Right-wingers have latched onto the Senate twink story as a way to demonize gay people because of course
notorious tale of the Senate twink. For some unknown reason, a Democratic aide decided to get plowed in a Senate hearing room recently and then post video of his sexual shenanigans on Instagram.Unsurprisingly, this led to an entire weekend of reaction.
There have been jokes, puns and appropriately, condemnations. Having sex in the Senate, and then filming it, is not a good idea–especially if you want to keep your job!Subscribe to our daily newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.The staffer, who worked for Senator Ben Cardin, was relieved of his duties.
But that hasn’t stopped right-wingers from using the aid’s ill-advised acts as a way to demonize LGBTQ+ people and Democrats.
Oh, let the bad faith arguments and false equivalencies roll in! As part of their never-ending efforts to defend the January 6 insurrectionists, MAGA heads are claiming one twink’s Senate sodomy is worse than desecrating the Capitol in an effort to overthrow the election. "The US Capitol is a sacred space." Well, then please ask your aide not to wipe his dongle on the drapes on his way out.
