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How JD Vance went from thinking he was gay and changing his name twice to being an anti-LGBTQ+ extremist (www.advocate.com)

submitted 4 months ago by HexbearGPT@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

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jd vance deserves to be beaten to a pulp just like peter thiel

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[-] aberrate_junior_beatnik@midwest.social 71 points 4 months ago

Vance’s memoir, Hillbilly Elegy, contains a revealing anecdote about his childhood belief that he was gay... Vance’s grandmother... swiftly dispelled his fears with a blunt question

The question was, according to the book, "do you want to suck dick?". Also according to the book, he was 9 when this happened. To be clear, this is a man who says teachers acknowledging queer identities are "groomers". The same man who speaks positively about an adult asking a 9 year old if they'd like to suck dick.

[-] ClimateChangeAnxiety@hexbear.net 37 points 4 months ago

Every accusation is a… something.

[-] Tomboymoder@hexbear.net 17 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

What is even the point of the question? Like what would she have said if he said yes?
“Well, alright then. Guess you are a lil’ homo.”

[-] Magjee@hexbear.net 11 points 4 months ago

Thank God he didn't answer yes, or Grammy might have whipped it right out

[-] BelieveRevolt@hexbear.net 65 points 4 months ago

These experiences have shaped his political views, revealing a man who has constantly reinvented himself. This makes his rigid stance on transgender rights all the more perplexing.

No, he's a just a grifter, fuck this weirdly sympathetic portrayal.

[-] axont@hexbear.net 19 points 4 months ago

Yeah, what is this? Every description I've read says JD Vance is a gullible idiot who believes in nothing other than making money.

[-] FloridaBoi@hexbear.net 32 points 4 months ago

somehow less charismatic than pence. this guy is pure opportunism and I feel is only on the ticket bc of thiel and musk

[-] Red_Sunshine_Over_Florida@hexbear.net 26 points 4 months ago

So, is he like closeted or something? Kinda like Thiel before Gawker happened.

[-] farting_weedman@hexbear.net 8 points 4 months ago

Yes.

[-] Red_Sunshine_Over_Florida@hexbear.net 6 points 4 months ago

The eyeshadow is really telling. I just learned about it from Monday's Chapo (not that I don't want to try something like that myself but, at least I'm not a harmful hypocrite like a third of all male Republican officials).

[-] tactical_trans_karen@hexbear.net 22 points 4 months ago

Yet another case of obviously self loathing closeted queers becoming the worst people imaginable.

[-] AmericaDeserved711@hexbear.net 3 points 4 months ago

There's no reason to think Vance is actually gay based on this anecdote. Basically a preacher scared him into thinking he was gay before he knew what the word actually meant.

[-] tactical_trans_karen@hexbear.net 1 points 4 months ago

This one anecdote combined with his rabid queerphobia is what ques me in. People who deny and repress themselves often externalize their discomfort through a reaction formation.