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I'd vote for a gay person before I voted for an atheist but I'm not sure about the rest of the country and the question didn't ask what I'd do.
Why wouldn't you vote for an atheist if you agreed with his or her positions?
The US has never had an atheist president but it has had deist and agnostic presidents. The last unbeliever to be president was William Howard Taft, who was agnostic and publically stated he did not believe in Jesus Christ and still got elected as a conservative Republican in 1908.
I also would not vote for a womanizing single man or an adulterous married man, either.
So, you would not have voted for not only Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush but also JFK, Eisenhower, or FDR?
(You wouldn't have had a major party candidate to choose from in 1952 or 1956 - you'd have had to have chosen between an adulterous married man and a womanizing divorced man. Nor would you have been able to vote for a major party candidate in 1964 as you'd have had a choice between two adulterous married men.)
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I personally have never met anyone that was homophobic. I don't even know what that word means. What is an "irrational fear of homosexuals"? Honestly...I consider that an offensive term used to create a caricature of anyone that disapproves of the lifestyle.
Given that gay and bi men tend to be better educated and wealthier than straight men (obviously there are plenty of exceptions), one can't help thinking that aversion to them is a sort of fear.
Why would your president's sexual orientation be important to you? Do you concern yourself with the current president's sex life? He likes to announce his "date nights." I don't care about his dates with the First Lady, I just don't want him to date on my dime.
I don't think a president's sexuality, religion, ethnicity, or gender should even be considered. I base my decision on their history and vision for the US.
I'd say if a state has legalized same sex marriage, then it's ready for a gay president of the United States. So the majority of states aren't ready for a gay president.
The US needs a president that can do the job. I don't care if it's a he, she, it, gay, straight, black, white, green or covered with feathers.
But if we elect a president because he is gay, we will continue to have the same problems we've already got. It's time for people to grow past the novelty stage with regard to minorities of all stripes.
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The US is ready for a gay president
