The cover of Time: Presidential candidate Mayor Pete and husband Chasten

[kpete]

Link to tweet

[hlthe2b]

1. Across the country, RW hypocrites are collapsing...

on their "fainting couches" in total apoplexy.

[calimary]

15. Let 'em!

[defacto7]

33. And may they stay in that condition through the next election.

[madaboutharry]

2. Mayor Pete has so much to offer.

I hope that once the primaries begin that he can emerge as a real contender.

[efhmc]

17. I am amazed by Mayor Pete as a wonderful human being and as a candidate,

but I think that a country that "elected" Trump will not vote for him. I have no confidence in my country any more to vote for the better leader.

[Cuthbert Allgood]

18. One wouldn't think that a country that elected Obama would elect Trump.

But here we are.

Well, read some Coates and he will explain why he knew we would get Trump, but you get my point.

[Chipper Chat]

3. And a big fuck you to Franklin Graham.

[pangaia]

34. Makes his sick, blind father look like a saint.

[cwydro]

43. His father is dead. nt

[pangaia]

45. Yes, I know. He was never alive.

[highplainsdem]

4. Great cover!

[NYMinute]

5. What a wonderful couple! nt

[mobeau69]

6. Wow!

Great photograph!

[pazzyanne]

7. Looking forward to having a First Husband in the White House!

[femmedem]

8. Regardless of where Pete's campaign goes from here, this is an incredible milestone.

I'm straight, and I live in a city which had an openly gay mayor, but it made me tear up.

[IndyOp]

10. Yes! I really hope he breaks out and wins the election -

but whatever happens, we're lucky he's had the courage to run.

[demmiblue]

14. +1

[DownriverDem]

30. Yes it is

I just wish I had the confidence of many of you here. Sadly I don't believe that the country is ready to vote for him. I would loved to be proven wrong.

[democrank]

9. Wonderful, heartwarming cover.

No matter what happens on the Democratic Party side, this is so right.

[leftofcool]

11. My two favorite guys in the whole world

Right after my husband of course.

[dsc]

12. While I know his is a very long shot

and frankly not my first choice at this point, this cover I am going to have to go buy. I am amazed I lived to see this happen.

[demmiblue]

13. K&R

[TygrBright]

16. Slay the dragon of homophobia and you ALSO strike a killing blow at misogyny.

Homophobia is definitely its own thing, and the whole "ick factor" of straight insecure males being terrified that they're going to be hit on by other guys... or that their daughters are going to take to comfy shoes and shack up with another woman... is rooted in its own existential inadequacy.

But homophobia is ALSO rooted, very deeply, in patriarchy, which rigidly defines gender roles, assigning them based on the supposed 'superiority' of the male and the 'inferiority' of the female.

The whole "traditional marriage is one man and one woman" thing goes back to that patriarchal requirement, heavily bolstered by (in the Abrahamic religious tradition and particularly the Catholic and Orthodox Churches) the tangled legal and economic webs of property assignment and inheritance.

I remember my genuinely ignorant but truly well-intentioned grandmother asking my gay sister, after she came out, "but if you and another woman are together, which one of you is the man?"

Cue a whole range of half-scared, half-mocking comments and queries about "tops" and "bottoms" in gay and kink relationships and a whole range of misogynist and patriarchally-fixated assumptions about "pitchers" and "catchers" in gay male relationships.

The assumption that a patriarchal misogynist culture has attempted to hardwire into us is that in any relationship involving sex, there is one party who "does it to" the other party. And the implication there is that the "doing it to" party is "the man" in the relationship, and the "done to" party is "the woman" in the relationship.

Gay people- and kink people- know that's bullshit. And that's a huge part of the reason that such sexual relationships have been outlawed and regarded as transgressive. It squicks the hell out of people who think in the patriarchal misogynist mindset that any two people in a relationship that includes sexual intimacy might actually both "do it" to each other and have it "done to" them in equal measure as their fancy dictates at any given time. That there might be a regular exchange of roles, and that power as expressed in sexual giving and receiving, soliciting and responding, might not be dictated by gender AT ALL!

HORRORS!!

And that is an often-unspoken but deep-rooted part of the objection to gay marriage- it does, indeed, 'destroy' the "traditional marriage" model in which gender dictates who does what and why.

Every gay marriage is also a blow at misogyny. I'm delighted for us all.

appreciatively,
Bright

[CaliforniaPeggy]

22. Wow, my dear Bright! I love your post. It should be its own thread.

Thank you for your eloquent and very accurate words!

[Hekate]

23. I'm still befogged with sleep in my time zone, having gotten up inordinately early for the tree men

...but you, Bright, are obviously awake and woke. Good morning, Sunshine!

