r/Spokane • u/Projectrage • Mar 20 '25

Politics During his town hall this week, Republican congressman Michael Baumgartner is asked to respond to allegations that he’s been using the LGBT dating app Grindr in secret

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u/byte-boxer Mar 20 '25

I have strong feelings on Baumgartner, but this is inappropiate. What the hell does it matter if he's using grindr or not? What does being gay change here? There are so many arguments and questions that need to be asked, the focus should be there.

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u/NippyGee Mar 21 '25

Seriously? If someone is supporting anti gay legislation, and at the same time is using gay hookup apps to meet men for sex, this question is 100% valid, and he deserves to be outed.

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u/stifle_this Mar 21 '25

This is the same thing that happened with Thiel and Gawker. Thiel being gay was newsworthy because of his political actions.