Look, his inability to gain traction w/ black voters is MUCH less a function of his being gay than of his lack of connection/reputation. Of course there’s homophobia - in the US & in black America; the question is does it affect black vote choice…
But religious views DO NOT generally dictate the black electorate’s votes in elections. We know this.
AND where there was open acknowledgement that if she’d kissed her partner in a black church, she’d be asked to leave.
cnn.com/2019/04/07/us/…
All else being equal, a straight Buttigieg is prob still @ 3%/