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The Senate confirmed the former South Bend, Ind., mayor and former presidential candidate in an 86-13 vote.  Chasten Buttigieg, a teacher and writer, gained fame during his husband’s presidential bid, using his platform to advocate for protections for members of the LGBTQ community.  The transportation secretary’s husband published a memoir last year titled, "I Have Something to Tell You," in which he described his Michigan upbringing, stories from the presidential campaign trail and the challenges he and his husband faced as Pete Buttigieg became the first openly gay presidential candi...

Luckily for Buttigieg, who is the first openly gay cabinet member to be Senate-confirmed, he's had his biggest cheerleader by his side to encourage him: his husband, Chasten Buttigieg. While supporting Pete throughout his campaign, Chasten amassed a devoted following of his own—one that stands over 500k Twitter followers strong. Mashablecalled him "the Twitter celebrity we deserve." Politicosaid at the time his husband was running for president that Chasten was "winning the 2020 spouse primary." Before Pete ended his presidential campaign in March 2020, Chasten gave a speech that capture...

‘Palmer’ Scribe Cheryl Guerriero To Pen Coming-Out Feature ‘I Have Something To Tell You’ For Monarch Media Deadline 2/3/2021 EXCLUSIVE: In the wake of seeing her Apple TV+ movie The project is inspired by Guerriero’s own experience. In 2003, with a video camera hidden in her family’s kitchen, Guerriero, with the help of her sister, came out to her conservative, religious parents. She subsequently appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show with her mother to help educate the audience on how difficult the coming-out process can be. More from Deadline I Have Something to Tell You, and G...

Stateside's conversation with Jessica Trotter and Tim Gleisner Every year, the Library of Michigan releases a list of Michigan Notable Books, which features books that are about or set in Michigan — or that were written by authors from the state. But in 2020, the selection committee faced a unique challenge: compiling a list of notable works published in a year like no other. [Get Stateside on your phone: subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts today.] “To be honest, at the beginning of the year, it was hard to see how we even move forward,” said Tim Gleisner, head of the select...

Jan 12, 2021 LANSING — The 2021 Michigan Notable Books, announced by the Library of Michigan, provide a homegrown celebration of Michigan. The annual list features 20 books, published during the previous calendar year, which are about, or set, in Michigan or written by a Michigan author. Selections span a diverse topics and genres, both fiction and nonfiction. The latest list doesn’t disappoint, exploring the visionary work of Charlevoix’s Earl A. Young; the contemporary verse of the Anishinaabe; the life of music legend Aretha Franklin; the natural mysteries of our state; and more. “...