First gay president newsweek

It won't be nearly as controversial as Time magazine's breastfeeding cover , but Newsweek's May 21 issue declares Barack Obama the country's "first gay president. The accompanying cover story was written by Andrew Sullivan, the popular--and openly gay--political blogger. The magazine even gives the commander-in-chief a rainbow halo. Sullivan's cover story is not yet online, but in a blog post published earlier this week , Sullivan wrote that Obama's support of gay marriage brought him to tears:.

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At least, that's what it will say on the cover of magazine's May 21 issue, which is available on iPad today and will be on newsstands Monday. The cover shows a close-up portrait of the president with a rainbow-colored halo over his head, the colors referencing symbols adopted by the LGBT movement. The cover advertises an upcoming piece by Newsweek writer Andrew Sullivan in support of Obama's record with the gay community. Newsweek has released this preview of the article to Politico :.

It won't be nearly as controversial as Time magazine's breastfeeding cover , but Newsweek's May 21 issue declares Barack Obama the country's "first gay president. The accompanying cover story was written by Andrew Sullivan, the popular--and openly gay--political blogger. The magazine even gives the commander-in-chief a rainbow halo. Sullivan's cover story is not yet online, but in a blog post published earlier this week , Sullivan wrote that Obama's support of gay marriage brought him to tears:.