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- PETE BUTTIGIEG BE FIRST OPENLY GAY DEMOCRAT TO N FOR PRINT
- IN STIRRG SPEECH, PETE BUTTIGIEG MAK HISTORY AGA FOR LGBTQ AMERINS AS FIRST GAY BET NOMEE
PETE BUTTIGIEG BE FIRST OPENLY GAY DEMOCRAT TO N FOR PRINT
WASHINGTON — Pete Buttigieg, the 37-year-old mayor of South Bend, Indiana, announced Wednday that he was formg a printial exploratory mtee — makg him the first openly gay Democrat to seek the office. Before Buttigieg, the only openly gay person to n for print was Republin Fred Karger.
Buttigieg said that while beg a gay ndidate might not make news the astal ci, certaly still did Indiana, where he has anchored his still-young polil reer. He has a history of repeatg unfound nspiracy theori about child vacc or that man-ma chemils uld be makg children gay or transgenr.
IN STIRRG SPEECH, PETE BUTTIGIEG MAK HISTORY AGA FOR LGBTQ AMERINS AS FIRST GAY BET NOMEE
Nearly a year ago D Mo, Pete Buttigieg hugged his hband onstage after his w the Iowa uc ma him the first openly LGBTQ ndidate to earn legat toward a major polil party’s printial, he’s makg history aga as the first openly gay man to be nomated to a Cabet role, wh Print-elect Joe Bin tappg Buttigieg this week as his pick for U. “I n remember watchg the news… (and) seeg a story about an appotee of Print Clton named to be an ambassador attacked and nied a vote the Senate bee he was gay – ultimately able to serve only by a recs appotment, ” he said. “This will be a historic tone for LGBTQ visibily, ” said GLAAD print/CEO Sarah Kate Ellis a statement posted on Twter, notg that should the former South Bend, Indiana, mayor be nfirmed by the Senate, he would bee the first openly gay Cabet secretary U.
“If you’re not at the table, you’re probably on the menu, ” Jenngs said an terview, notg that gay Amerins died by the tens of thoands whout high-level reprentatn durg the AIDS crisis of the 1980s. ”Meanwhile, the Log Cab Republins, an anizatn reprentg LGBT nservativ, were quick to note that Buttigieg would not be the first openly gay man to serve a Cabet-level role.