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Recounting how he met his husband via an online dating app, the Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg made light of his sexual prudence. Buttigieg met his future husband, Chasten, who has improbably emerged as the most intriguing and popular campaign spouse, on Hinge, which is more oriented to long-term relationships. There is no hint that their relationship is anything other than monogamous. Buttigieg is a model of conventional, bourgeois gay domesticity, and one who frequently quotes Christian scripture unironically. That an openly gay politician can convincingly portray himself as more virtuous than a straight opponent attests to more than just the character of the current president. For most of American history, gay people have been criminalized, pathologized, and religiously condemned ; gay sexual expression was relegated to public parks, toilets, and bathhouses.

Why Pete Buttigieg is bad for gays. If I am going to talk about surprise presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, I am going to have to talk about meeting my boyfriend on Grindr. Let me explain. Buttigieg is the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, a small city best known for its proximity to the University of Notre Dame. Grindr is a so-called hook-up app, a chat-cum-geolocation service that tells you how many head shots from five years ago and torso shots from ten years ago are close by. Buttigieg and Grindr are both gay, and both corny, but therein the similarities seem to end. There is a certain kind of gay guy.

Posted on July 28, , GMT. Matt Stopera. It's easy: Check off any of these songs you'd put on a party playlist and we'll tell you how gay you are. The entire Kacey Musgraves Golden Hour album. One of Stacie Orrico's two songs.

If someone were to sneak into your proverbial closet, one would likely find:. A gay's gotta eat. If someone asked you what you're having for dinner tonight, you'd probably say:. You order:. A girl's gotta eat.