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OCTOBER 10, 2024
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The Torturous Year Ahead for Secretary Pete Buttigieg — and Us
As he passes out infrastructure checks, is he building a path toward running for president in 2024?
MARCH 15, 2022
Pete Buttigieg defends Biden’s Hurricane Milton response & blasts Trump’s dangerous relief misinformation
The transportation secretary has appeared on television networks to provide truthful information after the spread of unprecedented lies.
OCTOBER 10, 2024
Rachel Maddow on Amtrak Crash: 'This Is On Congress' Head'
The out MSNBC anchor got emotional while explaining that human error isn't the only cause of the Amtrak crash.
MAY 14, 2015
California to Require Hospitals to Collect LGBTQ+ Disease Data
The nation's first such law will clarify how diseases like COVID-19 affect LGBTQ+ people.
SEPTEMBER 2, 2020
Pete and Chasten Buttigieg Say Merry Christmas, Share New Twins Photo
It is the secretary's first holiday season as a parent.
DECEMBER 26, 2021
Pete Buttigieg and Family Spend Their First Halloween at the Hospital
"Gus has been having a rough go of it but we're headed in the right direction."
NOVEMBER 1, 2021
Watch Pete Buttigieg fight back happy tears discussing life with husband Chasten and twins
The U.S. Transportation secretary got choked up talking about his relationship with his husband as well as what it's like being a dad.
JUNE 17, 2024
Trump quietly purges presidential HIV advisory council, sparking public health fears (exclusive)
“We have all the tools to end HIV. It just makes me sad to see a lot of this infrastructure being systematically dismantled across the country," one advisor told The Advocate.
APRIL 11, 2025
Lauren Boebert Seeks Grant From Pete Buttigieg, Even After Mocking Him
The grant of more than $30 million that she wants for a project in her district is funded by legislation she opposed.
JUNE 21, 2022
Jill Biden Invites Tyre Nichols' Parents, LGBTQ Rights Plaintiffs to SOTU
The first lady's guest list offers a blueprint of what to expect in President Joe Biden's State of the Union address.
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
Buttigieg Thanks Husband, Talks Policy in Senate Confirmation Hearing
Pete Buttigieg, President Biden's nominee for secretary of Transportation, could become the first out Senate-confirmed Cabinet member.
JANUARY 21, 2021
Texas City Council that targeted LGBTQ+ people gets voted out — and replaced with first gay member
Voters in this city rejected three incumbent City Council members just one month after they voted to implement a harsh anti-trans bathroom ban, replacing one with the city's first out gay council member.
DECEMBER 13, 2024
Climate change has a bigger impact on LGBTQ+ couples than straight couples. Here's how
Climate change "exacerbates existing disparities among individuals and communities," according to a new study.
APRIL 22, 2024
Lauren Boebert resorts to homophobia after Pete Buttigieg calls out her hypocrisy
The Colorado congresswoman used bigotry as she tried to make fun of the transportation secretary and his husband, Chasten Buttigieg, for raising children.
MAY 25, 2024
Are Anti-LGBTQ+ Extremists Behind Attacks on Power Grids?
The latest vandalization in Washington state occurred only weeks after one in North Carolina -- both left thousands without power.
DECEMBER 26, 2022
Pete Buttigieg: Mike Johnson Should Focus on His Job and Less on Taking Away LGBTQ+ Rights
“The thing that I think has taken a lot of Americans aback about the speaker is that he holds these views and is not some random member of the House. He’s the speaker of the House. He’s the leader of the House,” Buttigieg said.
DECEMBER 15, 2023
Pete Buttigieg Hosts Live Q&A, Talks Fatherhood and Work
The secretary of Transportation responded to questions from his followers.
JANUARY 12, 2022
Pete Buttigieg Becomes First Out Senate-Confirmed Cabinet Member
The gay former mayor and presidential aspirant was confirmed as secretary of Transportation.
FEBRUARY 2, 2021