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[quote=Anonymous]Maybe we need to fight fire with fire, reality tv with reality tv.

This is a desperation play, but I'm starting to get desperate.

Pete Buttigieg is pretty impressive.  He's smart and articulate, he's competent, and he's OURS.  He stands for the right things.  He's a far better Democrat, in my opinion, than Biden or Harris.

But he's short, he's young, and he's not nearly famous enough.  He has an adorable gay marriage and family. 
 But...he doesn't come off as gay enough to inspire most LGBTQIA+.  My gay friends are VERY lukewarm to him and in some cases hostile.  In fact, he comes off a little "Republican lite."

But if Pete Buttigieg were to transition to a woman, and do it authentically in the public eye, he would become the most famous person who ever lived.

I know it's risky.  I know it seems silly.  But he's just one guy, and I don't think he can win as he is.  I'm not that worried about losing the "Pete Buttigieg as a male Presidential candidate" option.  He's not viable enough as is.  But with a few tweaks, really the ultimate tweak, he could be viable.  I think it's worth a try.

I think his national profile would soar.  His problem now is that his coming out as gay wasn't a big enough deal.  If it had happened about 10 years earlier, he probably WOULD be President now.  But in 2025, he has to go bigger.

Even if the bid for the Presidency (or some other huge office) fails, this would still be pretty amazing for the trans rights movement.

We haven't seen a beloved major national figure go through the steps of a transition.  The closest we've come so far is Ellen/Elliot Page, a semi-famous actor, and Caitlyn Jenner, who, as a weird conservative, was a less-than-ideal role model.

I would love to see a good looking, articulate, already kinda famous, Progressive politician do this.  And I do think Buttigieg is ambitious enough to go for it.  If he has even a little bit of curiosity about becoming a woman, he should consider doing it for society, for trans folk, and for the Democratic Party.

I think it would be epic.

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