Airen Wolf
(EF Review Program Mentor)
Quote:
Originally posted by UnknownGirl
There is absolutely zero historical evidence that he was gay. I really wish people would stop getting their history lessons from Cosmo and Maxim.
Except there is also little to no evidence he WASN'T gay either...and I never read those trashrags.
04/24/2012
Contributor: Beck Beck
Thinking about it 50 years is only 12 elections away. I don't really think that in 12 elections there will be a gay President that is openly gay. We haven't even allowed gay rights yet, let alone become use to the idea of open gay people especially ones in power, so I don't think it will happen in 50 years, however I hope I am wrong and there is one. I would love to see a gay or lesbian President. I do think their will be a women President in the next 50 years. I'm hoping for a great candidate.
04/24/2012
Contributor: hybridinsurge hybridinsurge
Maybe we've already had one. It's possible we could have an openly gay president in the next 100 years but 50? Probably not. Americans are still way too uptight about homosexuals.
06/25/2012
Contributor: Roz W Roz W
Now that gay marriage in the USA is (just barely) a majority position, I look forward to lots of Lesbian Power Couples changing our media and cultural landscape, and I very much hope some of them run for president.

Look, I can dream.
06/26/2012
Contributor: potentialslayer potentialslayer
50 years is a long time! I'd say we could definitely have one. We already have prominent queer representatives in Congress, why not?

Funny, there's already been a gay president (James Buchanan), so an out queer one wouldn't technically be the first!
07/11/2012
Contributor: Daofan Daofan
yes i do.
09/07/2012
Contributor: dv8 dv8
I'd laugh my ass off if a married Republican president got divorced in office then immediately came out of the closet.
09/07/2012
Contributor: Kenneth Fort Kenneth Fort
Quote:
Originally posted by Curves
What do you think?
Depends where you live. Not in america.
09/16/2012
Contributor: leanright69 leanright69
I don't know if we will have a country in 50 years.
09/22/2012
Contributor: Stagger13 Stagger13
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Originally posted by Curves
What do you think?
Anything is possible.
09/25/2012
Contributor: Billie Bones Billie Bones
Margaret Cho for president!
09/29/2012
Contributor: SavingMyself SavingMyself
It will happen eventually, but not within 50 years, it will probably take at least that long before the argument over gay marriage is settled(as in it being legal everywhere) and then probably another 50 years before America is ready to elect a gay president
10/01/2012
Contributor: emiliaa emiliaa
Maybe not that soon, but I think it's coming.
10/03/2012
Contributor: glasskitten glasskitten
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Originally posted by geliebt
Dunno. Things are progressing quickly in this country, but I think that 50 years might not be long enough for that, unfortunately.
This is my line of thought as well.

I just don't see it happening in our lifetime... but I hope I'm wrong.
10/03/2012