Despite years of voting to oppose pro-LGBT legislation, he recently came out as gay himself in a highly personal, self-penned letter on his website. The former representative for Illinois also found himself in hot water earlier this year, when he appeared in a cosy photo online, enjoying time at a beach-side villa in Mexico with several hunky friends… at a time when many countries encouraged strict social distancing and limited travel due to coronavirus. May we suggest a post-politics porn career?