Checking my facebook today I noticed a discussion from the news channel here. They asked if we, as Americans, are ready for an openly gay president. I am. I am ready for a president to help! I enjoy what President Obama is trying to do but everyone does not. People are too focused on his color and whether he is a citizen. He is mixed so he is not 100% black, although he is touted as the first black president. And as we learn in elementary school, in order to be President you have to be a citizen....that is the only government position that you have to be a citizen.
And while I am talking about race before sexual orientation, everyone is brown. If you have not learned that we all come from Africa and have different pigmentations, look it up. We did and we do. That is why some people are dark and some are light!
Now, on to America. If people can barely deal with the President we have, do we think they can deal with an openly gay president? Look at all of the other politicians that have denied their sexual orientation... Look at the ones who have come out. While some support, others do not. We are still trying to deal with don't ask don't tell and people feel that they should not know. You can fight alongside someone but you can't know their sexual orientation? Does that change whether you will help save them or not? If so, that is sad. You know when others you work with are married. Just because they are married, it does not mean they want to date you so why think just because a person is gay means they want to date you.
I am ready for an openly gay president. I don't think America is. I wish they could be more accepting of others but obviously they can't. I don't know if I will see it in my lifetime but I hope so. I hope I see more openly gay people, an openly gay president and more acceptance and tolerance with less ignorance!
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