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Pete Buttigieg & Husband Cover TIME Magazine as Hopeful 'First Family'
It's a monumental moment for many LGBTQ people.
Presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg and husband Chasten cover TIME Magazine's May issue with the title, "First Family."
TIME's feature on Buttigieg ('Mayor Pete Buttigieg's Unlikely, Untested, Unprecedented Presidential Campaign') breaks down his rise from a small town mayor to heavyweight presidential candidate, lays out some of his political plans, and tells the story of homophobic heckler Randall Terry who hissed at him in a devil's costume on the campaign trail. We also get an intimate glimpse of his and Chasten's marriage and the two open up about their Midwestern upbringings that have shaped them into the men they are today.
This is the first time a presidential candidate has appeared on the cover with a same-sex spouse, The Advocate reports.
LGBTQ people are emotional over the historic cover:
\u201cI\u2019m getting used to seeing @PeteButtigieg and @Chas10Buttigieg campaign together. I guess that\u2019s a good thing? As I\u2019ve said before, you don\u2019t need to support Mayor Buttigieg to recognize how these images help LGBTQ people in the closet and LGBTQ youth.\u201d— Yashar Ali \ud83d\udc18 (@Yashar Ali \ud83d\udc18) 1556804498
\u201c.@PeteButtigieg & @Chas10Buttigieg get the @TIME magazine treatment. At grocery store checkout lines and newsstands across America, there\u2019s about to be a powerful image of hope for LGBTQ kids everywhere. https://t.co/1iOHTLgcDl\u201d— Justin Snow (@Justin Snow) 1556799965
\u201cregardless of who your pick is, these words juxtaposed with this image is so powerful.\u201d— Jill Gutowitz (@Jill Gutowitz) 1556811656
\u201cTIME publishes a photo of a young @PeteButtigieg playing Nintendo \n\nhttps://t.co/1JpNJliq18\u201d— Charlie Spiering (@Charlie Spiering) 1556802298
Taylor Henderson is a PRIDE.com contributor. This proud Texas Bama studied Media Production/Studies and Sociology at The University of Texas at Austin, where he developed his passions for pop culture, writing, and videography. He's absolutely obsessed with Beyoncé, mangoes, and cheesy YA novels that allow him to vicariously experience the teen years he spent in the closet. He's also writing one!
Taylor Henderson is a PRIDE.com contributor. This proud Texas Bama studied Media Production/Studies and Sociology at The University of Texas at Austin, where he developed his passions for pop culture, writing, and videography. He's absolutely obsessed with Beyoncé, mangoes, and cheesy YA novels that allow him to vicariously experience the teen years he spent in the closet. He's also writing one!
