As a tween, if you’d said that one day a gay man, with his husband as First Man, could be president of the United States, I’d have thought you were nuts.
I’m glad Pete Buttigieg, 38, the former mayor of South Bend, Ind., proved me wrong! In April 2019, he became the first openly gay major presidential candidate.
Buttigieg dropped out after losing badly in the South Carolina primary due to his failure to connect with Black voters. You may or may not like Buttigieg’s politics.
But I’d bet that if you’re queer, you were awed by the history he made by entering the presidential race! One of the most moving parts of the campaign was Buttigieg’s marriage to Chasten Glezman Buttigieg. “Nothing in my life, from shaking hands with a president to