Gay President

Could Americans Elect An Openly Gay, Lesbian Or Bisexual President?

Raymond A. Smith, Ph.D. | Posted 04.17.2012

Raymond A. Smith, Ph.D.

The question has certainly been asked before, and no less a presidential expert than Jimmy Carter argued in late 2010 that this could happen "in the near future," based on rapid pro-gay shifts in public opinion. But several formidable hurdles, and one in particular, still remain.

An Open Letter To A Future Gay President Of The United States

Zach Stafford | Posted 05.12.2012

Zach Stafford

You will spawn a million discussions and debates around living in a post-racial and post-homophobic society, but as CNN covers this celebratory event, another LGBTQ youth will sleep in a dark alley in Chicago, with no home, and another child will contemplate suicide.

Could This Man Be Finland's First Openly Gay President?

AP | By MATTI HUUHTANEN | Posted 01.23.2012

HELSINKI -- The conservative favorite easily won the first round of Finland's presidential election Sunday, setting up a runoff against an environment...

Jimmy Carter: America Could Elect Gay President In 'Near Future'

Posted 05.25.2011

Former President Jimmy Carter said in a recent interview that the nation's tolerance of gays had grown to a level that could facilitate the election o...

Half Of Americans Say They'd Support An Openly-Gay President (POLL)

Posted 05.25.2011

Fifty percent of Americans say they'd support having an openly gay President of the United States, a new 60 Minutes/Vanity Fair poll shows. Forty-four...