Brandon Straka the gay NY hairdresser
Doesn't seem to have existed before his sad attempt to #walkaway.
He's an actor and a hairdresser but the only thing Google turns up is his twitter and various rightwing articles about him.
There's this twitter account from 6 years ago and one IMDB entry from 2005 and a GoFundMe from 2016 a second GFM from 2017 (both financing one man shows) but that's it.
He seems to be a grifter who has found a money scam that actually pays off.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 68 | June 30, 2019 10:02 PM
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Here's a FB page for his Resist show.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 4 | July 3, 2018 12:43 PM
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And a casting call:
[quote] I will be discussing themes of fear and empowerment. Specifically, about how fear ties into politics and how the media uses fear to divide people.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 5 | July 3, 2018 12:44 PM
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He was in a stage production in 2005 of The Full Monty
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 8 | July 3, 2018 12:50 PM
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OP, you say he's found a 'money scam that actually pays off'.
Who is paying?
You are publicizing him.
by Anonymous | reply 9 | July 3, 2018 12:53 PM
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I'm not publicizing him R9, I'm trying to figure out what he's up to. Some nobody actor/hairdresser who doens't seem to exist before this walaway bullshit started.
by Anonymous | reply 10 | July 3, 2018 12:57 PM
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Everything I've found about this guy has been through Google images. Every other result has been links to recent right wing articles.
by Anonymous | reply 11 | July 3, 2018 12:58 PM
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R10 you need to spend more time on your own life.
by Anonymous | reply 12 | July 3, 2018 10:17 PM
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Considering what he's trying to do R12 I think he should be exposed.
by Anonymous | reply 13 | July 3, 2018 10:19 PM
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Does he have Mercer or Koch funding yet?
by Anonymous | reply 14 | July 3, 2018 10:21 PM
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R13 he would be a nobody if you stopped continuing to publicize him.
No-one has heard about this nobody.
by Anonymous | reply 15 | July 3, 2018 10:25 PM
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[quote]No-one has heard about this nobody.
And that's why I started this thread R15. Who is this guy? Is he the new Jeff Gannon or Matt Sanchez?
by Anonymous | reply 16 | July 3, 2018 10:28 PM
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Is this guy the new George Nader?
by Anonymous | reply 17 | July 3, 2018 10:46 PM
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The actor of the pedophile R17?
by Anonymous | reply 18 | July 3, 2018 11:11 PM
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Oh look, it's the gay Diamond and Silk.
Pass.
by Anonymous | reply 19 | July 3, 2018 11:47 PM
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So, OP, you don't "exist" unless you show up on Google?
by Anonymous | reply 20 | July 4, 2018 1:23 AM
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Hitting ignore on R20 turns up some interesting replies.
by Anonymous | reply 21 | July 4, 2018 1:15 PM
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Fuck off, R21, no one care who you "ignore"
by Anonymous | reply 22 | July 4, 2018 1:18 PM
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How are those ESL classes going R22?
by Anonymous | reply 23 | July 4, 2018 1:19 PM
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So what is this Unknown Person doing this week?
by Anonymous | reply 24 | July 6, 2018 11:24 PM
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^^^Posting on Datalounge apparently.
by Anonymous | reply 25 | July 7, 2018 12:10 AM
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That's exactly what he is, R19. It's much easier to get noticed if you're a contrarian, particularly if you're a contrarian who attacks the left. If he were like the other 90% of gay men, he'd never get noticed, never get attention, never get funded, never get articles written about him. So he turns contrarian and milks it for all he can get.
There is no "movement" but the right-wing idiots are desperate to pretend that there is, as it allows them to make foolish claims like, "See! There is no 'blue wave'!"
by Anonymous | reply 26 | July 7, 2018 12:19 AM
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Great comment R26.
People like this guy piss me off because the reality is--for good or bad--Americans have a lot of freedom as gay people because many Dems had yur backs and were willing to fight along side you.
What have the Republicans ever done for anyone?
We are not some hive mentality group as Straka claims; if we were we wouldn't have raked Clinton over the coals for DOMA and DADT, but he was a damned sight better than Bush Senior of Junior.
He has freedom and seems to think that he someone earned that on his own. He ignores the gay people who came before him who fought for his freedom and he aligns himself with a party that will take that freedom away in increments.
by Anonymous | reply 27 | July 7, 2018 12:29 AM
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One tell from just about all of these grifters is that the examples they give are of some "triggered SJW" somewhere, usually on a college campus, not actual Democratic politicians or actual Democratic policies.
Or they'll make up some shit like, "Democrats just want open borders so that illegal MS-13 immigrants can rape and murder us!!!!" Or, as we've seen here, "Democrats love Muslims more than they love ....!!!!" Or "I can't support a party who loves people who throw gay men off of buildings!!!!!" It's all bullshit.
If you watch Straka's original YouTube video, he pulls exactly these same tactics, engaging in a classic "nutpicking" strategy, where he picks out isolated comments from Twitter, blog posts, or just made-up bullshit and pretends that this is somehow representative of the Democratic Party. It's just one of the reasons why his campaign isn't getting anywhere, even as he continues to try to milk it to get attention.
by Anonymous | reply 28 | July 7, 2018 12:49 AM
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I need pics of his hole before I form an opinion
by Anonymous | reply 29 | July 7, 2018 12:55 AM
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R28 he wants civility from the left while ignoring the mostly uncivil actions of the right.
by Anonymous | reply 30 | July 7, 2018 2:59 PM
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OP, what exactly are you looking for/expecting to find?
by Anonymous | reply 31 | July 7, 2018 3:11 PM
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Are we sure he’s a real person?
by Anonymous | reply 32 | July 7, 2018 3:27 PM
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Well he looks pretty real. I guess he could be one of those sex bots.
by Anonymous | reply 33 | July 7, 2018 4:02 PM
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So Trump has been using a stiff arm and funny voice for years to ridicule people and it ha nothing to do with the reporter's disability?
