> Congresswoman calls out Hegseth’s extreme homoeroticism

Rep. Becca Balint (D-Vt.) on Thursday said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s testosterone screening requirement for U.S. service members is indicative of “homoeroticism.”

Hegseth announced this week that the Pentagon will give the screenings to service members 30 years and older, regardless of gender. Should treatment be recommended following the test, they will have the choice to receive testosterone replacement therapy.

“I think it’s indicative of the fact that there are so many people in this administration that have some weird, like, intense homoerotic feelings towards men while also being incredibly homophobic,” Balint told reporter Scott MacFarlane with MeidasTouch. “And not just homophobic, but like hate-mongering, fear-mongering about the LGBTQ community.”
Balint said that she does not find the homoeroticism to be “the weird part.”

“The weird part is that they pretend that that’s not what it’s about,” the lawmaker continued. “And so, Pete Hegseth is like the example of this manly, manly, rugged,

The New England Democrat added that the Defense chief is the “embodiment” of the style of hypermasculine, homoerotic art drawn by Finnish artist Touko Valio Laaksonen, better known as Tom of Finland.

“So I feel like they must be looking at that [Tom of Finland’s art] as like their example for what men look like,” Balint said.

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