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Ireland to Elect Gay President?

Ireland to Elect Gay President?

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Irish Independent senator and presidential candidate David Norris, who happens to be gay, comes out ahead in the nation's latest polls.

The election is not until October, and Norris has not yet secured his party's nomination, but many Irish are already leaning towards the 67-year-old gay rights activist and James Joyce scholar.

Norris won the support of 25% of likely Irish voters, four points ahead of the second most popular candidate. Norris gets much of his support from Dubliners, as well as those aged 35-49.

Should Norris be elected president of Ireland, he would be the first openly gay male to lead a nation.

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Neal Broverman is the Editorial Director, Print of Pride Media, publishers of The Advocate, Out, Out Traveler, and Plus, spending more than 20 years in journalism. He indulges his interest in transportation and urban planning with regular contributions to Los Angeles magazine, and his work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. He lives in the City of Angels with his husband, children, and their chiweenie.
Neal Broverman is the Editorial Director, Print of Pride Media, publishers of The Advocate, Out, Out Traveler, and Plus, spending more than 20 years in journalism. He indulges his interest in transportation and urban planning with regular contributions to Los Angeles magazine, and his work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. He lives in the City of Angels with his husband, children, and their chiweenie.
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