Kirsten Gillibrand and Chasten Buttigieg celebrate Pride Month in Iowa

09 Jun 2019

Kirsten Gillibrand and Chasten Buttigeig shopping in Iowa

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Presidential candidate Kirsten Gillibrand hung out with drag queens in Iowa back in April. Now, she’s back at that Des Moines gay bar, Blazing Saddles, to celebrate Pride month.

Taking drink orders

Gillibrand kicked off Pride month at Blazing Saddles by taking drink orders while answering questions about policy.

@SenGillibrand pourin’ for Pride. She gets it. #IowaPride pic.twitter.com/4UpPnx8FLa

— Michael Tallman (@AllManicHamlet) June 8, 2019

Now ⁦@SenGillibrand⁩ is mixing drinks at Blazing Saddle. Only in Iowa! #iacaucus #iapolitics pic.twitter.com/LL2cZjKbVN

— Kathie Obradovich (@KObradovich) June 8, 2019

One man asked for Gillibrand’s favorite drink. She gave him a straight whiskey.

Guy asks @SenGillibrand what her favorite drink is to order it, just gets handed hers instead
“It seems like it’s just whiskey straight!” he says #IACaucus pic.twitter.com/KnOuawvZig

— Iowa Starting Line (@IAStartingLine) June 8, 2019

Shopping with Chasten Buttigeig

Gillibrand was also spotted hanging out with the husband of fellow presidential hopeful Pete Buttigeig.

Gillibrand and Chasten Buttigeig went shopping at Des Moines-based retailer Raygun for some rainbow gear for Pride.

So this just happened. @Chas10Buttigieg is helping @SenGillibrand shop for pride. I love Iowa. #IACaucus #FirstRateFirstState #PrideMonth 🏳️‍🌈 pic.twitter.com/9QXw97Vcbo

— Lara Henderson (@lara_marie14) June 7, 2019

LGBTI Rights Agenda

Gillibrand’s latest stop in Iowa comes just days after she released a huge LGBTI rights agenda. The agenda includes codifying marriage equality, banning conversion therapy nationally, and reversing the Trump Administration’s decision to ban transgender people from serving in the military.

‘The LGBTQ community is not a monolith with a finite set of needs, and equal rights and freedom from discrimination should be the bare minimum we accept,’ Gillibrand wrote.

‘As president, I will do more than defend LGBTQ rights — I will stand shoulder to shoulder with the LGBTQ community in the fight for equality. We’re in this together, because LGBTQ rights are human rights.’