Chasten Buttigieg Shares His Side of the Story
When Pete Buttigieg ended his history-making presidential campaign earlier this year, he walked onstage, kissed his husband, Chasten, on the lips, and spoke these words: "We sent a message to every kid out there wondering if whatever marks them out as different means they are somehow destined to be less than, someone who once felt that exact same way can become a leading American presidential candidate with his husband at his side."
Throughout the campaign, the country got to know Chasten Buttigieg in his equally historic role and now they can learn more about the surprising moments that defined him in his new memoir out now, 'I Have Something To Tell You'.
On this week's episode of LGBTQ&A, Chasten Buttigieg opens up about how foundational Matthew Shepard's death was while growing up in northern Michigan, his lifelong desire to become a father, and how the primary campaign taught him "how great our country truly is, but you just have to go look for it sometimes."
Read highlights from the interview at below link, and click here to listen to the full interview.
https://www.advocate.com/politics/2020/8/26/chasten-buttigieg-pete-interview-book
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I suggest grabbing a copy of the book.
It will be a read well worth the time.
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Buttigieg speaks with ELLE.com about growing into politics, the shifting dynamics of his marriage, and responding to his critics.
You Haven't Met The Real Chasten Buttigieg Yet
BY R. ERIC THOMAS SEP 1, 2020
From the ELLE Interview:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.elle.com/culture/career-politics/amp33843091/chasten-buttigieg-i-have-something-to-tell-you-interview/
"In the book, you recount the time your dad tested your self-sufficiency by leaving you alone in the forest and watching from across the river.
Later, your self-sufficiency becomes a lifeline for you, from sleeping in your car to working multiple jobs in Chicago to navigating a complicated and unique role in the campaign.
The thing about self-sufficiency, though, is that it has to come from the self.
How do you keep your tank filled if you have to keep relying on your own skills to get you through these new and scary experiences?"
Great read..👍
Buy the book!
It was an important historical milestone. 
