This Article argu that Mayor Pete Buttigieg seized the natnal imagatn and a substantial number of Democratic legat through the batn of his gay inty and his alignment wh masculy norms generally assigned to heterosexual men, and by takg aim at more senr and qualified women ndidat, namely Senators Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobuchar. Buttigieg’s unprecented succs suggts that some Whe gay men now enjoy a unique pathway to reclaimg their stat as men and assertg Whe male privilege. In short, ntrary to pervasive media claims, Buttigieg’s succs should be read as a breakthrough for certa Whe gay men, but not for the LGBTQ muny more generally. Ined, Buttigieg’s appeal to Whe heterosexuals may signify a growg chasm between the “G” and everyone else who intifi wh a term clud that acronym. The lack of enthiasm for Buttigieg’s ndidacy—and some s outright repudiatn of Buttigieg—among LGBTQ folks who are women, people of lor, queer, transgenr, and/or younger reflects an objectn to the “rpectabily polics” that have fueled the movement sce the 1990s. The Mayor Pete backlash, which was closely followed by the nvergence of a historic racial uprisg and a remixed Pri Month, suggts that the future of LGBTQ rights is tersectnaly.
Contents:
- PETE BUTTIGIEG MAK HISTORY AS 1ST OPENLY GAY CABET MEMBER NFIRMED BY SENATE
- PETE BUTTIGIEG: HOW A YOUNG, GAY MAYOR BEME A DEMOCRATIC STAR
- MEET PETE BUTTIGIEG: A GAY MAYOR, AFGHAN WAR VET AND LENNIAL WHO'S NNG FOR PRINT
- MAYOR PETE: NOT DOG WELL WH AIN AMERINS BEE HE’S GAY?
PETE BUTTIGIEG MAK HISTORY AS 1ST OPENLY GAY CABET MEMBER NFIRMED BY SENATE
Former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg has ma history as the first openly gay Cabet member U.S. history to be nfirmed by the Senate. * gay mayor pete *
Former 2020 printial ndidate and South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg has ma history as the first openly gay Cabet member U.
"I n remember watchg the news -- 17-years-old Indiana, 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. Eric Fanng served as Secretary of the Army durg the Obama Admistratn, the first openly gay dividual to hold an armed service's top civilian posn. In the Tmp admistratn, Richard Grenell served as actg director of Natnal Intelligence, the first openly gay dividual to serve a Cabet-level posn an actg pacy, but his posn was not 's Cabet also clus the first female treasury secretary, first female director of Natnal Intelligence and first Black fense secretary.
In jt a matter of a month, this 37-year-old - who would be the youngt and the first openly gay US print - has transformed himself om long-shot to legimate ntenr for the Whe Hoe. Surname pronounced "BOOT-edge-EDGE" Speaks French, Spanish, Italian, Malte, Arabic, Norwegian and DariSon of two universy amics, father an immigrant om MaltaMayor of South Bend, Indiana, sce 2012A former US Navy telligence officer and veteran of Afghan warCame out as gay aged 33 and married June 2018Perhaps most importantly, this surge of tert Buttigieg's ndidacy has translated to mpaign dollars, as he recently announced he has raised more than $7m (£5.
PETE BUTTIGIEG: HOW A YOUNG, GAY MAYOR BEME A DEMOCRATIC STAR
Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Indiana — the first ndidate who is a lennial, openly gay and an Afghan War veteran, jos the 2020 printial race, sayg, "our untry needs a h start." * gay mayor pete *
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MEET PETE BUTTIGIEG: A GAY MAYOR, AFGHAN WAR VET AND LENNIAL WHO'S NNG FOR PRINT
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MAYOR PETE: NOT DOG WELL WH AIN AMERINS BEE HE’S GAY?
Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, beme the first openly gay ndidate the 2020 printial race Wednday, jog an already crowd field of Democratic hopefuls. “I’m om the Midwt, so the issu of makg sure that we have a posive way forward for workers and fai the dtrial Midwt — this is not theoretil for me, ’s my home, ” Buttigieg Buttigieg were to overe the long odds and bee the Democratic nomee for print, he would be the first openly gay nomee and the first veteran of the Afghanistan War, where he served a tour as a Naval Rerve officer. “I was well to adulthood before I was prepared to acknowledge the simple fact that I am gay, ” Buttigieg wrote at the time.