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.

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Many commenters online connected Vanceā€™s alleged history of cross-dressing with his legislative historyā€”which has long been a point ofĀ concernĀ for LGBTQ+ advocacy groups.

The Ohio senator introduced the ā€œProtect Childrenā€™s 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 ā€œdonā€™t say gayā€ legislationĀ ā€œgroomers.ā€

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    spokesperson for the Republican vice presidential pick did not deny

    the only thing they can do is ignore it and pretend it doesnā€™t exist. saying ā€œno, thatā€™s not vanceā€ will just fan the flames, and saying ā€œyes, thatā€™s vanceā€ leads to the inevitable ā€œif a main portion of your platform is condemning drag queens, then why is a drag queen your pick for VPā€

    so they donā€™t say anything, and hope it goes away on its own, which, if couchfucker memes are any indication, it fucking wonā€™t