Pete Buttigieg, an openly gay mayor who is running for US president, said Sunday he believes America will judge him based on the quality of his ideas and experience. Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, launched his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination in January. But are Americans ready for a president who is openly gay and in a same-sex marriage? Buttigieg, 37, recalled that he came out as gay in 2015 in the middle of a re-election campaign. In last November’s mid-term elections, Jared Polis became the first openly gay governor in US history when he was elected in Colorado, after serving in Congress.

Source: Punch February 03, 2019 20:26 UTC