Was Jesse Helms a Cross Dresser?

[One_Life_To_Give]

So did the late Senator Helms protest a little too much? Far from any smoking gun but an interesting possibility anyway.

Several years ago, he started offering a service for straight men who liked to cross-dress, tutoring them in makeup skills while videotaping them, and the client could then take the instruction video home to use in private.

"He picked out this big black beehive wig and I did the instruction and gave him the tape, and the next morning when I picked up the paper, I saw that Jesse Helms was in Boston staying at the Copley Plaza , and I am telling you that it was him." Brian was so worried about repercussions of the client/Helms getting paranoid about the whole matter that he shut down his service.

scienceblogs.com/dispatches/2008/07/jesse_helms_cross_dresser

[Xipe Totec]

1. He set a few on fire, but I don't think he dressed them first nt

[pepperbear]

2. Here's a link to a video. the link in the op doesn't work for me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaCEXWRsDcU

[queerunity]

3. haha

wouldnt it be fantastic if they uncovered that dirt about him

[Zuiderelle]

6. No, actually, it wouldn't be fantastic.

It would only serve to extend the misconception that horribly awful hypocritical assholes are gay. Horribly awful hypocritical assholes can keep him on their side, thanks very much.

[mina_seward]

4. would anyone be really surprised?

I wouldn't.

The most vocal anti-gay Repugs are usually screaming queens who love man-on-man action.

[LeftCoast]

5. Of course he was, because on DU everyone we hate is gay, gay, gay!

:eyes:

[One_Life_To_Give]

7. Where does it say he is Gay?

It may be public perception. But everything I have read has the straight, gay, bi distribution among crossdressers no different from society at large. e.g. The vast majority are hetero's.

[LeftCoast]

8. Why post it in the GLBT forum then?

[One_Life_To_Give]

9. Trans?

Perhaps this is the wrong forum. However I was under the impression that CD's and other variants were included under the Trans.

[LeftCoast]

10. Transexual not transvestite