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Fri Jul 22, 2016, 11:55 PM Jul 2016

Hypocrisy Runs Amok As The Gay Escort Business Pulls In A Fortune At GOP Convention

The 2016 Republican platform has been called “the most anti-LGBT platform in history” by the Log Cabin Republicans, the best known gay conservative group in the country.

The platform condemns “redefining sex discrimination to include sexual orientation or other categories,” referencing trans Americans. The platform also suggests supporting gay conversion therapy in a section drafted by Tony Perkins, an RNC delegate and president of the Family Research Council, a group which the Southern Poverty Law Center has labeled “extremist” and describes “its real specialty” as “defaming gays and lesbians.”

“We support the right of parents to determine the proper medical treatment and therapy for their minor children,” reads the section, which Time reported was initially more extreme and explicit in its original draft.

At the RNC convention in Cleveland however, the Republicans seem to have set out to prove that people like to do the things they aren’t supposed to be doing.

According to an article in New York Post, business for gay prostitutes couldn’t be better. “Business has been way better. I’ve seen 10 clients so far,” said one hustler. One gigolo who charges $250 an hour said that since Monday, when the convention kicked off, he’s been making about $800 per day. Another said he’s made $1600 in the first two days.

The clientele, along with being evidently first-timers, are described as being mostly married white guys in their 40s. “One of them was from Texas and visiting for the convention. He said he was a politician.”

Oddly, according to the article, female prostitutes aren’t doing nearly as well – with one telling the Post that business is actually slower than usual.

more at http://samuel-warde.com/2016/07/hypocrisy-amok-at-anti-gay-gop-convention/

Also read that porn sites noticed a huge uptick in traffic from Cleveland during the convention.
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Hypocrisy Runs Amok As The Gay Escort Business Pulls In A Fortune At GOP Convention (Original Post) Photographer Jul 2016 OP
Ahahaa Calculating Jul 2016 #1
Not that there's anything wrong with that. As far as professional gay escorts being brewens Jul 2016 #2
You're right--there's nothing wrong with it. CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2016 #4
Of course for 'family values' types the hypocrisy lies in all prostitution, not in just the Bluenorthwest Jul 2016 #9
It's the rank, stinking hypocrisy Warpy Jul 2016 #6
Rick Perry? RandySF Jul 2016 #3
+1!!! Dustlawyer Jul 2016 #5
Mostly doing research safeinOhio Jul 2016 #7
Candidate for this year's "You Call This NEWS?" Award rocktivity Jul 2016 #8
Hypocrite and Republican are interchangeable terms. hobbit709 Jul 2016 #10
Probable much more edhopper Jul 2016 #11

brewens

(13,595 posts)
2. Not that there's anything wrong with that. As far as professional gay escorts being
Sat Jul 23, 2016, 12:05 AM
Jul 2016

slammed ( no pun intended) because the RW was in town. It is definitely interesting though.

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,635 posts)
4. You're right--there's nothing wrong with it.
Sat Jul 23, 2016, 12:10 AM
Jul 2016

It's just that their hypocrisy is so damned overwhelming.

 

Bluenorthwest

(45,319 posts)
9. Of course for 'family values' types the hypocrisy lies in all prostitution, not in just the
Sun Jul 24, 2016, 08:56 AM
Jul 2016

gay prostitution but this OP makes it all about 'The Republicans are all gay, like all the terrorists and all the other horrible people'.

It gets so tiresome.

Do you really think family values Christians are not hypocrites if they stick to straight prostitutes?

RandySF

(58,900 posts)
3. Rick Perry?
Sat Jul 23, 2016, 12:10 AM
Jul 2016

“One of them was from Texas and visiting for the convention. He said he was a politician.”

rocktivity

(44,576 posts)
8. Candidate for this year's "You Call This NEWS?" Award
Sat Jul 23, 2016, 10:12 PM
Jul 2016

Let's spin that oldie but goodie The Onion did in 2012:




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