Right-wingers blame gay “depravity” for explicit video recorded in U.S. Senate

An explicit video of two men having sexual intercourse in a U.S. Senate hearing room has caused right-wing media and influencers to blame LGBTQ+ people for the incident. One man in the video is reportedly an aide for Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) and once appeared in a political ad for President Joe Biden. Sen. Cardin has fired the accused aid, even though the aide has denied his involvement. LGBTQ Nation will not link to the video.

The video, first publicized by the right-wing outlet The Daily Caller, shows a young man in a black jockstrap kneeling upon an elevated hearing room table in Senate Room Hart 216 – the room used in judiciary hearings. The video shows the young man engaging in intercourse, though some online versions have blurred out the men’s faces and the act itself.

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Homophobic Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) identified one man in the video as Aidan Maese-Czeropski, an aide to Sen. Cardin. Collins also accused the aide of recently saying, “Free Palestine” to Jewish Rep. Max Miller (R-OH). Maese-Czeropski has denied both of Collins’ accusations.

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Nevertheless, Collins wrote on X, “Cardin staff wildin’. Making p**n at work and yelling ‘free Palestine’ at a Jewish congressman? I have a question: how long would Cardin’s filmmaker last in a free Palestine?

Cardin staff wildin’. Making porn at work and yelling “free Palestine” at a Jewish congressman?

I have a question: how long would Cardin’s filmmaker last in a free Palestine? https://t.co/jXtBiFdTUb

— Rep. Mike Collins (@RepMikeCollins) December 15, 2023

The accused aide allegedly sent the video to several Instagram friends and also shared a photo on Instagram Stories of himself kneeling on a Senate hearing table in a black jockstrap, gay journalist Zachary Sire reported.

The photo’s accompanying text allegedly stated, “In this very room, Sonia Sotomayor had her confirmation hearing. James Comey testified on Russian interference in the 2016 elections.” The photo’s concluding text made two food-based sexual innuendos.

The Daily Caller said it had “reviewed the chat where the video leaked and confirmed it was shared in a private group for gay men in politics.” White nationalist and conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer wrote on X that the accused aide appeared to speak with Biden at the one-minute mark of a 2020 Biden campaign video. Other X commenters repeated her claim.

1:02 mark for those wondering. pic.twitter.com/4RZ9z9E7fg

— Evan Kilgore