Pete Buttigieg, US Secretary of Transportation, introduced her twins with her husband

Pete Buttigieg, the first openly gay cabinet member in American history, and her husband Chasten Glezman Buttigieg introduced their twins on social media on Saturday, after announcing in August that they had become parents without giving details.

Nail black and white photo, posted on Twitter and Instagram, shows the two smiling men, face to face, in what appears to be a hospital room, each with a baby wrapped in a patterned blanket.

“We are delighted to welcome Penelope Rose and Joseph August Buttigieg to our family.”wrote Pete Buttigieg, who was one of the stars of the Democratic primary for the 2020 presidential election.

“Chasten and I we are more than grateful for all the good wishes we have received since announcing that we have become parents “ on August 17, the 39-year-old transportation secretary tweeted.

His message had received more than 200,000 “likes” around 8:00 p.m. GMT this Saturday.

“Chasten and I have wanted to expand our family for a long time. We are delighted to announce that we have become parents! ”He tweeted in August, announcing the news.

“The the procedure is not yet finished and we are grateful for the love, support and respect for our privacy that you have given us. We hope to have more soon, ”he added.

Glezman Buttigieg shared the same text on Instagram, accompanied by an emoticon representing a bottle.

The couple did not specify, but the mention of a “Procedure” made many Internet users think of an adoption. Some responded to the tweet with congratulations and photos of themselves with their children or adoptive parents.

Pete Buttigieg is gone South Bend alcade, a mid-sized city in the state of Indiana.

Almost unknown to the general public when he presented his Candidate for the Democratic presidential primary in April 2019, this former soldier who went through Afghanistan had a meteoric career.

In December 2020, then US President-elect Joe Biden has appointed his longtime rival in the Democratic primary as Transport Secretary.

Buttigieg has been a revelation in the election campaign, going from mayor of small town South Bend in Indiana to national media sensation, despite his campaign running out of steam and pulling out before “Super Tuesday” to leave the way clear. in Biden.

Known as “Mayor Pete”, he impressed the campaign with his talented student profile that combines his credentials as an Afghanistan war veteran with an avant-garde style, which led him to openly present himself as homosexual when he entered politics, after having kept his orientation secret during his military period.

He is “the first openly LGBT person appointed to a permanent post in the presidential cabinet.”, according to the organization Institute of Victory.

“Pete’s appointment is a a milestone in the decades-long struggle to ensure that the LGBT population is represented in our government and its impact will reverberate far beyond the ministry he will lead», Said the organization at the time of his appointment.

(With information from AFP)

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