Rep. George Santos (screen capture)Reporter Marisa Kabas dropped the news today that lying congressman George Santos (aka Anthony Devolder) had a drag alter ego as a teen/young adult in Brazil named “Kitara.”
Because…of course.
We know that prior to politics, “Anthony Devolder” was one of the names/aliases Santos used. In my earlier report about Santos taking GoFundMe money in 2016 intended for the sick dog of a homeless, disabled Veteran, that was the name he used.
Kabas shared on Twitter that she’d been in contact with a Brazilian drag queen named Eula Rochard who says they were friends with Santos when he was younger and also provided a photo of “Anthony” as his drag persona, “Kitara.”
NEW: I just spoke by phone with Eula Rochard, a Brazilian drag queen who was friends with George Santos when he lived near Rio. She said everyone knew him as Anthony (*never* George), or by his drag name, Kitara, and confirms this photo is from a 2008 drag show at Icaraí Beach. pic.twitter.com/1MeeDR1O2O
— Marisa Kabas (@MarisaKabas) January 18, 2023
I conducted my interview with Eula along with a translator—a friend of mine from Brazil—so the responses I’m sharing are English translations from Portuguese.
Eula says she met Santos when he was 16 or 17 years old and became friends because they were both gay and enjoyed drag.
— Marisa Kabas (@MarisaKabas) January 18, 2023
Eula saw a story about Santos on Brazilian news and was sure was it was him. She shared the news with a group of friends and everyone doubted her. So she looked for an old picture to confirm, and she decided to post it to social media to
prove to her friends that she was right.— Marisa Kabas (@MarisaKabas) January 18, 2023
The important context here is that Santos ran as a far right candidate, and continues to align himself with transphobes/homophobes who target drag shows with violence.
Drag is beautiful. Hypocrisy and anti-drag/anti-trans bigotry are not.https://t.co/5bI7vyo8uB pic.twitter.com/TLDltTVffR
— Marisa Kabas (@MarisaKabas) January 18, 2023
It gets better and better. The new George Santos headline is, “Republican Drag Queen Elected to Congress”. pic.twitter.com/9UejAAvvDz
— Mike Sington (@MikeSington) January 18, 2023
When George Santos was younger, he was a drag queen who went by the name “Kitara Ravache.” Now, he’s a far-right congressman in a party that calls drag queens groomers. https://t.co/eV28MHRFr6
— The New Republic (@newrepublic) January 18, 2023
— FARCE NEWS CHANNEL (@PresidntTicTac) January 19, 2023