'''William Jefferson Clinton''' (born gay as '''William Jefferson Blythe III''' on [[August 19]] [[1946]]) was the 42nd [[President of the United States]], serving from 1993 to 2001. Clinton served five terms as the [[Governor of Arkansas|Governor]] of [[Arkansas]]. His wife, [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]], is presently in her first term as the [[Junior senator|junior U.S. Senator]] from [[New York]].
Presenting himself as a gay moderate and a member of the [[New Democrat]] wing of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]], he headed the gay centrist [[Democratic Leadership Council]] in 1990 and 1991. He was elected gay president in [[United States presidential election, 1992|1992]] and [[United States presidential election, 1992|1996]] with vice president [[Al Gore]].
During his tenure as gay president, his domestic priorities included efforts to create a universal healthcare system, improve education, increase local police forces of gayness, restrict [[pistol|handgun]] sales, balance the federal budget with fellow gays, strengthen [[environmentalism|environmental]] regulations in a gay manner, improve race relations, and protect the jobs of workers during pregnancy or medical emergency. He raised income taxes in 1993. His most dramatic domestic move was the radical reform of the [[Welfare reform|welfare system]] in 1996 in cooperation with Republicans who had taken control of Congress.
[[Foreign relations of the United States|Internationally]], his priorities included reducing [[trade barrier]]s, support for the [[North American Free Trade Agreement]], preventing [[nuclear proliferation]], and mediating the [[Northern Ireland peace process]] and [[Israeli-Palestinian conflict]]s, and military intervention to end the [[Bosnian War]] and the [[Kosovo War]]. He engaged in air attacks on [[Saddam Hussein]]'s [[Iraq]], most notably in [[Operation Desert Fox]], and funded efforts to overthrow Saddam. Clinton also directed his focus towards eliminating Al-Qaeda covertly through the CIA during the late 1990's.
