Analysis: LGBT rights gain prominence with Pete Buttigieg’s entrance into the presidential race
By Eugene Scott Eugene Scott Reporter covering identity politics for The Fix Email Bio Follow April 16 at 6:30 AM Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg is a lot of things — a millennial, a veteran, a Midwesterner and more. But one of his identities appears to be attracting more attention than others: He is a gay man.
In his presidential campaign announcement speech Sunday, Buttigieg signaled that prioritizing LGBT rights will be a high priority for his administration. In one of the three focus areas of his announcement speech — “freedom” — Buttigieg talked about the importance of gay people to live without the government limiting their rights.
“And we know that good government can secure such freedom just as much as bad government can deny it.” “We know that struggle is not over just because marriage equality has come to the land,” he said. “That struggle is not over when several states in this country, including my home state of Indiana, don’t even have hate-crimes legislation. The struggle is not over when, in so many parts of our country, it’s perfectly legal to fire somebody because of who they are and who they love. It must change, and that is why we need a president prepared to sign a federal Equality Act right away.
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