The entire Democratic Party is animated by race, gender, sexuality, and social justice. Everyone within and without is evaluated on an ever-shifting scale of identity grievance called “intersectionality.” It’s only natural, then, that its first major openly gay candidate for president would stand accused of not having suffered enough in life to justify the attention he’s receiving.

Antjuan Seawright, a Democratic strategist based in South Carolina, groaned to Politico that the news media are dedicating too much airtime and print space to South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg, a gay man who, nonetheless, apparently hasn’t suffered enough to merit the publicity.