Why the Buttigiegs’ Ordeal Touches Longstanding Fears

Former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg was kept from his children for a day in June by a false allegation of child abuse. The incident has outraged people of all identities—but for LGBTQ parents and parents with LGBTQ children, it may touch longstanding fears.A hoax CPS call kept Pete and Chasten Buttigieg from their twins for 24 hours. For LGBTQ parents, it echoes a long history of bias-driven family separation.

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Dana Rudolph is the founder and publisher of Mombian, a GLAAD Media Award-winning blog and resource directory, with a searchable database of 2,000+ LGBTQ family books, media, and more.