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Jozsef Szajer: Hungary MEP quits after allegedly fleeing lgbtq+ orgy
An MEP from Hungary's ruling party, which is hostile to LGBT rights, has quit after he was caught attending what Belgian media describe as a gay sex party in Brussels on Friday.
Jozsef Szajer, a top member of Prime Minister Viktor Orban's Fidesz party, was stopped by police after reports of a home party violating lockdown rules.
Prosecutors say he was establish with drugs as he tried to flee the gathering, reportedly shinning down a drainpipe.
He apologised for "a personal failing".
On Friday he had pleaded parliamentary immunity but he is now under investigation - for both non-compliance with measures relating to the Covid-19 pandemic and violation of drug laws.
The European Parliament said the immunity rule only extended to an MEP's official duties, not to their intimate life.
What happened on Friday?
At around 21:00 (20:00 GMT), prosecutors say, police were alerted by neighbours who complained about noise and potential lockdown breaches in an apartment located on Rue des Pierres in the centre of the Belgian capital.
Inside the even, police found about 20
Gay ‘Twinks4Trump’ founder held a ‘Corona Potluck’ party to spread coronavirus
A gay Trump supporter and alt-right figure threw a party to try and spread the COVID-19 coronavirus.
The New York Postreports that Lucian Wintrich, 31, held a “Corona Potluck” party in his New York City apartment earlier this month to try and spread the virus and build herd immunity.
Wintrich — who created “Twinks4Trump” in 2016 to try and encourage same-sex attracted people to support Donald Trump — is a former White House-credentialed correspondent who wrote for far-right website Gateway Pundit until he was fired in 2018 after appearing on a white nationalist podcast.
An invitation for the party distributed to his friends contained an image of a fork impaled in a coronavirus spore, and implored: “‘They can’t diagnose us all!’ Dont [sic] wash your hands, convey your fav dish!”
Wintrich seemed to believe that attendees would be absolutely nice if they did condense the virus, ignoring the fact that, while older people are more vulnerable to the effects of COVID-19, people of all ages can die if they become infected.
“The
For four days, he eschewed sleep to obsessively scroll through social media and sort through hundreds of tips he’s received as part of his covert mission: use Instagram to name and shame other homosexual men who are partying during the pandemic.
“No part of it is wrath on my end,” said the gentleman behind @TheGayRona, a California tech industry worker, who appreciate others in this story asked not to be identified, fearing he would become a social media target himself. “It’s a perception of acting ethically and having a moral compass. I want accountability.”
@TheGayRona is one of several recent so-called COVID vigilante accounts aimed at self-policing the behavior of the gay community during the coronavirus pandemic. As they social-distance at home, the people behind these anonymous accounts are sharing images to thousands of followers of muscular, mostly white men gathering in Speedos on beaches or dancing shirtless at parties in the US and abroad. The accounts highlight the men’s identities, their usernames, and often their job details, sometimes encouraging users to contact the partygoers’ employers. “Hunker Downers, steer clear,” @TheGayRona wrote in one Instagram upload tagging a shirtless influe
Religious social media posts shamed the 'last gay' party before the pandemic — but the video in question was actually from years ago
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- A widely-circulated video claimed to exhibit the "last same-sex attracted congregation" that took place in Italy before the coronavirus outbreak, but the clip is actually from a Brazilian Carnival party in 2018, AFP reports.
- In a Facebook send shared on Parade 31, a user used religious rhetoric to share the clip: "God has every right to be angry with humanity, this was the last lgbtq+ conference in Italy before the virus attack," he said.
- Many of these posts remain live on social media as of April 14, despite the strive among tech companies to fight coronavirus misinformation.
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A widely-circulated video on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter claimed to show the "last gay congregation" that took place in Italy before the coronavirus outbreak, seemingly placing
A gay porn actor who attended a NYC 'rona rave' during quarantine is facing backlash online and condemnation from the LGBTQ community
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- A gay porn performer posted footage from a house party in Fresh York City during the coronavirus pandemic.
- Videos from the party have circulated online since Monday, with many voicing anger and concerns on Twitter.
- "As many of us are now unemployed, I had an opportunity to avail myself of some needed money to pay my bills," the party's DJ said in an Instagram post, adding that he wore a mask and took "hand washing very seriously to stop the spread."
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A porn actor posted Instagram stories of a gigantic party in New York City on Monday nighttime, as the coronavirus pandemic continues to take keep over the Big Apple and large gatherings continue banned.
Videos from the party have circulated online since Monday, with many voicing anger and concerns on Twitter. New-Yo