An image of JD Vance allegedly dressed as a woman and wearing a blonde wig was posted to X, formerly known as Twitter, on Sunday. The unconfirmed image quickly picked up steam and began trending under the hashtag #SofaLoren, a reference to the iconic Italian actress Sophia Loren and false claims that the Republican senator had sex with a couch.
ā¦
Many commenters online connected Vanceās alleged history of cross-dressing with his legislative historyāwhich has long been a point ofĀ concernĀ for LGBTQ+ advocacy groups.
The Ohio senator introduced the āProtect Childrenās Innocence Act,ā whichĀ aims to criminalizeĀ medical institutions that provide gender-affirming care to minors.
The Republican vice presidential pick also supports measures to limit classroom discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity, and labeled critics of so-called ādonāt say gayā legislationĀ āgroomers.ā
The way I see it, it needs to be made a thing. Itās okay to be trans, itās okay to dress in drag, itās not okay to do it while youāre a homo/transphobe. Thatās very much like the LGBTQ+ equivalent of cultural appropriation.
Plus Iām tired of the hypocrisy. If theyāre okay with us having to endure being called slurs, he deserves to go through the same. We will stop if and once they say āplease stop, itās okay to be gayā.