Why Chasten Buttigieg wrote a new children’s book about two dads that isn’t about being different

Chasten Buttigieg's heartwarming new children’s book about two dads

When Chasten Buttigieg spoke with The Advocate from his home in Traverse City in early May, he had just seen a hummingbird for the first time this season. It was the kind of moment he’s learned to savor — one of nature, stillness, and the quiet that now surrounds the family he’s raising with his husband, former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, and their nearly four-year-old twins, Gus and Penelope. The former middle school teacher, theat…

Why Chasten Buttigieg wrote a new children’s book about two dads that isn’t about being different

With LGBTQ-themed children's books being ripped out of libraries in certain parts of the country, Chasten Buttigieg wrote Papa's Coming Home" with a purpose.