October 7, 2026

"Democratic congressional candidate from Long Island acknowledged on Monday that he had posed years ago in an explicit ad campaign modeling leather bondage gear..."

"... saying that it had no bearing on his campaign or ability to serve. The array of photos, which surfaced in The New York Post and a local news site, Messenger Papers, shows the candidate, Christopher Gallant, shirtless and variously wearing a leather collar attached to a chain and a leather face mask. In some of the photos, he is in intimate situations with another man. They appeared on the site of a bondage apparel company called Mr. S Leather; Mr. Gallant’s lawyer said they were taken around 2010...."

I'm reading "N.Y. Democratic House Candidate Admits to Bondage Photo Shoot" (NYT).

I clicked those internal links to see the photos. I laughed. A nice looking man modeled when he was young. Who cares!? I mean, who cares if he modeled? I think we do care that a person is good looking. It's part of nature. You might not vote for a man just because he's pretty, but my goodness, doesn't it help?

32 comments:

Not an oldster. said...

Ugh.
You have bad taste in leathemen.
You like that twinky boy look? Really,that is good looking like you'd hit that? Ugh

Meade, do not try to look like that, and I dont mean the bondage thing. Suddenly it's becoming clear why your lady like being around Madison campus... boys! Gay boys! I wonder if she used to hit on John and Chris' pals when driving them to rock concerts and donating her garage?

Ever boink a boy-man like that, proffy?

Ugh

Temujin said...

Really, I don't care what he did as a young man, or what he does today as a 'more mature' adult man- while off camera, not at work. Unless he's a member of a leftist Marxist/anarchist group. I suspect if we knew the secret lives of our CongressCreatures we'd never vote again and immediately put all of our USD into gold.

Plus- he's in New York. They won't even notice it.

Magilla Gorilla said...

Well, there's modeling and then there's modeling. I had a grad school roommate who wore suits in a couple of catalogs (Sears, maybe?) because he was fit, nice looking, and a perfect 40-Regular. That's not this. But Mr. Gallant will fit right in with the New York dem crowd.

n.n said...

Trans social.

Not an oldster. said...

He a sub as in submissive...

Paynhim enough and he will open his ass and bark like a dog.

Ann would vote for that...other Americans, not so much.

Put up the alpha?

Not an oldster. said...

If you think this look sells voters, the jewish Kennedy kid would have won in a landslide... pretty feminine submissive boys dont go far in politics except in the backrooms...

Ask your boys?

Eva Marie said...

If that’s Gallant, I don’t want to see Goofus.

Ann Althouse said...

@Eva Marie LOL

D.D. Driver said...

The only photos that can get a Dem in trouble are blackface and pantomiming grabbing a soldier's breasts.

RideSpaceMountain said...

"but my goodness, doesn't it help?"

No. I want all my elected officials to look as grim as the former Polish Defense Minister Antoni Macierewicz. The uglier the more trustworthy, but not for women or you get Angela Merkel.

Iman said...

Excellent MM clip!

Iman said...

Frankie Goes to Frisco.

David53 said...

He reminds me of Zed’s gimp in Pulp Fiction. Would love to see him in Congress wearing a ball gag.

Hombre said...

False flag designed to lock up the “50 Shades” women’s vote.

Lazarus said...

Guy would make a great running mate for George Santos ...

Lazarus said...

Or for Katie Hill ...

Joe Bar said...

"The substantially more explicit images involve Gallant giving and receiving oral sex, anal sex, and using BDSM equipment, such as cages, collars, harnesses, and restraints."

Well. Okie Dokie.

Dave Begley said...

Here in Omaha it is much worse. Whitney Hansen is unopposed for the County Board. She has an Only Fans account with naked pictures. Lots of tats!

She also wrote that she was looking to "play" with "girls." She used to be a public school teacher.

Only one conservative website reported this after Libs of TikTok came out with the report.

This Whitney woman complained that it was "revenge porn" and that she never had a chance to comment.

The point here is that the Dems have been taken over by commies, perverts and other extremists. And, also, Jew haters. There are no moderate Democrats left.

The big thing here is that no other Dem will denounce this woman.

Joe Bar said...

Apparently, some of the pictures were quite graphic, and showed him engaging in acts with another man.

Rabel said...

The fellow the other day who was calling for ass pirates for Congress has found his man.

The Times downplayed the porn aspect as did Althouse.

wendybar said...


"The only photos that can get a Dem in trouble are blackface"

Not true. Jimmy Kimmel, Ted Danson, Howard Stern, Jimmy Fallon, Fred Armisen, Justin Trudeau, Joy Behar, Governor Ralph Northam, Joannie Mitchell (on the cover of her album Don Juans Restless daughter), and Sarah Silverman to name just a few......None of them cancelled.

Josephbleau said...

A dead girl or a live boy, that’s the rule.

Leora said...

There was a Republican Senator from Massachsetts, Scott Brown, who posed in the nude as a younger man.

Ralph L said...

From the NYP: "Gallant beat off opposition from 25-year-old NYU grad Lukas Ventouras in the June Democratic primary"

Phrasing!!

JaimeRoberto said...

It seems that among a large segment of Dem voters this is a feature not a bug.

D.D. Driver said...

Remember when Ted Cruz republished risqué photos of Melania to insinuate that she was a whore and then Trump posted picture's of Cruz's wife and called her a dog faced mental patient?

It's wild to me that Cruz got down on his knees for Trump after that. Cruz's wife can't possibly respect him.

Not an oldster. said...

Lol iman

Rabel said...

"There was a Republican Senator from Massachsetts, Scott Brown, who posed in the nude as a younger man."

Was he simulating or engaging in oral or anal sex in his photos like this guy?

n.n said...

"50 shades" of Pro-Choice and the back... black hole... whore h/t NAACP at the transition of sex and gender vote.

gilbar said...

I laughed. A nice looking man modeled when he was young. Who cares!?

i can Tell You who DOESN'T CARE: and elderly lady with a gay son.

boatbuilder said...

"Who cares?" Nobody cares, Althouse. Just like nobody cared about Kristi Noem's husband, right? He wasn't even a politician.

Christopher B said...

The question this raises is if he was willing to appear this way for public consumption then what kind of photos are there of him on his time off, and who has access to them?

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