We are delighted to welcome Penelope Rose and Joseph August Buttigieg to our family,” Buttigieg said on his personal Twitter account. Buttigieg earlier this year became the first openly gay U.S. cabinet secretary, following a run for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. WASHINGTON — U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg posted a picture of himself with his husband, Chasten, and their two babies on Saturday, after saying last month that the couple had become parents. A veteran of the war in Afghanistan who still answers to the title ‘Mayor Pete,’ Buttigieg quickly became a rising star in the Democratic Party. When he was overwhelmingly confirmed by the Senate as Biden’s transportation secretary, supporters credited Buttigieg with shattering a centuries-old political barrier for LGBTQ Americans.

Source: National Post September 04, 2021 17:48 UTC