Sexual orientation of our leaders. Does it affect your vote?

Terry

Does anyone really are if a politician is gay or straight or a typical Munster* sheep shagger?


I don't.


Poll in a minute or two.




*Get over yourselves. It's a joke.

Latchy

Other. Will post in thread.

JFK was cool ..he shagged somebody every other day ,sometimes even his own wife .

Links234

Not really, but I would care if a politician has poor views of other people's sexualities.

Oranage2

I'm not a homophobe but I'd rather my leaders be straight and handsome.

Badgermonkey

No opinion.

Think John O'Donoghue fancied himself.

Wasn't a fan of that tbh.

Donkey Oaty

I've read the leaflets and policy documents, but let's be realistic: is there honestly any other way to vote, other than on the candidates' sexual preferances?

KeithM89_old

No opinion.

But arent they all bent?
Geddit? Eh??







/leaves

Donkey Oaty

KeithM89 wrote: »

But arent they all bent?
Geddit? Eh??







/leaves

Please PM me with a list of dates when you are performing.

Links234

Me and a few other transgender people from boards are going to start our own political party.

We're gonna call it the T-party.

squod

No. I couldn't care less.

Seem to be trying to screw everyone at the minute.

Kadongy

No. I couldn't care less.

I would infer that an out-of-closet homosexual or lesbian would be liberal and open minded, so it would influence me positively tbh.

Also if we have a gay president we can say "Blasphemy law? Pah! Look how groovy we are really - we have a gay president!"

It is irrelevant though since I never vote.

Donkey Oaty

Links234 wrote: »

Me and a few other transgender people from boards are going to start our own political party.

We're gonna call it the T-party.

Very poor effort, Links.

Can we have a competition to come up with a better name?

Wolfe Tone

Sexual orientation for me is a non issue, unless they make it one, ie "vote for me cause I'm gay" type of thing, then it affects my vote.

apoeiguq3094y

Doesn't really matter, unless it matters to other people so much that it starts to matter. In that case it matters.

Does it matter if they are single? if they are playing the field? People like stability.

Links234

Donkey Oaty wrote: »

Very poor effort, Links.

Can we have a competition to come up with a better name?

oh come on, that was gold, admit it!

but sure, you can come with another name, dunno if it'll be better though!

I wonder if I would make a good politician though?

Dangerous Man

Donkey Oaty wrote: »

Very poor effort, Links.

Can we have a competition to come up with a better name?

The party for people who don't know what the fuck they're about, where they're going - and how that annoys everybody.

A rough Irish translation gives you Fianna Fail.

sonic85

wouldnt care to be honest. unless they really were sheep shaggers

Temptamperu

No opinion.

i dont see how where they dip there wick has anything to do with the job they do.

Daegerty

No opinion.

If they are Gay, then they better not be the receiver. A receiver is not a quality you look for in a leader

Pride Fighter

Some excellent LGBT legislators in the current Oireachtas. A credit to themselves for being articulate and hard working. Sexual orientation is irrelevant. They got there on merit, they just happened to be LGBT.

Links234

Daegerty wrote: »

If they are Gay, then they better not be the receiver. A receiver is not a quality you look for in a leader

what about power bottoms? :pac:

Donkey Oaty

Links234 wrote: »

oh come on, that was gold, admit it!

but sure, you can come with another name, dunno if it'll be better though!

I wonder if I would make a good politician though?

You're doing it all wrong.

You need to answer me with "I'm glad you asked me that..." and then ignore my question and read out your party manifesto.

Seems to work for everyone else.

staker

No. I couldn't care less.

I wouldn't have issue with their sexuality,but a gay person wouldn't get my vote because I don't agree with single-sex parenthood,which would be higher up on their political agenda I'm sure.

Donkey Oaty

staker wrote: »

I wouldn't have issue with their sexuality,but a gay person wouldn't get my vote because I don't agree with single-sex parenthood,which would be higher up on their political agenda I'm sure.

I'd say they worry about nothing else.

Terry

No opinion.

Links234 wrote: »

oh come on, that was gold, admit it!

but sure, you can come with another name, dunno if it'll be better though!

I wonder if I would make a good politician though?

I got it, and it was gold.

Pride Fighter wrote: »

Some excellent LGBT legislators in the current Oireachtas. A credit to themselves for being articulate and hard working. Sexual orientation is irrelevant. They got there on merit, they just happened to be LGBT.

That's exactly it.
Who gives a flying **** if some TD is having sex with his buddy john, or her buddy Jane?
It's all down to whether or not they are doing what they were elected to do.

dsmythy

No opinion.

Temptamperu wrote: »

i dont see how where they dip there wick has anything to do with the job they do.

