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Pete Buttigieg thinks America is ready for an openly gay president.
Asked on Meet the Press whether he believes the country is ready, the former Transportation secretary answered with one word:
“Of course!”
Then he explained the thinking behind his original presidential campaign.
“I wouldn’t have run for president in the first place if I didn’t believe that.”
That confidence is significant because Buttigieg has already tested the question on the national stage.
In 2019, he launched a campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination as an openly gay man.
He became the first openly gay major-party presidential candidate to win delegates in a U.S. presidential primary.
The campaign eventually ended.
But the barrier had already been challenged.
Millions of Americans had watched an openly gay candidate debate for the presidency, talk about national security, healthcare, the economy, foreign policy, and the future of the country.
His sexuality was part of his story.
It was not the entirety of his candidacy.
Now, with another presidential cycle approaching, Buttigieg is being asked whether he might try again.
He has not closed the door.
And his answer to the larger question is even clearer.
America is ready.
That does not mean every voter is ready.
It does not mean an openly gay candidate would automatically win.
And it does not guarantee Buttigieg will run.
It means he believes the presidency is no longer a position LGBTQ+ Americans should have to assume is permanently out of reach.
Someone had to test that possibility.
Buttigieg already did.
Now he is suggesting the next attempt may be less about proving whether an openly gay person can run for president.
And more about proving they can win it.

 

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BREAKING: It is now illegal in New Jersey to block access to reproductive or gender affirming care.

New Jersey just took a major stand for patients and providers. Governor Mikie Sherrill has signed legislation making it a crime to block, intimidate, or interfere with people seeking reproductive healthcare or gender-affirming care.

Under the new law, physically obstructing clinics or harassing patients and staff carries real criminal penalties. The measure also strengthens shield law protections so New Jersey will not cooperate with out-of-state efforts to punish people for care that is legal here.

While other states continue attacking bodily autonomy and medical freedom, New Jersey is protecting access and putting patients first. This is what leadership looks like.

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When transphobes say "men were men and women were women" and use terminology like "gender ideology", remind them that this was mainstream during the time they're nostalgic for.