Adult film performer Juan Melecio–better known by his stage name Antonio Biaggi–has announced his run for a seat on the city commission in Wilton Manors, Florida.
Melecio, 42, has lived in Wilton Manors for a year. He made a reputation as a performer in gay adult films, as a model for Andrew Christian, and for starting his own production company, Biaggi Productions. Now, he has his sights set on politics.
“I’m from Puerto Rico and I’m a very passionate person,” Melecio told the Sun-Sentinel. “When something is right I just go for it.”
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Melecio will compete for one of two at-large seats on the city commission up for grabs this November. Wilton Manors is known as the unofficial capital of queer life in South Florida. In 2018, the city elected an all-LGBTQ city council, and census data shows it has the highest per-capita percentage of same-sex couples in the country after Provincetown, Massachusetts.
Melecio has said as commissioner he’ll make his priority making the city more inclusive to non-queer people.
“We should have more festivals,” he said, “not just Gay Pride.”
This isn’t the first time Melecio has made headlines. In 2017, the performer sparked online backlash after a series of racist tweets decrying singer Beyonce and her fans. The same year he used his Instagram to attack the gender neutral community.
A_latin_1
How about mentioning all the racist things he’s said in the past.
geojeguy
I emailed Queerty last week regarding his racist statements made the last few weeks. No response. And quite frankly, David Reddish is perpetuating his racism by not calling him out on it.
Donston
This site is known for its lack of research and background checking, and they always selectively pick and choose who they wish to perpetually call out. Remember that clicks, trends, being as inoffensive as possible and being as nuance-less as possible is what most of these “gay sites” go for.
Vince
Well, he does having big effing d*ck but I’m not sure if that qualifies you for office. Then again I look our biggest d*ck of all ie the SHOTUS. So why not!
Tyrone Johnston
I will not be surprised if he is elected. He carries between his legs what we gay men find most valuable. Common sense and intelligence be damned.
Jussie_Racist_Clown
@ Tyrone. What’s between his legs is what Iook for in my elected officials.
SarcasaticMisanthrope
Lesser caliber people have run for office and have won. Two examples, the current turd in chief and Ronnie Raygun.
Sister Bertha Bedderthanyu
I have always found this overrated meth’d/cracked out looking paid sex performer a joke but now I am DEEPLY worried as to how many of you REFUSE to see what is happening ALL around you. I admit I am an old loudmouth queen based on the standards of many of you but I am now convinced the gay media is part of this conspiracy to drive whats left of us whom don’t have master degrees but are armed instead with common sense and actually give a damn about whats happening to the only country we know of. I know that it is a local position that he is running for but people lets face it, Antonio is no Andrea Jenkins by a long shot. That girl (Andrea Jenkins) really did need our support a few weeks ago as her city was being burned to the ground but not ONE gay outlet carried her plea for calm and her demand that the police protect what businesses had been burned by rioters and looters. I pray you lose sir, but that prayer is going to be answered with a victory because of the proof in the 2016 election that we sat back and knowingly allowed the undereducated in the country to become the majority. And no, that undereducated majority are no longer confined to the disease/virus infected and now burning out of control inner cities of America. If the people believe your endowment is more important than substance (I’m tempted to but out of mercy I won’t add the word abuse) then I STRONGLY suggest that those in private videos posted on xhamster, xtube, myvidster (and all the rest that now are too numerous to name) whose endowments (race and ethnicity be damned) make you look like a newborn child but do not seek the praise and glory that you obviously think you are entitled to to seriously consider taking a stab at it themselves. I do hope there is a televised debate that will be carried so that the ignorant voters of that municipality who come down and cheer you are seen on live tv. Hopefully that will galvanize those of that municipality whom will see not only the danger you pose to the rest of the country but just what you are after the lights and iPhone are turned off in those run down motel rooms used for sets and the power of the Viagra pill has worn off.
Gadfeal
This is another person with self-hate. I believe that Mr. Melencio is Dominican, a country where the ancestry is mainly Black. He is what Hispanics term “mulato” (“mixed race” in US parlance), so any denigration on his part of a Black person is an expression of self-hate.
Why Beyoncé? She has not caused him or any group harm by words or actions.
Kangol2
I think he’s Puerto Rican, and his home town is San Juan, PR. Many (most?) Puerto Ricans have some African ancestry (considerable to minimal), and it is visible in Melecio Biaggi’s complexion and face. But as you may know, because of those Spanish roots (and Indigenous ones), many Latinxs, whatever they may look like, unless they are clearly phenotypically of African descent, consider themselves “White” or “Other” and mark it so on the US Census.
Me2
Ahh, kind of like when Joe Exotic ran for president.
Nedra
I just did some research about his racism and saw that he made a run for commissioner in 2019. Apparently he failed, and so he is back again. But if his mandate is simply to open up his city to more heterosexuals, then I don’t see the reason for his election because no one is abusing heterosexual people or stopping them from participating in festivals. Anyhow, I also found out that he called a black cop the N-word after the cop turned down his sexual proposition, which reveals how petty and convenience-driven his racism is. I am sure Biaggi knows that he CANNOT pass for white. There are black people with a way lighter complexion Euro-features than Biaggi. Therefore, his racism is simply the result of his anti-black Latino culture. Many black people have given Latino people a free pass to use the N-word, so I am sure Biaggi would say he is not a racist and that he loves fried chicken: in fact, he may just argue that he is [partly] black. But African-Americans need to end this ridiculous custom of referring to themselves with the N-word and selecting special groups to say it as if the N-word is some special privilege to give out. We are talking about a word used to abuse and to dehumanize all African people. Therefore, my issue is with African-Americans who are disrespecting their ancestors.
Biaggi is just angry from all those wasted years of pretending to be an exclusive Top on camera when his visibly used-up hole is begging for a banging on camera.
enlightenone
Slam dunk!