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Mayor Pete claims he doesn't read Queerty (We refuse to believe it!)
In a revealing new interview with Out, Democratic Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg has made a shocking admission: he doesn’t read any LGBTQ publications.
Not a single one.
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Buttigieg, who has endured the absurd criticism in some circles that he’s “not gay enough,” stopped reading queer media after he announced his presidential run. He says he made the choice both to avoid the criticism, and to stay focused on the race.
“I am what I am, you know, and there’s going to be a lot of that,” Buttigieg said. “That’s why I can’t even read the [LGBTQ+] media anymore because it’s all: ‘Too gay, not gay enough, wrong kind of gay.’”
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