Good... morning?
A thought came into my head, which then led to a bit of research. Every time whenever some sort of election comes around, a large number of the candidates are often family men and women, with a stable family of wife/husband, kids, and dog. Painting this picture of, "Vote for me not just for what I stand for but the family that's involved and is very important in my life as we are a team" and often times the religious belief they have. I understand that, I do. You want to show people that you are someone that is trustworthy, honest, work great with a team and by team, you mean your family. You are the head of the household and the leader. Nothing is wrong with that really but... that's the thing. It seems flawless and near perfect if you don't look deeply into it.
What if the candidate didn't have one of those features? What if the candidate was a male and he introduces his partner of, lets say, over 10 years who is another man. They're in a comfortable and healthy relationship. Same for women who introduces their spouse who is of the same sex to the political media. Comfortable and healthy relationship. Would that still bother voters in the next 20 years when it comes to a general election or will their policies and views matter more? People have been know to vote for someone just on their religious beliefs and nothing else.
Where am I getting at with all of this? Well, times are changing and people are becoming more open with who they are. 20-30 odd years ago, you may not have been able too but now, in the 21st century, we have grown and progressed more openly in life. There has only been 3 openly gay prime minsters/presidents that we know of and all three are in Europe.
Elio Di Rupo - Belgium
Xavier Bettel - Luxembourg
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir - Iceland
Question goes back to you now, no pressure. Do you think there will be more openly gay prime ministers, presidents or leaders in the next 20 years or even more? Does it even matter if they are gay or not to win a persons vote because it is down to their actual policies that is meant to benefit the nation? Or do you think it's a silly question to ask? Comment, respond and let us know what you think.
Added Extra: Yes, I do acknowledge that many candidates may also be single or bisexual and they do deserve to be discussed also. Just today, for this thread, I am focusing more on the topic involving openly gay men and women.
A thought came into my head, which then led to a bit of research. Every time whenever some sort of election comes around, a large number of the candidates are often family men and women, with a stable family of wife/husband, kids, and dog. Painting this picture of, "Vote for me not just for what I stand for but the family that's involved and is very important in my life as we are a team" and often times the religious belief they have. I understand that, I do. You want to show people that you are someone that is trustworthy, honest, work great with a team and by team, you mean your family. You are the head of the household and the leader. Nothing is wrong with that really but... that's the thing. It seems flawless and near perfect if you don't look deeply into it.
What if the candidate didn't have one of those features? What if the candidate was a male and he introduces his partner of, lets say, over 10 years who is another man. They're in a comfortable and healthy relationship. Same for women who introduces their spouse who is of the same sex to the political media. Comfortable and healthy relationship. Would that still bother voters in the next 20 years when it comes to a general election or will their policies and views matter more? People have been know to vote for someone just on their religious beliefs and nothing else.
Where am I getting at with all of this? Well, times are changing and people are becoming more open with who they are. 20-30 odd years ago, you may not have been able too but now, in the 21st century, we have grown and progressed more openly in life. There has only been 3 openly gay prime minsters/presidents that we know of and all three are in Europe.
Elio Di Rupo - Belgium
Xavier Bettel - Luxembourg
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir - Iceland
Question goes back to you now, no pressure. Do you think there will be more openly gay prime ministers, presidents or leaders in the next 20 years or even more? Does it even matter if they are gay or not to win a persons vote because it is down to their actual policies that is meant to benefit the nation? Or do you think it's a silly question to ask? Comment, respond and let us know what you think.
Added Extra: Yes, I do acknowledge that many candidates may also be single or bisexual and they do deserve to be discussed also. Just today, for this thread, I am focusing more on the topic involving openly gay men and women.
