Democratic presidential candidate former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg speaks to supporters at a caucus night rally in Des Moines, Iowa, Monday, Feb. 3, 2020. - GENE J. PUSKAR / AP / SIPA

An Iowa-based American asked to change her vote after learning that Pete Buttigieg, the Democratic candidate for whom she had voted, was gay. "He has a partner of the same sex?" Asks the voter in a tense exchange posted on Tuesday on Twitter.

The scene took place this Monday evening in Cresco, a rural town in Iowa currently in full primaries. "Are you telling me he has a same-sex partner?" Pete? Asked the voter to a representative of the Democratic candidate. "Yes, he is married," replies the young woman. "So I don't want anyone like that in the White House," retorts the lady, demanding that she be returned her bulletin.

#PeteButtigieg precinct captain in rural Iowa responds to a caucus-goer flipping out upon learning that he has a same-sex partner. It's a masterclass in patience, persistence, and love. Bravo @nikkiheever #IowaCaucuses #cresco #howardcountyiowa pic.twitter.com/PhX7vRFh8X

- Annabel Park (@annabelpark) February 4, 2020

A scene managed with calm

Embarrassed, Pete Buttigieg's campaign representative then points out that the candidate is "a human being, like you and me, and that shouldn't be important." "How is it that we have said nothing before," asked the voter, ensuring that she was unaware of the sexual orientation of the Democratic candidate, who has however never hidden his homosexuality since the start of the campaign.

“Why is it said in the Bible that a man should marry a woman? “, Summarizes the voter. "I totally respect your point of view," replied the representative, accused of not being a believer. I think we have differences in interpretation. It is unclear whether the voter finally resumed her ballot.

In a speech celebrating his “staggering victory” in Iowa, where he won the Democratic primary, Pete Buttigieg referred to his personal story. "For a child somewhere who wonders if he or she or" iel "has a place among their own family, if you believe in yourself or in your country, then your conviction will be strengthened", a he said, using the neutral pronoun "iel" ("they" in English).

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