“In my lifetime — as someone in his 50s who came out at 18 — I never thought I’d see a viable, openly-gay presidential candidate,” said one supporter.
Presidential hopeful and South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg — who has made history as the first openly-gay presidential candidate — hosted a town hall–style meeting and attended a private fundraiser in Provincetown, Mass., known as one of the gayest zip codes in America.
“It means a lot to me,” Peter, 15, told Yahoo Lifestyle about seeing an openly-gay presidential hopeful. He was among 35 teen attendees of an LGBTQ summer sleep-away camp called Camp Lightbulb who sat in reserved front-row seating at the town hall meeting. During his time at the camp, Peter added, “I’ve never felt this accepted in my life.”
“It’s history in the making,” Beau Babineau, of nearby Truro, said just before Buttigieg took the stage. “And I think it’s a direct reaction to what’s in the White House now.” .@PeteButtigieg addressing the overflow crowd in Provincetown ahead of today’s townhall. #WinTheEra #PeteForAmerica #HulloProvincetown! pic.twitter.com/43XSIkkphuAt the free, ticketed, sold-out event, held inside the stately 1886 Town Hall , Buttigieg was introduced by his husband, Chasten, who referenced the Stonewall uprising, thanking “especially trans persons of color,” and who briefly discussed his first date with “Mayor Pete” .
“This extraordinary man is going to do great things for this country,” Rafanelli told the crowd at Town Hall. Earlier this week, he told WBUR, “This guy is the real deal. He’s wildly impressive, highly intelligent. But the way he can actually process information and ideas and policy and speak to a crowd is something I have not seen since President Obama.”
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