It is nice to have some good news to report. Pete has officially been confirmed as Secretary of Transportation and is the first out LGBT individual confirmed for a cabinet level position. (Now we wait and see about Dr. Rachel Levine who would be the first transgender cabinet-level individual)
It is so cool to see Pete confirmed because I feel like I know him and Chasten (and Buddy and Truman of course) like friends based on how open and vulnerable they have been in their various books. This is the power of making people feel seen and heard. This is also the power of providing us new ways to process our own histories and our own lives.
(Random fact the one time I was in South Bends for a Leaders in Transition program at the University of Notre Dame was during his first year as mayor though of course that was like 6 or 7 years before I had any idea who he was)
So Congrats Secretary Pete and thanks for everything you have already done, and everything you are going to do. And I will do my part by following the Rules of the Road including Belonging, Boldness, and Joy which is my personal goal for the year.
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