Opinion: Of course Pete Buttigieg is 'gay enough' to make history, drewlgoins writes. And being white and male does not negate his milestone candidacy.
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg speaks to the media Thursday in San Francisco. By Drew Goins Drew Goins Assistant editor in the Opinions section Email Bio Follow Assistant editor April 1 at 1:46 PM Pete Buttigieg is millennial, Episcopalian, Maltese American, a veteran, left-handed and some ineffable other quality that has driven his dizzying rise as a candidate for the Democratic nomination. The South Bend, Ind.
The idea that it’s not hard to be gay in America is ludicrous. The United States is still new to marriage equality. A majority of states have no LGBTQ anti-discrimination laws. There’s been only one openly gay man elected governor and no such senators , let alone president. The gains have been hard-won, and they’re still tenuous.
But Buttigieg’s detractors pivot to ask: What if he’s not quite milestone-y enough? Buttigieg has drawn criticism from some corners for benefiting from how easily he passes for straight. There’s nothing effete to his dress. His voice is a pretty staid baritone. He’s entirely un-flamboyant. The line, then, is that his relative masculinity affords him the privilege of any other straight white man.
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