Chasten Buttigieg, the outspoken husband of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, just dropped a Twitter bombshell. In a tweet, he recalled his fear and discomfort when a co-worker confronted him about his sexuality.
Buttigieg, who worked as a theatre teacher in public schools prior to his husband’s political career, has not disclosed the location where the incident occurred. In the tweet, he revealed only that he worked in a location with a breakroom.
I’ll never forget when an assistant manager found out I was gay in the break room, marched out onto the floor, came right up to my face and said “wait, is it true you’re a f**?” Now imagine if my manager didn’t like that about me either. [1/2]
— Chasten Glezman Buttigieg (@Chasten) February 24, 2021
“I’ll never forget when an assistant manager found out I was gay in the break room, marched out onto the floor, came right up to my face and said ‘wait, is it true you’re a f**?'” Buttigieg wrote. “Now imagine if my manager didn’t like that about me either. At the time, it would have been legal in far too many places in America for them to simply show me the door. It is time to codify true equality for LGBTQ people and pass the #EqualityAct.”
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It bears mentioning that Buttigieg worked in Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana and Michigan throughout his career. At present, protections for LGBTQ people in the workplace vary by state, and at times, even by county or city. Neither Michigan nor Indiana had statewide laws protecting against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity in employment until the 2020 Supreme Court case Bostock v. Clayton County which ruled that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects employees against discrimination because they are LGBTQ.
At the time, it would have been legal in far too many places in America for them to simply show me the door. It is time to codify true equality for LGBTQ people and pass the #EqualityAct
— Chasten Glezman Buttigieg (@Chasten) February 24, 2021
In other words, before last year, Chasten could have been fired for being outed at work in at least two states where he lived.
Buttigieg put forward the story as part of his endorsement of the Equality Act, a landmark piece of legislation which has already passed the House of Representatives. Should it pass the Senate, President Joe Biden has vowed to sign it into law. Once codified, it would protect LGBTQ Americans from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity in all walks of life, including employment, housing and medical facilities. At the time of this writing, support for the legislation in the Senate remains unclear.
Monkey1
What a convenient story. I’ve seen him talk and move and I think anyone would know he’s gay right away.
Chrisk
Not gonna work. Not everyone is a pathetic self hating Republican troll like yourself.
Derek Northcutt
I understand that monkeys are primitive human beings, too. Anyone would know this by your comment. I hate people.
Cam
The same old right wing troll. Always here to defend anti-LGBTQ bigots and attack the victims.
Monkey1
Sorry to let you down Darek Northcutt, but monkeys are not “primitive human beings”. That would mean that they will eventually evolve into humans, which, is just ridiculous to even think. Humans are not descended from monkeys or any other primate living today. Apparently we do share a common ape ancestor with chimpanzees, however. It lived between 8 and 6 million years ago. All apes and monkeys share a more distant relative, which lived about 25 million years ago.
Cam
@Monkey1
Translation: The anti-LGBTQ right wing troll got busted defending bigotry and attacking the victim and is now desperately trying to deflect onto another topic.
Monkey1
No Cam, I’m not “caught”, I wasn’t secretive about my opinion or trying to hide. I was just correcting Derek’s assumption that monkeys will eventually become humans.
And I stand by my statement. His story doesn’t ring true. If he was on the floor when approached, then that’s where the story would start, such as: I was on the floor at work and my assistant manager approached me and asked if i was a f*g, I later found out he was told in the breakroom.
His story starts in the breakroom, where he was not present, then he details how the assistant manger “marched” out of there and onto the floor… which again he didn’t see because i’m assuming he was busy doing his job.
It also doesn’t ring true that the assistant manager would confront him on the floor with such hostility, because there would be customers all around.
But like I said originally, he sounds and acts very gay so I’m sure most people would know immediately.
Cam
@Monkey1
Once again, the right wing troll account ALWAYS deflects to defend bigots, and ALWAYS paints LGBTQ victims of bigotry as liars.
Your comment is basically trying to claim that it seems unbelievable that someone encountered bigotry in the office. I mean, I’ve seen bad trolling, but THIS is just sad.
Monkey1
That is absolutely not what I said. I believe many people have to face a hostile work environment because they’re gay. I know someone who had to deal with a homophobic boss too. I’m saying this story is not believable. I’m saying that this man is making things up.
Cam
@Monkey1
Sweetie, your trolling isn’t subtle or well done. You attempt to deflect from the seriousness of anti-LGBTQ bigotry by deflecting the discussion with claims that the victim is probably lying.
You got caught and called out. Sorry that your trolling is obvious and stale.
Monkey1
Caught? I wasn’t hiding.
Donston
Christen is pretty much a stereotypical, prototypical middle-aged white “queer”. You can think the story is “convenient”. But he’s pushing a policy. So, of course, it’s convenient.
Monkey1
Donston, last I checked it was his husband in politics, not this guy. I don’t like spouses of polititans yammering on. No one elected or appointed them so why do people care about their opinions? He’s acting like he was appointed alongside his husband.
amanwithanedge
eat crap idiot.
spacecadet
You are clearly trolling despite your protests otherwise. You weren’t there when the events in questions happened so you’re in no position to state they’re not believable when there’s no reason to question Chasten’s honesty. The truth is there weren’t protections for LGBTQ employees in a couple of the states that he has worked in and that’s what really matters. And it’s laughable that you’re doubting his story because of the order that he’s recounting the events. You do know he could have found out further information about what happened through other sources after they had occurred, right? Use your brain and better yet, stop trolling.
Donston
Okay, MonkeyBoy, you’re just being silly now.
Jack Meoff
Will you lot please take your petty arguments somewhere else and stop clogging up the comments section here with it although judging by how frequently you all post on EVERY article I am guessing this is your only social outlet.
Cam
@Monkey1
Funny Troll, you never had a problem with Melania Trump speaking. Oh right, you never have a problem with politicians who are anti-LGBTQ. You have problems with LGBTQ people who are out of the closet and politicians that are out or are allies.
Your troll game is obvious and sad.
LumpyPillows
@Monkey I sure don’t mind brining up inconvenient issues for the “hop on the bandwagon” folks here, but you haven’t got a leg to stand on. This position is irrelevant and, from the start, was meant to be dismissive and insulting.
mailliw110
So what you are saying is that you are not, nor will ever be human?
Cam
I’ve had friends have bosses preach to them after they were outted at work, people who suddenly started getting bad reviews, etc. All of this is not uncommon for the LGBTQ community and is why this legislation needs to get passed.
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LumpyPillows
@cam I fully agree.
Mike Hunt
LOL.