Mayor Pete: 'Love made my marriage real, but political courage made it possible'Several of Biden's rivals in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination spoke, including Pete Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, who burst onto the national scene last year and became the first gay man to win a U.S.
presidential nominating contest when he won the Iowa caucus in February. Buttigieg, who served in the U.S. military in Afghanistan, said that progress in the fight for LGBTQ rights shows how progressive change is still possible in America."Just over 10 years ago, I joined a military where firing me because of who I am wasn't just possible — it was policy," Buttigieg said, referring to Don't Ask, Don't Tell.