Pete Buttigieg recounts troubles he wrestled with coming out as gay 

If I was LGBTQ I would have cried during this speech. Amazing expression of what it is like to be gay in rural America.

I am a former GOP political activist, but I have decided I cannot any longer support the party of sexual segregation, and division. I am just a few years younger than him and I know I couldn't have the courage to run myself. I feel that if Pete wanted me for any part of his administration I would consider it an honor.

He really knows more than people realized. It’s about time for Americans to have a decent, knowledgeable, intelligent, honest president. Pete is the one, he has my vote.

Damn it!!!!!!! He made me cry

He reminds me of Obama, but I think Buttigieg is less idealistic and more strategic than Obama was. Which I think is very good for his eventual chances.

A Washington outsider, who is actually smart. He has my vote!

His message is so beautiful and inspiring.

He’s officially converted me from a realist to an optimist.

What a Honest testimony! The total opposite of Trump. Brave, Honest, Intelligent, Articulate and Humble... I like this REAL MAN

A statesman that is intelligent and articulate, I want to hear and see so much more of him.

I love him.. so articulate, intelligent, relatable and all around good guy!!

At last a breath of fresh air and someone I can believe in....you go Mayor Pete.

2019- Mayor Pete is amazing. This was a brilliant speech! He is forward thinking, honest, intelligent, erudite and the future of this country! He is exactly what this country needs. He gives thoughtful and not canned answers that most politicians give. He is our country’s future! He has my vote!

This guy is so refreshing, astute, eloquent, & articulate! America deserves him, the world needs him

Pete Buttigieg has my money, my support, and my vote in 2020.

I'm not American but I am obsessed with mayor Pete. I pray for your country to have a leader as articulate, intelligent and compassionate as him

He didn't seem like a millennial until he chose "Mr. Brightside" as his intro music.

With separation of church and state, shouldn't government workers HAVE to issue marriage licenses to all couples? Their religion should not impede rights of other citizens.

My gut instinct tells me, he's the one. A rising star, and hopefully the next President.

If you can afford to send a little cash to his campaign, that would be great . My money is on Pete !!!

I hope Pete's name gets out there in a big way. Love this guy!

What an inspirational guy.

I cried when he said he would cut off what made him gay inside his body with a knife if he could find it when he was a youngster. How painful would his teenage experience be!

Every time I listen to him I feel smarter after

Love this brilliant man. Pete 2020!!! Exactly what America needs right now.

I love this guy...a dear soul. May all the best happen for him!

My heart is with those guys.Keep them safe🇺🇸

People just relax, the reason he is talking about lgbt issues because it's a lgbt event.

He definitely has my vote.

This is exactly what America needs.

I just can’t understand why anyone would dislike this video. Everything he says is so spot on.

I did not wrestle with being gay but being in a community that does NOT SEE me as an equal because I am gay, is a daily wrestling match. Those that know, know what I am talking about. I look up to Mayor Buttigieg and his husband. 🇺🇸🥰 🌈😎🤓🌈

Out of all the candidates this guy is the one to watch.

They don't get more beautiful than this guy.

After each clip of this guy I find myself wanting it to have been longer. He could not be any more the complete opposite of Trump in every way shape or form. He's incredibly intelligent, well spoken, thoughtful, compassionate, brave and a true leader.

Likable guy, definitely the only DEM running that is relatable and honest.

His voice is one of the many things that sets him apart, America is cool again, congrats from Germany.

10.30 - I'm freaking sobbing. That love they have...absolutely precious. Mayor Pete will go far, he's a beautiful soul.

This is the MAN

i love listening to Mayor Pete Buttigieg ✊🏳️‍🌈

This guy gives me do much courage!

I love this guy!!! Gonna throws some cash his way!!

This man should be president.

Did anyone else notice that in this speech there were shades of Obama? The rhythm of the movement from universal to particular, the shifts in tone of voice... and yet it was all him, Mayor Pete.

I love this guy!

Absolutely the real deal.

Every time I watch a video with mayor Pete I want to donate again. This is hope incarnate. I hope the Democratic Party recognizes the opportunity we have with this man.

This man is what America needs as a President.

That grindr joke was hilarious.

This man is special

Pete’s personal reflections are so beautiful!!!

If you didn't love Pete Buttigieg before this video, you certainly will now. But he already had my vote before this.

How can you not love this guy? Buttigieg 2020!

People saying that he is a long shot candidate should remember that one point in history, Obama and Trump were both considered long shots too and look what happened. I hope he wins.

"no pill" "no knife" -- we need to make sure that EVERY person in our communities, across the nation & around the world, will be so comfortable with themselves that they would never seek "the pill" or "the knife."

This moved me to tears. as an LGBT person myself there is something indescribable about watching and listening to Pete talk so candidly about his experience, and knowing he is eyeing the presidency. He is absolutely excellent from all I've heard from him and he certainly has my vote.

If you’ve got a problem with who I am, your problem is not with me, it’s with your maker.

Pete's words fills me with hope.

This is what authenticity looks and sounds like. This is what public service looks like. Pete represents the best this country has to offer and his journey has just begun. Optimism is on the march and Pete’s taking the lead. God bless him.

I am crying. The honesty of his complex story-pain and shame that turns into compassion and love...Mayor Pete is THE ONE!

WE, are all human. I will be there in South Bend for you. 💓

This guy's gonna be president one day. If not in 2020, shortly thereafter...

That pill and knife story is so poetic. Then he weaves it into policy. Can't wait for Pete to beat Trump

What a great young man! There is hope for the future!! GO PETE!! I have contributed to his presidential campaign twice.

