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[[File:Buttigieg and Biden.PNG|right|200px|thumb|Biden and Buttigieg sharing a moment together.]]
[[File:Buttigieg and Biden.PNG|right|200px|thumb|Biden and Buttigieg sharing a moment together.]]
''The New York Times'' reported:
''The New York Times'' reported:
{{quotebox|Many of the 24 uncommitted black voters in the groups, men and women of ages 25 to 65, were deeply uncomfortable discussing Mr. Buttigieg's sexual orientation, the memo said, adding that "they felt the mayor was 'flaunting' his sexuality by the very mention of having a husband."...most party leaders and voters agreed that being a married gay man would cause some discomfort with religious or [[conservative]] black Democrats....black Democrats are a focal point because they were critical to Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and others winning the party nomination in recent years.<br>
{{quotebox-float|Many of the 24 uncommitted black voters in the groups, men and women of ages 25 to 65, were deeply uncomfortable discussing Mr. Buttigieg's sexual orientation, the memo said, adding that "they felt the mayor was 'flaunting' his sexuality by the very mention of having a husband."...most party leaders and voters agreed that being a married gay man would cause some discomfort with religious or [[conservative]] black Democrats....black Democrats are a focal point because they were critical to Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and others winning the party nomination in recent years.<br>
"The biggest issue for him is he’s married to a man," said Phyllis Harris-Drakeford, the Democratic chairwoman of Kershaw County, S.C. "I have no problem with that: You love who you want to love and you have the freedom in this country to do that. But in [[the South]] in particular, that’s not well-favored."<ref>https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2019/10/pete-buttigieg-courts-black-voters-sexuality-hurdle/</ref>}}
"The biggest issue for him is he’s married to a man," said Phyllis Harris-Drakeford, the Democratic chairwoman of Kershaw County, S.C. "I have no problem with that: You love who you want to love and you have the freedom in this country to do that. But in [[the South]] in particular, that’s not well-favored."<ref>https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2019/10/pete-buttigieg-courts-black-voters-sexuality-hurdle/</ref>}}