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Pete Buttigieg Made History. Why Has No One Noticed?

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Originally Published as: David K. Johnson "Pete Buttigieg made history. Why has no one noticed?The Washington Post, February 11, 2020

It’s the headline from Iowa we are still waiting for: “Gay candidate wins Iowa caucuses.” And yet, while for the first time in U.S. history, an openly gay candidate for president won delegates to a major party convention — and thanked his husband during his victory speech — this historic achievement has received virtually no attention.