Pete Buttigieg has suggested the next decade could see a leap forward in LGBT+ rights if America elects Joe Biden. The gay former presidential hopeful and former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, was speaking at the Democratic National Convention.
The final night of the convention also saw contributions from other out politicians – Tammy Baldwin, Danica Roem, and Robert Garcia.
Buttigieg dropped out of the race for the Democratic nomination and endorsed Biden in March. At the time, Biden likened his former rival to his late son Beau.
In his speech yesterday at the convention. Buttigieg said that, like Beau, he served in the military. ‘Just over 10 years ago, I joined a military where firing me because of who I am wasn’t just possible – it was