四面楚歌的众议员乔治·桑托斯与极右翼共和党人结盟反LGBTQ政策否认了几年前他在巴西表演变装皇后的报道。
“最近媒体的困扰，声称我是一个变装皇后或'表演'为变装皇后是绝对错误的，”桑托斯，谁面临辞职的呼声关于他的背景的一系列谎言和夸大，周四在推特上写道。“在我努力取得成果的同时，媒体继续对我的生活做出令人愤慨的报道。”
这位本月在国会宣誓就职的新议员已经承认“点缀”一些细节关于他的背景，但他拒绝下台，尽管他自己的政党的一些成员呼吁。
一位名为Eula Rochard的巴西当红变装皇后最初在社交媒体上发布了这一声明，他在接受美国广播公司采访时告诉记者，Rochard在十年前就认识桑托斯，当时Rochard说桑托斯使用了变装皇后的名字Kitara Ravache。
当时，罗查德认识桑托斯，据报道，他过去曾多次用他的中间名罗查德在接受美国广播公司采访时表示，安东尼·德沃得是“安东尼”。罗查德说两人在2005年相遇，当时这位四面楚歌的国会议员还是个少年。
生活在巴西的罗查德与美国广播公司新闻分享了一张照片，罗查德说这是一张罗查德与桑托斯穿着奇塔拉·拉瓦什的照片，来自巴西报纸Grito Gay。
“他已经是个大骗子了。哦，是的，他就是这样一个骗子，”罗查德回忆道。
罗查德不记得当他认识桑托斯时，他曾有过政治野心。
据罗查德说，桑托斯注册参加了2008年“里约热内卢同性恋小姐”变装皇后比赛，但“他没有赢得变装皇后小姐比赛。”
桑托斯是谁广受批评因为伪造了他的大部分简历，他以一个公开的同性恋共和党人的身份在纽约竞选。
自从加入国会以来，桑托斯一直与共和党的极右翼结盟，该党针对男扮女装社区，并推动LGBTQ活动分子谴责的政策。
就在去年4月，他表示支持佛罗里达州共和党人的家长教育权利法案HB 1557，该法案被称为“不要说同性恋”法案由LGBTQ活动家。
该法案由佛罗里达州州长罗恩·德桑蒂斯(Ron DeSantis)于去年3月签署成为法律，禁止从幼儿园到三年级进行有关性取向或性别认同的课堂教学，并规定根据立法，“根据州标准，任何有关这些主题的教学都不能以不适合学生年龄或发展的方式进行”。
“左派不顾一切地制造虚假的故事，因为他们想培养我们的孩子...作为一名同性恋，我义无反顾地支持这项法律!”桑多斯在他的脸书主页上写道。
Santos, who lauded Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' bill, denies claims he performed as drag queen
Embattled Rep. George Santos, who has aligned himself with far-right Republicans who have pushed anti-LGBTQ policies, has denied reports that he performed as a drag queen years ago in Brazil.
"The most recent obsession from the media claiming that I am a drag Queen or 'performed' as a drag Queen is categorically false," Santos, who's facing calls to resign over a string of lies and exaggerations about his background, wrote on Twitter Thursday. "The media continues to make outrageous claims about my life while I am working to deliver results."
The freshman representative, who was sworn in to Congress this month, has admitted to "embellishing" some details regarding his background, but has refused to step down despite calls from some members of his own party.
A popular Brazilian drag queen named Eula Rochard, who initially posted the claims on social media, told ABC News in an interview that Rochard knew Santos over ten years ago when Rochard says Santos used the drag queen name Kitara Ravache.
At the time, Rochard knew Santos -- who at times in the past has reportedly gone by his middle names, Anthony Devolder -- as "Anthony," Rochard told ABC News. Rochard said the two met in 2005 when the now-embattled congressman was a teenager.
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Rochard, who lives in Brazil, shared an image with ABC News that Rochard said is a photo of Rochard with Santos dressed in drag as Kitara Ravache, from a Brazilian newspaper, Grito Gay.
"He was a huge liar already. Oh yes, he was such a liar," Rochard recalled.
Grito Gay
Rochard did not recall Santos ever having political ambitions when Rochard knew him.
According to Rochard, Santos registered to be a part of a 2008 "Miss Gay Rio de Janeiro" drag queen competition, but "he did not win Miss Drag Queen contest."
Santos, who has been widely criticized for fabricating much of his resume, ran in New York as an openly gay Republican.
Since joining Congress, Santos has aligned himself with the far-right wing of the Republican Party, which has targeted the drag queen community and pushed policies that LGBTQ activists have condemned.
He voiced support as recently as last April for Florida Republicans' Parental Rights in Education bill, HB 1557, which was dubbed the "Don't Say Gay" bill by LGBTQ activists.
The bill, which Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law last March, bans classroom instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity in kindergarten through third grade, and stipulates that any instruction on those topics cannot occur "in a manner that is not age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students in accordance with state standards," according to the legislation.
"The Left is hellbent on creating a false narrative because they want to groom our kids ... As a gay man, I UNAPOLOGETICALLY support this law!" Santos wrote on his Facebook page.
