Gay Republicans, Mayor Pete, and Fake News
Dirty tricks are only part of the dialogue
Two notorious Republican dirty-tricksters have been trying to create fake news and sabotage Pete Buttigieg, an openly gay presidential candidate. The facts are in, and they’re ugly.
But the facts are only part of the story.
A bigger question presents itself. Why are some gay men supporting the Republican Party, and how can they possibly agree to help get Donald Trump re-elected?
First, this is what happened —
Monday, an article supposedly written by a 19-year-old gay college student appeared on Medium. He accused Buttigieg of sexual assault. The Daily Beast and The Advocate interviewed the student and reported that his accusation was false, part of a conspiracy by a notorious pair of far-right activists.
More and more young gay men are identifying as Republican and supporting Trump as president.
The student himself later posted on Facebook and retracted, saying he’d been taken advantage of and that, “It’s important for everyone to know that I was not sexually assaulted and would never falsely accuse anyone.”
