Skip to content
Search AI Powered

Latest Stories

Chasten Buttigieg Claps Back After Tucker Carlson Says Husband Pete 'Lied' About Being Gay

Fox News screenshot of Tucker Carlson; CNN screenshot of Chasten Buttigieg
Fox News; CNN

Chasten Buttigieg defended his husband and Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg on CNN after the attack from the Fox News host.

Educator and activist Chasten Buttigieg—the husband of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg—hit back at Fox News personality Tucker Carlson after Carlson claimed that Pete Buttigieg "lied" about being gay while pursuing a political career.

Carlson went on to say that Pete Buttigieg only revealed he was gay when he felt the admission would serve him politically and used it to speak out against LGBTQ+ hatred toward the victims of a mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Colorado last week.


He claimed that the Transportation Secretary “wouldn’t even admit that he was gay” until just a few years ago, failing to take into account that anti-LGBTQ+ attacks from conservative media—of which Carlson is a part—likely played a factor in Pete Buttigieg's decision to delay coming out publicly.

You can hear what Carlson said in the video below.

Chasten Buttigieg later responded to Carlson's rant, telling CNN that Carlson's rhetoric demonstrates that it is "easy to attack people and to go on your talk show and fire people up about something that’s not actually happening."

He also pointed out that his husband served in the military during "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"—once the official United States policy on military service of non-heterosexual people—and that this environment no doubt made it more difficult for the Transportation Secretary to come out until much later.

You can hear what he said in the video below.

Chasten Buttigieg said:

"My husband served under 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell,' which meant he would have been discharged from the American military had he come out of the closet."
"I know in the clip Tucker Carlson goes on to talk about how it seems my husband wants to talk about identity rather than his job, and I would just love for him to follow Secretary Pete on Twitter. He can follow along with all the things happening in the [Transportation] Department."
“This kind of rhetoric is easy. It’s so easy to attack people and to go on your talk show and fire people up about something that’s not actually happening. I love my husband deeply. I know he's a committed public servant [and] he has everyone's best interest at heart."
"I just think these people, again, with these megaphones they have a big platform, and rather than focusing on real issues, people's lives, making them better, they've decided to focus on hate."

Many have praised him for speaking out and offered their own criticisms of Carlson's rhetoric.



Chasten Buttigieg has remained at the forefront of the battle to preserve rights for LGBTQ+ people since the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to an abortion, imperiling other rulings—like the 2015 same-sex marriage ruling—that hinge on the right to privacy.

Over the summer, for instance, he was praised after pointing out that even though more than two-thirds of the American public support marriage equality, more than three-quarters of House Republicans voted against a measure to protect marriage equality at a time when many feared it would be next on the chopping block after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

Chasten Buttigieg has vigorously defended his husband, who is often the target of homophobic attacks, most notably from Georgia Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, who last spring demanded that the Buttigiegs “stay out of our girls' bathrooms" and suggested that they are both sexual predators. Factcheck: false.

More from News/lgbtq

Donald Trump with King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands and Queen Maxima
Brendan Smialowski - Pool/Getty Images

Dutch Queen Appears To Mockingly Mimic Trump Right In Front Of Him In Hilarious Viral Video

Queen Maxima of the Netherlands has gone viral after she was caught on video appearing to mock the way President Donald Trump speaks while he was in conversation with her and her husband King Willem-Alexander at the Huis ten Bosch Palace in The Hague, where world leaders have attended the NATO summit.

The moment came as Trump spoke to Williem-Alexander to thank the royal couple for their hospitality. The Queen was actively listening to the two men talk but then turned her face toward the cameras, twisting her mouth to resemble Trump's speaking style.

Keep ReadingShow less

Teachers Share The Questions Students Asked In Class That Broke Their Hearts

Being a teacher is a calling.

It is not for the meek or weak of heart.

Keep ReadingShow less
Screenshot of Emily Compagno
Fox News

Fox Host Slams Dem For Dropping An F-Bomb After Praising Trump For The Same Thing Just Minutes Earlier

Fox News host Emily Compagno was criticized after she praised Donald Trump's use of the "f-bomb" earlier this week before condemning Texas Democratic Representative Jasmine Crockett's use of the same word—on the same episode of her show, no less.

Trump made headlines this week after admonishing Israel and Iran for violating a ceasefire agreement he'd announced on Truth Social. Although he claimed the ceasefire had been "agreed upon," Iran fired at least six missile barrages at Israel after it was supposed to take effect.

Keep ReadingShow less
Ken Jennings; Emily Croke
@Jeopardy/Instagram

Champ's Wild Final Jeopardy Connection

In a dramatic conclusion on last Monday’s Jeopardy!, a contestant revealed a surprising relationship to the final clue's answer. Hailing from Denver, Emily Croke made it to the final write-in portion of the game show with $12,200 in earnings.

In the category of “Collections,” host Ken Jennings read the clue:

Keep ReadingShow less
State Department logo illustration
Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

State Department Slammed After Requiring Visa Applicants To Make All Social Media Posts Public For Vetting

The State Department is facing harsh criticism after it announced that anyone applying for an F, M, or J nonimmigrant visa will need to disclose all social media profiles from the last five years, requiring that all applicants set their posts to public so they can be properly vetted by its agents.

The agency said the new rules are part of a new screening process aimed at identifying individuals who may pose a threat to U.S. national security. According to the department, failure to comply could result in a denial, and consular officers have been instructed to flag signs of “hostility” toward the U.S.—though the criteria for such determinations remain vague.

Keep ReadingShow less