I know, this is gallows humour, but I think Mark Oppenheimer’s take on the fact the elderly tend to vote against gay rights is funny. The article asks the question which minority group will see one of their own in the Oval Office next:

Yes, I know, we may already have had a gay president—Lincoln is a much-nominated candidate for closeted commander in chief—but if we’re talking about an openly gay president, it won’t be for a while. Still, we know what to do to improve a gay candidate’s chances: murder an old person. Younger generations are far more tolerant of homosexuality; we know, for example, that voters under 30 opposed California’s Proposition 8. When the time comes, voters may feel more comfortable with a lesbian president than with a gay man, given the stereotypes about lesbian monogamy and domesticity. Top candidate: a young woman, a college freshman somewhere in the progressive Midwest, maybe Wisconsin or Minnesota, who just worked her ass off for Barack Obama and is planning her run in 2048.