June marks the kick-off to Pride Month, so we’re turning the spotlight on LGBTQIA+ activist Chasten Buttigieg. 

Buttigieg, who is married to Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, recently released an updated version of his bestselling memoir titled "I Have Something To Tell You" for young adults. 

Spectrum News NY1 reporter Frank DiLella recently caught up with the former theater teacher.

"I didn't have a book like this when I was in middle school. And I think this book is going to be a great way for for students to see themselves in a story that might feel more familiar to them. It's also going to be great for parents and teachers, too, to know what a student might be going through when they're questioning their identity. And it's not just about being LGBTQ, it's also just about feeling like a fish out of water. And so this is definitely something I wish I could have read when I was in middle school, feeling all of those emotions," Buttigieg shared.

He also talked about the importance of ally-ship.

"One thing that made my story a happy, it gave my story a happy ending, was that my allies jumped into action when I ran away from home. So embarrassed about who I was and terrified that my parents would lose their friends and the community would laugh at me and laugh at them. My parents said, ‘No, come back home. We're going to, we're going to figure this out because we love you.’ And they were very active allies when someone said something that hurt me,” Buttigieg said.

“You know, they put their arm in front of me and protected me from that. And they wanted to make it safe for me because they loved me. But they also recognized that the burden of living in a world that makes you feel like you are unworthy of that love or community or acceptance, that burden shouldn't just be on me. That they, too, knew that they needed to step up and help create a world in which people didn't have to feel that way in the first place," he added.