Once it's in a human...

ArtSmart

dsmythy wrote: »

Once it's in a human...

yeah. kinda wonder bout ex-politico Jackie - Healy-Rae.

naw, i'm sure his only interest is a pint. or twelve.

Craebear

No opinion.

The biggest problem with this country is all the fuppin' QUAAAAAAAAARS.

ArtSmart

Craebear wrote: »

The biggest problem with this country is all the fuppin' QUAAAAAAAAARS.

yeah. miss that crazy character. reckon Mr Savage could do a whole series on him alone.

pragmatic1

No opinion.

Honestly couldnt give a toss. Their politics is what I'd be interested in.

DWCommuter

No opinion.

Wolfe Tone wrote: »

Sexual orientation for me is a non issue, unless they make it one, ie "vote for me cause I'm gay" type of thing, then it affects my vote.

If its a non issue, why would "Vote for me coz Im gay" change that?

sausage n buns

Its time to move forward and accept a candidate that has a different orientation, its the 21st century after all and we are more than able to take in David Norris and his progressive politics.

Morlar

No. I couldn't care less.

The more I hear about norris the less likely I am to vote for him.

idluv2shag davidnorris

No way man what sort of homophobe would let such a thing affect their vote?

Ave Nocturna

No opinion.

No, not in the slightest

Kylo Ren

It depends on how they acted.

Louie Spence - NO

Stephen Fry - Absolutely!

staker

No. I couldn't care less.

Donkey Oaty wrote: »

I'd say they worry about nothing else.

I wouldn't go that far with it, everybody has some maternal instincts at some stage in their lives, leaving them with possibly no other option but single sex parenthood.
It's a logical reasoning, unlike your general off the cuff quip.

stovelid

No opinion.

Only if they're getting a blow-job in the Phoenix Patrk when an important vote is being taken in the Dail.

Notorious97

Wouldn’t bother me what team they played for, if it was a male president who was too camp, then it would bother me, if he was a regular gay man and not an over the top princess prancing around then yes i would vote for him regardless of his preference.

Biggins

No opinion.

Links234 wrote: »

...I would care if a politician has poor views of other people's sexualities.

No, don't bother me.
And I agree wholeheartedly as the above poster has stated.

ejmaztec

No opinion.

Terry wrote: »

Does anyone really are if a politician is gay or straight or a typical Munster* sheep shagger?


I don't.


Poll in a minute or two.




*Get over yourselves. It's a joke.

I wouldn't vote for them as they have a tendency to pull the wool over your eyes.

prinz

Cases where it would affect my vote:

1. People running for election pushing their sexuality as a reason to be voted for. Yay, amn't I so wonderful and liberal etc. OUT.

2. People who are one-trick ponies, focusing on LGBTQRS issues at the expense of the rest of their constituency. OUT.

3. People who let their own sexual orientation affect their position on political/social issues to the expense of all other influences/reasoning.

4. People bringing the office they hold into disrepute with their sexual antics (goes for any sexuality btw - same if it's bunga-bunga parties etc with women or men or whatever)

Summary, be a politician for the people you represent rather than for yourself and I don't see why it should be an issue.

Liam Byrne

Terry wrote:

*Get over yourselves. It's a joke.

Aren't jokes supposed to be - you know - funny? Humerous? :rolleyes:

Personally I'm in two minds because I'd love to hear Obama say that he's going to be in Camp David for the whole summer.

AudreyHepburn

No opinion.

Doesn't bother me in the slightest.

Who you sleep with/fall in love with is irrelevent to what kind of leader you will be.

flyaway.

I wouldn't vote for someone BECAUSE they're gay but I'd be more inclined to go for them since they'd probably be all for giving gay people more rights. But a straight person could be equally for gay rights so it just depends. I would not vote for someone who is against gay rights, though.

Seloth

No opinion.

I couldn't care less what their sexual preference is(Or religion for that matter).

I only care about their political stance,views and opinions.

The Left Hand Of God

Yes.

Sexual preferences like having sex with animals or dustbins would most likely have an impact on my "vote"

Or that thing where people like to dress up as big babies.

Don't get me wrong, nothing against people doing what they do but it is a reflection on me and my ignorance that I don't really get it.

SparkyTech

No opinion.

No. Not in the slightest.

the_syco

No opinion.

I'm not a homophobe but

I'm not a republican, but I'd want my leaders to be republican, fun loving, and not stuck in the ways of olde civil war politics.

orourkeda

Links234 wrote: »

Me and a few other transgender people from boards are going to start our own political party.

We're gonna call it the T-party.

Socialist Trannies

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

No opinion.

It has no bearing on my vote what so ever.