Pete Buttigieg Hits 65,000 Donor Mark, Putting Gay Man and LGBTQ Issues in First Democratic Presidential Debate

Pete Buttigieg Hits 65,000 Donor Mark, Putting Gay Man and LGBTQ Issues in First Democratic Presidential Debate

For the first time in history, an openly gay man will participate in a Democratic presidential debate.

South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg announced on Saturday morning that he had reached the 65,000 individual donor goal which qualifies him to be invited to the first debate of 12 planned by the DNC before the 2020 election.

Thanks to you, we hit the @TheDemocrats 65,000 donor goal in order to be invited to the first debate. But we are going to need to raise a lot more money to compete. pic.twitter.com/SCOAZ20UuG

— Pete Buttigieg (@PeteButtigieg) March 16, 2019

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Milo Yiannopoulos Barred from Australia (Once Again) Over Remarks on Christchurch Terror Attacks

Milo Yiannopoulos Barred from Australia (Once Again) Over Remarks on Christchurch Terror Attacks

Milo Yiannopoulos has been barred from Australia following remarks he made on social media about the Christchurch, New Zealand terror attacks.

Wrote the Australian immigration minister David Coleman: “Mr Yiannopoulos’ comments on social media regarding the Christchurch terror attack are appalling and foment hatred and division. The terrorist attack in Christchurch was carried out on Muslims peacefully practicing their religion.  It was an act of pure evil. Australia stands with New Zealand and with Muslim communities the world over in condemning this inhuman act.”

ABC News reports: ‘Yiannopoulos had described Islam as a “barbaric, alien” religious culture on social media after the terror incident, prompting the Government’s change of heart. “I’m banned from Australia, again, after a statement in which I said I abhor political violence,” Yiannopoulos said on social media after the announcement.’

Yiannopoulos had been barred from the country two weeks ago, but Coleman relented after pressure from conservative MPs to allow him in. The MPs had argued barring him would be a blow to freedom of speech.

Last December, Yiannopoulos was kicked off the fundraising site Patreon after one day using the service, because the platform doesn’t allow “association with or [support of] hate groups.”

At the time, it was reported that he was $4 million in debt.

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