I probably should keep quiet about this. But the shitty things said about Pete during the primary by people I know & respect felt personal. For many gay men, the sheer terror of being outed during their formative adolescent years has a profound impact on who they become as adults https://twitter.com/adamgreen/status/1296631553724948480

Just like with women, you cannot disentangle a gay man’s “likability” from his experiences navigating the world as a gay man. People’s bizarrely strong reactions to Pete are cut from the same cloth as people’s bizarrely strong reactions to female candidates. It is revealing.

I’ve written elsewhere—including my pinned thread—that queer people very often feel like outsiders. I’m thankful for people like Pete who have the fortitude to force their way into a place of high visibility. People like him make it easier for the rest of us to follow suit.