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Obviously not. But your question was simple, would the US ever have a gay president and it appears yes.. even before Finland! And it appears that quite a few knew.
Good for you!
Techically Finland possible had a "lesbian" queen when Sweden was taken over Finland. Swedish queen, Kristiina 1626-1689 lived with a woman called Ebba Sparre ( Aamulehti and Kuningatar Kristiina - MTV3.fi - Helmi - Kuudes aisti ) . Well what she did with Ebba and was it physical or platonic relationship is not my business, there is also asexual lesbians was she or not, anyone knows?
But I rather wanted to know how people would take a gay president on today's world when that person is openly gay. CD has also people from other countries so I left country open, this question is for everyone, not just to US. But when you want to point finger that I do not know history of world's presidents, that is exactly the truth . There is lot of countries in the world and everyone has shorter or longer history and I am more than happy to not know all that. I am just interested to know how people feel about it now.
We have elections today in Finland and one of them is gay. Would you think that would be a problem in your own country or in presidents international work? How other countries would take a gay president? Or is it any matter? Would anyone care about it after all?
According to the odds, the United States has already had at least one gay President in it's past. The citizens just didn't know about it.
There was once a time here when sexual preferences weren't a big deal, and I'm sure that in the future, there will be similar times to come.
Conflict is a part of human nature. Since the United States is a nation made of those who left many other nations to come here, I think that we tend to fight over things because we are largely made up of those who won or lost some other fight somewhere else in the world.
But, yeah, I look forward to the day we have a qualified gay atheist in the White House. Maybe a Hispanic lesbian atheist?
I have to admit, that when I've thought about having a gay president from time to time, I had never thought about the partner/spouse aspect of it. That could certainly prove interesting.
We have had unmarried Presidents in the past. As I recall, one of them had a relative who served as First Lady in White House functions.
If a married President was widowed in office, who would become First Lady then?
One of their grown female children, a sister-in-law or a sister, or some other immediate relative should be able to do the job just fine, I would think. And that lady would not have to live in the White House to do it; all that would be necessary is she would have to live close by as a practicality.
The First Lady's job has expanded over the years. I don't think any President, no matter what the circumstances may be, could do without a woman to do that job.
But, yeah, I look forward to the day we have a qualified gay atheist in the White House. Maybe a Hispanic lesbian atheist?
I have to admit, that when I've thought about having a gay president from time to time, I had never thought about the partner/spouse aspect of it. That could certainly prove interesting.
I'm hoping for a gay Jew. Hey, maybe I should run!
We have had unmarried Presidents in the past. As I recall, one of them had a relative who served as First Lady in White House functions.
If a married President was widowed in office, who would become First Lady then?
One of their grown female children, a sister-in-law or a sister, or some other immediate relative should be able to do the job just fine, I would think. And that lady would not have to live in the White House to do it; all that would be necessary is she would have to live close by as a practicality.
The First Lady's job has expanded over the years. I don't think any President, no matter what the circumstances may be, could do without a woman to do that job.
You're absolutely right! James Buchanan was single (and rumored to be gay); his attractive niece, Harriet Lane, served as White House hostess. That's all that was needed back then - a hostess to preside over parties and White House functions. Martin Van Buren and Chester A. Arthur were widowers, (Van Buren's daughter-in-law served as hostess) and some Presidents had wives who were "invalids" - Ida McKinley, who was epileptic, and Ellen Taft, who had a stroke - were unable to serve as First Ladies. Mrs. Taft really got cheated - it is claimed she wanted to be First Lady more than her husband wanted to be President.
John Tyler (who was widowed while President) and Grover Cleveland married while in the White House (both married women young enough to be their daughters). Woodrow Wilson also remarried after the first Mrs. Wilson died. He made a good choice of First Lady, too - it is said the second Mrs. Wilson practically took over the job of President after Woodrow Wilson had his stroke.
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