A decade ago "it was controversial just to see a presidential candidate who's supportive of gay rights," said Andrew Flores, a government professor at American University in Washington, DC. "Now there's a gay candidate who's actually running for the office. The poll measured the public's general acceptance of various demographics, rather than gauging support for individual presidential candidates. "It's now a reality that there's an out gay candidate, who's a Democrat, who may become president," he said. Democrats, who will decide whether to nominate Buttigieg at state voting contests in 2020, are clearly more supportive of gay presidential candidates than Republicans.

Source: bd News24 June 10, 2019 11:02 UTC