Complete sentences. No rage. No lies. IMAGINE a debate with Donni. That will be historical tv

As a man, I'm not gay or sexually attracted to Pete, but I think I'd probably marry him too given the chance.

Wouldn't it be absolutely amazing if he won!!?? I love Mayor Pete!

He's so inspirational, intelligent, articulate, eloquent. The world needs a US President or Vice President Pete Buttigieg.

So articulate and genuine.

This guy is the real deal.

More Mayor Pete. PLEASE!

A Navy veteran sharp like a razor and so eloquent : this is America ! Bernie, Biden and Trump are so has-been !

"In the last days, God says, I will pour out my spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams." It's time for the old to sit back, and offer wisdom, and let the young realize their vision. I'm with Pete.

It is nice to see someone with a well thought out message that I can really identify with.

You could definitely be looking at the next POTUS!!

Growing up gay I felt the same way. I would of did anything to be straight. Didn't think I'd cry watching this but here I am

One of the best speeches I have heard regarding humanity, LGBQT rights, and the current concerns outside of such issues in the U.S.A.

I love this guy!!! His husband is amazing, too... both are smart and energized!!!

I am straight as it gets... however, I LOVE this man. What an amazing person.

"Toto, I think we're not in Indiana anymore..." More so than "the new Obama," for those of us are old enough to remember his 1,000 days, Mayor Pete is the new JFK. I am 65 and watched John Kennedy's inaugural in 1961 and his funeral in 1963. Glorious days, difficult days and frightening days. There are obvious parallels with Pete and JFK, Harvard and Pembroke College Oxford vs Harvard and London University of Economics and they are both published authors with Kennedy's "Profiles in Courage" and Pete's "The Shortest Way Home." The first openly gay Presidential candidate will require even more courage and assurance than the first Catholic U.S. President did in his day. Both men can claim active military service as U.S. naval lieutenants in their Curriculum Vitae. Then there's the shared grace, the quick wit, the stature of someone with proven ability to succeed in public service, be it legislative or executive. They both signal a new beginning--Kennedy a dramatic lurch forward from the post-WWII "baby-boom" era of Eisenhower while Pete provides a possible deliverance from the monstrous horror of Trumpworld now blanketing and digesting every caring, intelligent, and hopeful American as if it were the Blob from the classic albeit cheesy 1953 movie with Steve McQueen. My own life experiences have inured me with the firm and unassailable belief that there is nothing worse for the human spirit than unfulfilled potential or promise. So yes, as we decompose inside the belly of the Blob, what we need is a Moses to confront our political divide as if it were the Red Sea. The prize is nothing less than the welcoming shores of our "currently-missing-in-action" land of milk and honey. We should be looking for an ethical leader, a person of essential goodness, to guide us safely through our country's current wasteland of prejudice and peril. There's so much more to be written but, ultimately, we all need to mobilize and fight for the survival of our federal founders' vision of a Promised Land, indeed, the very same vision which is at the very heart of our American experience. We must vanquish the monstrous values, rebuke the heartless individuals and repel the hideous actions of Trumpworld and recognize and reclaim everything we have allowed to be spirited away. We are a nation that will always be "bound for the Promised Land" because, while the form of the Land may evolve, the essence of its Promise is immutable. It is ours to keep, both our birthright and our legacy to our heirs. Now is the time to defend our American principles and our Jeffersonian sacred honor. President Kennedy, pausing for a moment as he listens to his favorite vinyl LP playing on a Hi-Fi record player, would exhort us to imagine, pursue and behold his vision of Camelot, new, shining and bright. Isn't that the very heart of the tale of Arthur, the once and future king? Fifty-five years of waiting and I believe Avalon has been sighted in Indiana, in the sepia-toned "rust belt" of the American Heart Land. I for one am ready for the portcullis of Avalon to be raised and the drawbridge to be lowered onto a new America. I am longing to revel in its glorious vision of renewed beauty, blooming with bright colors and golden paved roads. And maybe, just maybe, an armor clad Mayor Pete will emerge on his steed wielding the Shield of Virtue and brandishing the Sword of Truth.

If the dems nominate another crusty old man over this national TREASURE I s2g

Profile of Courage

He can help educate a lot of ignorant people about sexual orientation. So much homophobia is based on ignorance. Preach, teach and live your life!

He thanked the waitstaff!! 💓

Ladies and gentlemen, our next president!!!!

Biden and Sanders are good guys, but are too old for the presidency. Pete and Kamala would be a great ticket to beat Trump / Pence

I’d take a bullet for this man. What a decent guy! Such an allrounder too

Finally a progressive that doesn't sound like an angry old disgruntled "socialist". I'm a big fan and really hope he's going to be our nominee!

I'm a Baby Boomer and a lifelong American. This is the guy I want in my country's White House.

Listening to him describe his struggle coming to terms being with being gay had tears streaming down my face as I went through the same thing.

LOVE LOVE the end song from Queen---Great speech--you inspire Mayor Pete!!

VOTE Blue for real leadership in 2020!!

Yeah thats right mayor pete ! Much respect for you . you got my vote bro not because your gay or because you came out . its because of what you stand for .

Cross the bridge carefully, there are trolls lurking. Pay them no mind.

Im not American but I can see myself going go the pub and buying him a drink. Good luck

Thank you for sharing your journey...with courage.

Wow, I am shook and have been changed by this.

the next president of the United States.

"Politics isn't theoretical, it is personal"...wow...great line.

yes YES PETE, TELL US MORE!!!