Goddamn he is stupid or gullible.
by Anonymous | reply 35 | July 9, 2018 12:04 AM
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Miss Thing got refused service at an electronics store in NYC.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 36 | July 9, 2018 12:12 AM
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He was raised a Catholic so he has daddy issues. Becoming a right winger makes complete sense.
by Anonymous | reply 37 | July 9, 2018 12:18 AM
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At one point he forgets what he suppose to say and Sussman has to remind him. I guess being an actor is hard when you can't remember your lines.
by Anonymous | reply 38 | July 9, 2018 12:23 AM
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He's probably a Mercer creation and a Russian actor.
by Anonymous | reply 39 | July 9, 2018 12:23 AM
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Dear fucking God, he thinks Trump is just misunderstood and not in any way a racist.
by Anonymous | reply 40 | July 9, 2018 12:55 PM
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I like to ask homocons to name one thing Republicans have done to advance equality for gay Americans. Usually you get the same tired talking points about identity politics, and Clinton and DOMA but they can never name one specific thing the Republicans have done to make life better for gay people. But oddly enough, they partake of all the things liberals and Dems have done for us and not only enjoy that freedom without working for it, but take it for granted.
by Anonymous | reply 41 | July 9, 2018 6:52 PM
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A very interesting article about this movement.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 43 | July 9, 2018 7:05 PM
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From the article at R43. I am confused.
"Once upon a time, I was a liberal. Well, to be honest, less than a year ago, I was still a liberal… I reject a system which allows an ambitious, misinformed and dogmatic mob to suppress free speech, create false narratives, and apathetically steamroll over the truth. I reject hate. These are the reasons why I became a liberal. And these are the same reasons why I am now walking away."
by Anonymous | reply 44 | July 10, 2018 1:53 PM
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Apparently this isn't about getting people to vote Repub, it's about getting people to not vote Dem. Bizarre.
by Anonymous | reply 45 | July 10, 2018 11:05 PM
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Thank goodness he has hairdressing and GoFundMe to fall back on.
by Anonymous | reply 46 | July 10, 2018 11:29 PM
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Just another person trying to make a buck by jumping on the social media Trump train.
by Anonymous | reply 47 | July 10, 2018 11:32 PM
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Why are you confused, R44? It was basically made-up bullshit. What's confusing about that?
by Anonymous | reply 50 | July 11, 2018 4:28 PM
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Some dead guy who’s old Twitter was hacked by the east.
by Anonymous | reply 51 | July 11, 2018 5:49 PM
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This moron is still around and his ego has gotten even bigger.
Brandon Straka
@usminority
I’m considering running against @AOC in 2020 in NY state’s 14th congressional district.
7:36 AM - 6 Feb 2019
by Anonymous | reply 52 | March 12, 2019 12:57 PM
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Why are you Google stalking him OP? Obsessed much?
by Anonymous | reply 54 | March 12, 2019 2:10 PM
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This douchebag is now suing the NYC LGBT Center for $20 million.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 55 | June 16, 2019 12:41 PM
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That suit will get tossed, of course. This is still about publicity (and money). He's going to keep milking this for as long as he can get gullible fools to pay the bills.
by Anonymous | reply 56 | June 16, 2019 1:41 PM
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I hope it gets tossed R56. Not sure why this asshole bothers me so much. Another quisling who has benefited from the work done by those who came before him, yet he shits all over their legacies. Prick.
by Anonymous | reply 57 | June 16, 2019 3:23 PM
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It's funny reading his twitter; most of the supportive comments are from right wing Christian fraus.
by Anonymous | reply 58 | June 16, 2019 3:31 PM
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People have taken his advice and are walking away..................................................................from him.
Brandon Straka
@usminority Jun 28 More After receiving a call (we recorded) from @theaterwit calling us “Proto fascists”, they cancelled our CONTRACTED event less than 24 hrs b4. We then went in to talk, calmly & respectfully. We were insulted & I was grabbed (whole exchange on video) We’ll be releasing the video soon.
Brandon Straka Retweeted
Brandon Straka
@usminority Jun 28 More My team & I went through hell 2day. We were violated in every possible sense. Being in an unfamiliar city& labeled a fascist hate group, our event cancelled by @theaterwit <24 hrs b4. 1 hour ago, we got a call from a woman who heard we were in trouble. NEW VENUE IN TWEET BELOW!!
by Anonymous | reply 60 | June 30, 2019 6:16 PM
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So what is he, part of the Lucian/Milo army?
by Anonymous | reply 61 | June 30, 2019 6:23 PM
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His speech about how marriage equality happened because of the work gay people did and not anything the Dems did was inspiring.
I can't wait until he tells his audiences that marriage equality is still around because of the work gay people did in the face of the Republican party doing everything it can to overturn the law.
by Anonymous | reply 63 | June 30, 2019 9:04 PM
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That stupid looking Dawson's Creek era hairstyle isn't helping him any.
by Anonymous | reply 64 | June 30, 2019 9:34 PM
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It's been a year and he is still unknown.
by Anonymous | reply 65 | June 30, 2019 9:41 PM
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R64 a hairstylist with bad hair is like a dentist with bad teeth.
by Anonymous | reply 66 | June 30, 2019 9:51 PM
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OP has stalked this person for 2 years on here without explaining why anybody should care. Sad, sad OP.
by Anonymous | reply 67 | June 30, 2019 10:00 PM
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