November 10, 2020See also: Gay Twitter has taken over the Proud Boys hashtag and it’s beautifulLater, a man claiming to be “Dan Purdy” posted a video defending Browning, saying he intended to send that message to the Pennsylvania Republican, according to USA Today. “I am indeed a gay, black man,” the man in the video said. “The message that you saw on Dean’s Twitter was posted — I don’t actually know how it was posted — but I did send it to him because I had a problem with how people of my race and sexual persuasion are treating Donald Trump.”But Twitter users investigating the claims claim that the man who says he is behind the Dan Purdy account appears to be William Holte, the son of singer and entertainer Patti LaBelle, according to.