If a gay man became President, how would he and his partner be addressed?

[bobweaver]

[BeeBee]

1. The President and the First Man? n/t

[crispini]

3. First Gentleman, I bet.

That'd be nice! Very old-fashioned and mannerly.

[RumpusCat]

32. First Lord

Well, Lord is the proper companion title to Lady, like Duchess/Duke, Earl/Countess, etc. It sounds totally strange to those of us not from countries with royalty. Personally, I hope they go with this, just so I can giggle every time I hear it.

First Gentleman sounds like a stripper club.
First Roommate... lol.

[malatesta1137]

2. President and First Gentleman

[BurtWorm]

4. The late Mr. and Mr. X

:scared:

[comsymp]

6. Snarf- funny, but sadly, probably true

So whaddaya think- First Mo?

[KnowerOfLogic]

29. It's not funny at all.

[jonnyblitz]

24. no shit. n/t

[gottaB]

5. Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln?

....and Captain Dickerson

[bobweaver]

7. "They share a house."

[comsymp]

8. LOL- or the First "Friend"

[bobweaver]

22. The old ladies in my neighborhood always introduce same sex couples as

"Have you met Karen and Kristin? They share a house on our street."

[w13rd0]

9. Top and bottom?

The President and his "close personal friend"

Mr. President and Mr. Signifigant Other

Mr. President and the First Partner

[goclark]

37. Reminds me of Nixon and Bebe

Rabozo (sp,?)

I always thought they were partners and Pat was just a front.

[spanone]

10. Mr. and Mr. President

[morgan2]

11. George and Karl...

Mr. President and his brain.

[Nothing Without Hope]

12. Interesting question. I think a newly coined word will be needed.

There isn't yet a formal title because gay marriage is not yet widely accepted as being equivalent to hetero marriage. I hope Iive long enough to see what is eventually chosen as the formal term when it is fully accepted.

It's not perfect, but I rather like "First Companion." One problem with it is that it doesn't necessarily imply a permanent bond equally binding to both sides and encompassing all levels of life together. To me, "First Partner" has a funny sound to it, like a cowboy movie or something, though it does capture more of the idea of a relationship of equals facing life together. Perhaps a new word will be coined, since at least to my knowledge, none of the common English ones in use really do the job. That's what a living language does -- evolves new words for new experiences and discoveries and ways of life.

[demwing]

13. President "X" and his long time male companion /nt

[KarenS]

14. somehow, I think this just so far into the future that,,,,

we don't need to worry about it yet!!

[LynnTheDem]

15. President and First Gentleman

Altho I dunno why we bother now with a First anything.

[jburton]

16. The President and his "roommate"

nt

[David Dunham]

17. Forget it. It won't happen in our lifetimes or in the next 100 years.

[Endangered Specie]

18. Considering what would have to be done in this country for that to EVER

happen... worry about that when we get there.


First Gentlemen or First Lady, simple enough.

[Mixxster]

19. Considering that we haven't even elected a female president yet,...

I don't think it's something we'll have to concern ourselves with in our lifetimes.

[donheld]

20. Mr President and First Gentlemen sounds good to me

[mcscajun]

21. Mr. President and his Chief of Staff

We won't have an openly gay President in this century is my guess.

=============================
President Josiah Bartlet:You got a best friend?
Roger: Yes, sir.
President Josiah Bartlet: Is he smarter than you?
Roger: Yes, sir.
President Josiah Bartlet: Would you trust him with your life?
Roger: Yes, sir.
President Josiah Bartlet: That's your chief of staff.

=============================

I'm still waiting for the first woman President. We Might have a shot at that.

[leftofthedial]

23. The President

and the First GayDude

[orpupilofnature57]

25. RONNIE AND NANCY, who give a shit?how far from that bridge?

[Stinky The Clown]

26. Doesn't the same word dilema exist for the first woman president?

I suspect First Husband or First Gentleman is gunna be laughed at.

[msongs]

27. assassinated? eom

[Lisa]

28. I guess it depends on whether they'd be able to get married legally

Does anyone recall the last time there was an unmarried President, with a significant other? (I remember there was a situation in Mexico recently, where they had to hire someone to be official hostess since the President wasn't married -- there wasn't a spouse available to be "First Lady".)


"First Gentleman" sounds kind of old-fashioned, but no quainter than "First Lady" I guess. It would also work for the husband of a straight female President.

[jellybelly]

30. by

liberals:

Mr. President and Mrs. First Lady:P

conservatives:

Mr. President and Mr. Queen

sorry that I couldn't think of anything funnier.

[wicket]

31. President James Buchanan & Mr. King

http://www.stanford.edu/~lindholm/chinf_buc.html

[geniph]

33. By their names, I imagine

just like anyone else.

[orpupilofnature57]

35. HOW REFRESHING, common sense

[Dan]

34. Democrats

[autorank]

36. Bruce

[ixat]

38. Hahah, this'll never happen my friend. We MIGHT have a black pres

sometime in the next century...

[TNMOM]

39. More important question: will they or won't they

support rights for other gays?

[ldf]

40. mr top and mr bottom

or mr. president, and mr. bottom

we would only tolerate a top as president.

:-)

edit, sorry. i see this one has already been suggested. my bad hairdo.

[bobedwards]

41. Hell no

That sure as hell won't happen. America would not put a gay dude or a lesbian in office.

[bobweaver]

42. The President and Queen

[Lone Pawn]

43. First Gentleman.