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Buttigieg defends using ‘personal struggle’ as gay man as ‘motivation’ to protect other civil rights

By Naomi Lim
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Buttigieg defends using ‘personal struggle’ as gay man as ‘motivation’ to protect other civil rights

ATLANTA — Pete Buttigieg stood by his attempts during the fifth Democratic primary debate to identify with civil rights struggles by evoking discrimination he has faced as a gay man.

“This is a time for solidarity, and anyone who has experienced whatever personal struggle we bring to this fight needs to reach into that as a motivation to help others,” the South Bend, Indiana, mayor, 37, said Thursday at a voter rights post-debate event with Stacey Abrams’ Fair Fight Action group in Atlanta.

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