Resurfaced explicit modeling photos from a Democratic congressional hopeful’s past have led to a political backlash against Republicans, boosting Gallant’s profile and rallying voters who view the images as private, consensual conduct.
Resurfaced 2011 photos of Chris Gallant modeling for Mr. S Leather prompted GOP attempts to weaponize his past, but Gallant publicly owned the images and framed them as consensual and private.
Gallant’s military service, public-safety background, and community roles are being highlighted to argue the photos are irrelevant to his fitness for office.
The attacks mobilized LGBTQ+ communities and allies, and critics pointed out GOP hypocrisy given past GOP candidates with racy modeling histories.
GOP attacks on Democrat Chris Gallant's X-rated past backfire in the wildest possible way. Gays, and other people who understand the concept of consensual sex, are rallying around him. While Dems are bracing for a blue wave, he's running in a red Downstate New York district that Tr*mp carried with 54% of the vote.
It's great to see District 6's own @MrSLeather get national attention for the impressive career trajectory of one of its former models. In them, Gallant is wearing a harness, a collar, Aussiebum underwear, and sporting either a shaved head or a blue mohawk. NY Dem House candidate modeled for XXX-rated BDSM ads while serving in National Guard https://t.co/WL9nGKKAlv pic.twitter.com/FEHrhMS15K.
WhatsApp Facebook Twitter Instagram TikTok Threads Bluesky YouTube Screenshots via Instagram By now you've probably heard of Chris Gallant, the gay Democratic congressional hopeful whose X-rated photos have been spread all over the NY Post. Republicans are trying to turn the political newcomer into a miscreant. Up until Sunday, Gallant was relatively anonymous.
We’ll take a good boy over a MAGA rumpswab any day.
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The private life of a Democrat running for Congress has made national news after old photos reveal he used to model leather sexual attire and other "bondage gear," according to a report from the New York Post. The Post confirmed that Chris Gallant, a 37-year-old Democrat who is running to represent Long Island in Congr
“A Democrat running for a U.S. House seat representing Long Island said he is ‘not embarrassed or ashamed’ after explicit photos resurfaced over the weekend,” the Washington Sun reports. Said Chris Gallant: “I have always been unapologetically me. These attacks on my identity have just made me stronger in my values and
Pictures from before his political career started are getting shared in rightwing media.
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