Presidential Candidate and Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg on Coming Out as Gay

By NowThis

Published on 2/20/2019 at 3:50 PM

This mayor, presidential candidate, and veteran knew it wouldn't be easy to come out as gay—but he said he owed it to himself.

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