Could a gay man/woman ever become president of the USA?

[Whaleboy]

Frankly, I think its more likely that this could be the case in Britain within the next couple of decades than America. I don't know, is there a general popular homophobia, or is Bush's views representative of the general conservative opinion in America?

Discuss!

EDIT: Thanks to dinodocs hair-splitting, I fixed a typo

[Whaleboy]

My opinion is that it would be difficult if not impossible. It is unfortunate

[Arrian]

Could a gay man/woman ever become president of the USA?

emphasis mine.

Since you put that word in, my answer is yes.

-Arrian

[DinoDoc]

Re: Could a gay man/woman ever become president of the USA?

Originally posted by elijah
is Bush's views representative of the general conservative opinion in Ameria?

How did Bush get to be in charge of Ameria? Where is Ameria anyway?

[Q Classic]

no. "compassionate conservative christianity" (CCC) tends to have a stranglehold in many regions here. while such a candidate may be able to sway voters in the northeast, it's unlikely s/he'd be able to gain any states in the south, great plains, southwest, or possibly even most of the midwest.

[Jon Miller]

no by a britain

yes by an american

two votes

Jon Miller

[Flubber]

Yes

Look how sexual attitudes have changed in the last 50 years and consider how much they could change in the next 100 years. I don't see it happening in the next 20 years but I see it as possible after that due to shifts in attitudes.

Also, I took the question to mean "openly" gay since there may already have been a gay president for all I know

[Meldor]

Voted yes. Ever is a long time.

[Whaleboy]

Well, uncertainty principle dictates that if you consider "ever" to be infinite, then there will be, so lets use a reasonable timeframe, for example the one I gave of 20 years.

[FrustratedPoet]

Probably during my lifetime, yes.

[Starchild]

The President does not exist to wield power. He exists to draw attention away from those that wield power.

*fades back into the shadows and lights up a cig. Coughs lungs out and exchanges for a martini.*

You may call me Martini Drinking Man.

[DinoDoc]

Wouldn't you rather be called FABULOUS Martini Drinking Man?

[Wittlich]

Could a gay person ever become president of the USA?

I say yes, it could happen...but the most likely scenario would be that the President is elected and then comes out of his/her closet after the fact.

[Arrian]

Oh, 20 years? That's VERY different than ever.

That's a pretty short time frame, as these things go. Therefore, I would say it's extrememly unlikely. We haven't had a female or non-white president yet, either, even though attitudes on gender & race have improved quite a bit.

Basically, the political power of the religious right must wane, and that's gonna take a little while, folks.

-Arrian

[:) Smiley]

Unless the military changes its policies, since the President is commander in chief of the military, it's unlikely the US could accept a gay president in the next couple of decades. Further down the road maybe. It took more than half a century after Catholicism was tolerated in the US before a Catholic president was elected.