Buttigieg has campaigned frequently with his husband, embracing him onstage, and has mentioned his marriage in debates. And he doesn’t shy away from questions about his sexual orientation, which he didn’t publicly acknowledge until the age of 33, shortly before his election to a second term as mayor of South Bend, Ind. But he doesn’t volunteer lengthy ruminations about its impact on how he sees the world or showcase it in any other way. Being gay and an emblem of progress hasn’t given Buttigieg any special traction with younger Democrats, who respond much less favorably to him than older Democrats do. Some African-Americans accused him of equating very different kinds of discrimination, and polls show that his support from black Democrats remains abysmal.

Source: New York Times February 01, 2020 19:30 UTC