Some images show Chris Gallant fully nude and having sex with another man, according to the New York Post<\/p>\n
Democratic congressional nominee Chris Gallant modeled for a BDSM retailer while serving in the US military, with some photographs depicting him having sex with another man, the New York Post reported on Sunday.
\nGallant, an openly gay man who is running in New York\u2019s 1st Congressional District against Republican incumbent Nick LaLota, appeared in photographs for San Francisco-based fetish sex shop Mr. S Leather wearing collars, straps, neoprene, and bondage equipment, the newspaper said.
\nThe images were available on the company\u2019s website between 2011 and 2020, according to the NYP, with some showing Gallant fully nude and engaged in sex with another man. The period overlapped with Gallant\u2019s service in the Army National Guard.
\nThe photos are no longer available on the website, the NYP reported, but Gallant\u2019s attorney Sara Azari confirmed that they are genuine. She added they had been taken during a \u201cprivate, consensual photo session\u201d with his then-partner, noting that Gallant was friends with the owner of Mr. S Leather and had agreed that selected images could be used in connection with the company\u2019s products.<\/p>\n
NY Dem House candidate modeled for XXX-rated BDSM ads while serving in National Guard https:\/\/t.co\/WL9nGKKAlv pic.twitter.com\/FEHrhMS15K\u2014 New York Post (@nypost) September 13, 2026 <\/p>\n
According to Azari, Gallant later asked the company to remove the photographs as he began considering public office, and Mr. S Leather complied. Some images subsequently appeared on unaffiliated gay pornography sites, which she said fell outside Gallant\u2019s original consent.
\nThe lawyer went on to stress that Gallant \u201cwill not allow photographs from a past relationship or employment to be distorted and weaponized for political purposes or used to distract voters from the issues that matter.\u201d<\/p>\n
NYP: Democratic Candidate Once Modeled for Fetish Sex ShopChris Gallant, the Democratic nominee running against Long Island Rep. Nick LaLota (R-NY) was previously involved in a very different kind of campaign: selling toys as a model for a fetish sex shop\u201cGallant appeared in\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/BMb7qbN54N\u2014 Politics & Poll Tracker \ud83d\udce1 (@PollTracker2024) September 14, 2026 <\/p>\n
Gallant, 37, won the Democratic primary in June with about 63% of the vote. His campaign has described him as a helicopter pilot, former FAA air traffic controller, and volunteer firefighter. Gallant says he has been openly gay in the military since shortly after the repeal of the \u201cDon\u2019t Ask, Don\u2019t Tell\u201d policy in 2011.
\nA similar controversy erupted in Virginia in 2023, when Democratic state House candidate Susanna Gibson was revealed to have livestreamed sex acts with her husband on Chaturbate while soliciting payments from viewers for specific acts. Rival Republicans later mailed voters sealed flyers marked \u201cexplicit\u201d and \u201c18+ only,\u201d containing screenshots and quotes from Gibson\u2019s videos, with the Democrat later narrowly losing the race.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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