South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg entered the 2020 race for president today, announcing his intentions with a video featuring scenes of him and his husband, Chasten, cooking and playing with their dog, Buddy.
Should Buttigieg win his long‑shot bid for the Democratic nomination, he will become the first nominee of a major political party who publicly identifies as gay. If he goes on to defeat President Donald Trump, it'd be a historic win.
This appears unlikely but by no means impossible at this point; Buttigieg is not very well‑known outside of Indiana and he's entering a crowded field of more established contenders.
Only a decade ago, his run would have been unthinkable.
But one thing is for sure: Having a gay candidate ‑‑ or nominee, or president ‑‑ is no longer such a farfetched idea.
[Source: CNN]
