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then how would you call his life partener???

2007-03-03 00:55:18 · 18 answers · asked by love_fool 3 in Society & Culture Cultures & Groups Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

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If the president of a country were gay, I think it would be appropriate to call his life partner First Gentleman. That is, provided that they are legally married.

2007-03-03 01:00:36 · answer #1 · answered by Dowland 5 · 1 1

First Man (if president is male), First Lady (if the president is female)

2007-03-03 11:00:02 · answer #2 · answered by Busta 5 · 0 0

one president (Buchanan) was gay, the others called his first man Nancy LOL, Lincoln was known to stay ~4 yrs with one man, & reportly slept with one of his soldiers-----------One of James Buchanan's (1791-1868) claims to fame is that he was the United States' first "bachelor" president. When he was in his 20s, Buchanan worked as a lawyer in Lancaster, Pa., where he met and became engaged to a woman named Ann Coleman. But Buchanan's fiancee broke off the engagement suddenly and died soon after. Buchanan remained unmarried for the rest of his life.

Buchanan, however, enjoyed a 20-year intimate friendship with another bachelor, William Rufus de Vane King. The two men met as U.S. senators in 1834, when King was 57 and Buchanan, 43. They shared quarters in Washington, D.C., for many years, and Buchanan called their relationship a "communion."

King, a cotton planter from Alabama, was the object of derision by some of his peers, like Andrew Jackson, who dubbed him "Miss Nancy." Aaron Brown, a leading Democrat, called King "Aunt Fancy" and Buchanan's "better half." In a private letter, Brown used the feminine pronoun for King. Despite King's perceived effeminacy, he was elected as Franklin Pierce's vice president in 1852, on the pro-slavery ticket. But after only six weeks in office, King died of tuberculosis.

Buchanan went on to hold several higher offices, including secretary of state, and became president in 1857. His single term was fraught with upheaval: the Panic of 1857, John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry, and the secession of seven Southern states from the Union. He is now mainly remembered for his failure to take a strong stand against slavery.

Buchanan was followed into the White House by another possibly queer figure, one who took a historic stand against slavery -- Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865).

2007-03-03 09:08:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2 1

Oh god help us all. Imagine a president with the values and beliefs of Nancy Pelosi. It would mean liberals would have taken over the country and be running amok.

2007-03-03 09:07:06 · answer #4 · answered by J D 5 · 0 2

Must a president always be a man????? But to answer your question, perhaps First Partner?

2007-03-03 08:58:35 · answer #5 · answered by John of shrysostom 2 · 4 1

The closest I can think of is Paris, who has a gay mayor. I would assume they would just call him the mayor's partner!

"The First Bottom" doesn't have a very nice ring. lol

2007-03-03 09:10:44 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2 2

The first person of course

2007-03-03 08:58:32 · answer #7 · answered by Dice 3 · 1 1

The "first" partner (as they call the woman the "first" lady)

2007-03-03 08:58:00 · answer #8 · answered by Elizabeth 4 · 1 1

First Man...

2007-03-03 08:57:26 · answer #9 · answered by mrb1017 4 · 1 1

vice president ?

2007-03-03 09:03:07 · answer #10 · answered by kimht 6 · 0 1

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