ElNono
08-18-2021, 03:07 AM
Pete Buttigieg announces he and husband will be parents
The Transportation secretary said he and Chasten Buttigieg are “overjoyed,” even though the process isn’t done yet.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced on Tuesday that he and his husband are expectant parents.
“For some time, Chasten and I have wanted to grow our family,” Buttigieg, the first openly gay Cabinet secretary, wrote on Twitter. “We’re overjoyed to share that we’ve become parents! The process isn’t done yet and we’re thankful for the love, support, and respect for our privacy that has been offered to us.”
No details were available about their avenue to parenthood, but the Buttigiegs have been open about their difficulties trying to adopt a child as a married couple. In a July profile of Chasten Buttigieg, The Washington Post reported that the two had been trying to do so for more than a year, even going so far as “on multiple occasions, to shop for baby gear and discuss names,” but to no avail.
“It’s a really weird cycle of anger and frustration and hope,” he told the paper. “You think it’s finally happening and you get so excited, and then it’s gone.”
Pete Buttigieg has had a rapid rise in Democratic politics, going from the mayor of South Bend, Ind., to a treasured role in a presidential administration in just a few years’ time. In between, he made an unsuccessful bid to become chair of the Democratic National Committee and ran for president.
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/08/17/transportation-sec-buttigieg-announces-adoption-plans-505613
The Transportation secretary said he and Chasten Buttigieg are “overjoyed,” even though the process isn’t done yet.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced on Tuesday that he and his husband are expectant parents.
“For some time, Chasten and I have wanted to grow our family,” Buttigieg, the first openly gay Cabinet secretary, wrote on Twitter. “We’re overjoyed to share that we’ve become parents! The process isn’t done yet and we’re thankful for the love, support, and respect for our privacy that has been offered to us.”
No details were available about their avenue to parenthood, but the Buttigiegs have been open about their difficulties trying to adopt a child as a married couple. In a July profile of Chasten Buttigieg, The Washington Post reported that the two had been trying to do so for more than a year, even going so far as “on multiple occasions, to shop for baby gear and discuss names,” but to no avail.
“It’s a really weird cycle of anger and frustration and hope,” he told the paper. “You think it’s finally happening and you get so excited, and then it’s gone.”
Pete Buttigieg has had a rapid rise in Democratic politics, going from the mayor of South Bend, Ind., to a treasured role in a presidential administration in just a few years’ time. In between, he made an unsuccessful bid to become chair of the Democratic National Committee and ran for president.
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/08/17/transportation-sec-buttigieg-announces-adoption-plans-505613