[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/pete-and-chasten-buttigieg-are-parents\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/pete-and-chasten-buttigieg-are-parents\/","headline":"Pete and Chasten Buttigieg are parents!","name":"Pete and Chasten Buttigieg are parents!","description":"Many are celebrating the visibility the Buttigieges will bring to LGBTQ+ families.\u00a0","datePublished":"2021-08-18","dateModified":"2021-08-19","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/author\/molly\/#Person","name":"Molly Sprayregen","url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/author\/molly\/","identifier":10507,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a4b52e7bcebea6609440323eb32980a14e8a6ccf671ae2146179b833cd80eed4?s=96&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a4b52e7bcebea6609440323eb32980a14e8a6ccf671ae2146179b833cd80eed4?s=96&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Equally Wed","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"http:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/equally-wed-lgbtq-weddings-logo.jpg","url":"http:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/equally-wed-lgbtq-weddings-logo.jpg","width":218,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/222903543_526517695061285_6381339173018301380_n.jpg","url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/222903543_526517695061285_6381339173018301380_n.jpg","height":810,"width":1080},"url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/pete-and-chasten-buttigieg-are-parents\/","about":["Celebrities","Family"],"wordCount":354,"keywords":["anti-LGBTQ+","Chasten Buttigieg","LGBTQ adoption","LGBTQ+ families","Pete Buttigieg"],"articleBody":"On Tuesday, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and his husband Chasten announced on social media that they have become parents.“For some time, Chasten and I have wanted to grow our family,” tweeted Pete, who is also the first ever out gay Senate-confirmed Cabinet member. “We\u2019re overjoyed to share that we\u2019ve become parents! The process isn\u2019t done yet and we\u2019re thankful for the love, support, and respect for our privacy that has been offered to us. We can\u2019t wait to share more soon.”For some time, Chasten and I have wanted to grow our family. We\u2019re overjoyed to share that we\u2019ve become parents! The process isn\u2019t done yet and we\u2019re thankful for the love, support, and respect for our privacy that has been offered to us. We can\u2019t wait to share more soon.— Pete Buttigieg (@PeteButtigieg) August 17, 2021The happy couple has not revealed more details, but that has not stopped the Internet from rejoicing and sending well wishes. Many are also celebrating the visibility the Buttigieges will bring to LGBTQ+ families.Congratulations, gents!! Blessings to your growing family \u2764\ufe0f\ud83c\udf89— Nope. (@JoyAnnReid) August 17, 2021As gay dads of FIVE adopted kids, my husband @RobertCooper58 and I want to offer you and Chasten our heartfelt congrats!! We\u2019re so happy for you both!! \u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f— Jon Cooper (@joncoopertweets) August 17, 2021Congrats!!! So thrilled for you! \u2764\ufe0f\ud83c\udf08\u2728 Here\u2019s our family. Thrilled to welcome you to fatherhood! https:\/\/t.co\/S8VYm40F9p— Scott Hadland, MD (@DrScottHadland) August 17, 2021 A July Washington Post profile of Chasten detailed the challenges the couple has experienced trying to adopt over the past year, a year that has involved parenting workshops, home studies, and birth parents changing their minds.\u201cIt\u2019s a really weird cycle of anger and frustration and hope,\u201d Chasten said. \u201cYou think it\u2019s finally happening and you get so excited, and then it\u2019s gone.\u201dIn the interview, he also imagined what he and Pete will someday tell their child: “We tried so hard for you. We waited so long for you.”Congratulations to the growing family!"},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Pete and Chasten Buttigieg are parents!","item":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/pete-and-chasten-buttigieg-are-parents\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]