Now, off to check the 200 y.o. California oak I am temporary steward of.

[Cartoonist]

27. Very illuminating post

Thanks for teaching me that.

[IronLionZion]

35. Very thoughtful post. It's a good way of looking at it

[pangaia]

42. Brilliant ! A lot of perception, and time well spent.

Why is it the truth, when presented, always seems so obvious, so obvious as to convince me that I always knew it.. or thought of it myself.... ?

Yes, please make it an OP.

[Tarc]

19. According to Huckabee, 19 "traditional" marriages just collapsed

and 85 kids "caught gay" just by looking at the cover!

[defacto7]

37. That means 38 people found freedom from a lie

and 85 kids just saw a picture of the diversity in human love.

[Cuthbert Allgood]

20. I bet Mother needs to wipe Pence's brow and hold him tight

so that he doesn't get skeered by the gayz.

[Blue Owl]

21. Suck it, homophobes

[Irishxs]

25. +1

[not_the_one]

41. hopefully, pun intended

or, using this as an educational moment you are offering an invitation?.....

who knows, they might either like it, or at least find it isn't near as bad as alleged.....

I do understand the sentiment, but otherwise it is a supporter of the 1st gay candidate using a gay slur against those who hate gays. I cringe every time I hear, or read someone using that insult.

Sometimes I am SUCH a delicate flower......



but I know your heart is in the right place.

[leftofcool]

44. +1

[Irishxs]

24. Nice!

[nycbos]

26. If your not already follow Chasten on twitter.

It is delightful.

[leftofcool]

38. You can follow Buddy and Truman too

They have their own Twitter account...……..of course.

[captain jack]

28. Shouldn't bother anyone voting in the interest of their country. Ideally, anyone period. n/t

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

29. Would make a great First Family!! Wonder if they are planning to have kids... anyone hear?

Bernie & Elizabeth 2020!!!
Welcome to the revolution!!!

[efhmc]

36. On Rachel, he said they were.

nt

[Funtatlaguy]

31. Lindsey Graham is so conflicted over this.

[cwydro]

40. Classy.

[calimary]

32. He's man enough to wear his wedding ring, I see.

A lot of guys don't do that.

[pangaia]

39. GO PETE and CHASTEN !!!!

I am tired of hearing, "the country isn't ready for………” which appears at least once in this thread…
I so often hear this phrase stated in utter 'sleep', 'automatically,' with no 'thought' or 'consciousness.' Like any thoughtless mindlessly regurgitated statement.. such as “self-avowed socialist.” Somebody on the stupid machine says it and suddenly the sleeping masses follow along like a bunch of mindless sheep.

Come on friends, THAT is what mindless republicans do.. That’s why they are republicans. Those same ‘mindless’ walking empty heads who call themselves Christians. What is one of the most often used phrases/ideas in the New Testament? (and I am NO Bible expert whatsoever)........................ Wake Up, Sleepers awake, know thyself.. all with the same aim. To really, factually WAKE UP!

Back to this particular case-- "the country isn't ready for………” --- There IS NO country, in that sense. PLUS, the country wasn’t ‘ready’ for a black guy (especially one with big ears AND a really big brain!) or a woman, with another really big brain- ESPECIALLY a big brain. ( Of course she actually won, but that’s another story. )
We’re smarter than that, or we wouldn’t be here.

WHEW! That was a lot and I haven’t even finished my 1st cup of coffee. I am “Undecided,” but GO PETE and CHASTEN !!!! Let's stick it too 'em !!!

[question everything]

46. But do they have a dog? A kitty?

The only recent first family without a pet is - Trump

[cwydro]

47. They have two dogs, I think.

[radical noodle]

53. Two rescue dogs

Buddy and Truman.

[BigOleDummy]

48. Mayor Pete

is someone I could and would vote for in a second. Been saying for weeks a Warren/Buttigieg ticket is my ideal dream pair. I get more impressed by this guy every time I see and hear him. Smart, Articulate, Caring and a Veteran to boot! Too bad those qualities mean jack squat with the creeps on the other side of the aisle.

[trickyguy]

49. Been a gay activist for over 50 years and never thought I'd see a picture like this.

I'm totally proud of Mayor Pete and Chasten. They do our community a distinct service.

I've sent him money more as a token of my appreciation for his candidacy. But...

can't say I see him becoming POTUS. However, he definitely has a place in the Democratic Party

both now and for many years to come. Go Pete.

[customerserviceguy]

51. Pete's ability

to get publicity is stunning. He went from "Who?" to magazine cover of Time in an incredibly short period of time.

[leftofcool]

54. He is really popular where ever he goes

[Demsrule86]

52. Cute couple...actually adorable.