Win McNamee/Getty Images Pete Buttigieg counseled a nine-year old boy who wanted advice on coming out as gay to everyone. "Would you help me tell the world I'm gay, too? I want to be brave like you," Zachary Ro asked Buttigieg at a campaign rally in Colorado. "I don't think you need a lot of advice from me on bravery, you seem pretty strong," Buttigieg responded. Then the former mayor lauded the nine-year-old and said others would benefit from his courage to come out. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg had an emotional moment on Saturday night with a nine-year old boy who asked him for help to come out as gay.