Buttigieg Removes Preferred Pronouns From His Bio

Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg has removed his preferred pronouns from his X bio after placing them there in 2019.

“Dear @PeteButtigieg, why did you remove your pronouns?” professor-author Gad Saad asked.

Dear @PeteButtigieg, why did you remove your pronouns? https://t.co/A0hhwdezld

— Gad Saad (@GadSaad) January 31, 2025

“Because he’s now a ‘was/were,” one X user quipped.

Buttigieg added his gender pronouns to his bio in 2019. pic.twitter.com/lyRESzb4Ro

— Colin Wright (@SwipeWright) January 31, 2025

Chasten Buttigieg, Pete’s husband, has also removed the pronouns from his X bio.

Times have apparently changed; in 2021, as Pride Month got underway, Chasten Buttigieg spoke of using the “wrong pronoun,” telling CBS News, “Acknowledge that you’re going to mess up. Messing up is uncomfortable. We don’t want to mess up, especially if you consider yourself an ally. Some of these things are new. We live in a very heteronormative society, so of…