I find "Second Gentleman" an odd term. Who's the First Gentleman he's second to? But let's face it, "First Lady" is also pretty weird and anachronistic.
https://twitter.com/meenaharris/status/1350908178330955779
When every member of Congress and Cabinet member was male, the First Lady of the Nation could only be the President's wife (or daughter, sister or even niece a couple of times).
It's been a long time since the *real* First Lady of the Land was the President's wife, and that's surely all the more true now the US's Second Citizen will be a woman.
It's long past time to stop using the First Lady title . A few people in this thread have suggested First and Second spouse, which seems decent if a little limiting (what if they aren't spouses? Past First Ladies have been a president's daughter or niece)
Anyhow, Doug Emhoff seems like a good guy, and there's nothing emasculating about "Second Gentleman" — plenty of British fancy titles have "gentleman" in them. This is just me being silly.
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