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After 15 years doing this, I’ve seen a truckload of closeted politicians forced out of the closet under the harsh glare of the media, either with wide stances, public bathroom propositions, dick pics. There are so many ways. And yet, man, I gotta hand it to Rep. Randy Boehning (R), a state legislator in North Dakota (and yes, that’s really his name, we didn’t make that up). I not sure I’ve seen a better response. He seems to have gone from deeply closeted to loud and proud (albeit under circumstances he didn’t choose) in like 30 seconds.

When the local press asks why he was sending pictures of his penis to guys on Grindr, after initially refusing comment he says, “That’s what gay guys do on gay sites, don’t they? That’s how things happen on Grindr. It’s a gay chat site. It’s not the first thing you do on that site. That’s what we do, exchange pics on the site.”

Why’d you send a picture of your dick? “That’s what gay guys do on gay sites, don’t they?”

I mean, yes they do. Or at Boehning (did I mention we didn’t make that name up) put it: “That’s what we do, exchange pics on the site.”

Really, that’s the best.

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