The George Santos story continues to throw up more twists. Yesterday, a couple of people in Brazil came forward to say they remember Santos (previously known as Anthony Devolder) when he lived in Brazil.
They both said he did drag under the name “Kitara Ravache”. Santos today denied that he’d ever “performed” as a drag queen and slammed the media’s “obsession” with his life.
The drag claims about George Santos
Journalist Marisa Kabas spoke with Brazilian drag queen Eula Rochard, 58, who claimed she remembered Santos, 34, from the time he spent in Brazil in the late 00s. Rochard said Santos had a drag persona.
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
“Eula says she met Santos when he was 16 or 17 years old and became friends because they were both gay and enjoyed drag,” said Kabas.
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Rochard told friends she remembered Santos from doing drag in Brazil. Her friends doubted her, so Rochard went back through old photos to look for proof. She posted one to her Facebook account. This prompted Kabas to reach out to her.
Kabas said in a later tweet there’s nothing wrong with doing drag. However, it’s worth highlighting that Santos, the first out gay Republican elected to Congress, is a lawmaker within a party that has done little to advance LGBTQ rights. Many of its members are also anti-drag.
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
Drag beauty pageant
News agency Reuters followed up on the Kabas story. It also tracked down Rochard, and an acquaintance of Santos who did not wish to be named. Both said they remembered Santos in drag.
Rochard told Reuters that Santos wore drag at the first LGBTQ Pride parade in Niteroi in 2005. Three years later, Santos took part in a drag beauty pageant at Brazil’s Icaraí Beach.
Rochard added that Santos was a “poor” drag queen in 2005 with a simple black dress. However, three years later he returned with more money and a flamboyant pink dress. He still lost the beauty pageant, however.
Online, some say that a video posted in 2013 shows Santos in drag from the first Pride parade in Niteroi in 2005.
The video reportedly showing George Santos in drag as Kitara Ravache was originally posted in 2013.
Link: https://t.co/khU67yWa5Q pic.twitter.com/2ZPxuXsRxD
— PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes) January 19, 2023
This is not the first time George Santos has been linked to the name ‘Kitara’. Last month, responding to a tweet by Ana Navarro, Brazilian LGBTQ activist Bruna Benevides suggested people ask Santos about ‘Kitara Ravache’.
ask him about “Kitara Ravache”
— Bruna Benevides 🏳️⚧️ (@BrunaBenevidex) December 30, 2022
Santos denies he ever “performed” in drag
Today, Santos posted a tweet addressing the claims. He said is not a drag queen and it is false to say he ever “performed” as a drag queen.
“The most recent obsession from the media claiming that I am a drag Queen or “performed” as a drag Queen is categorically false. The media continues to make outrageous claims about my life while I am working to deliver results. I will not be distracted nor fazed by this.”
The most recent obsession from the media claiming that I am a drag Queen or “performed” as a drag Queen is categorically false.
The media continues to make outrageous claims about my life while I am working to deliver results.
I will not be distracted nor fazed by this.
— George Santos (@Santos4Congress) January 19, 2023
Queerty has reached out to Santos’ office to ask if he denies wearing women’s clothing at a Pride festival in Brazil. We await a response.
Santos’ mother reportedly not in US on 9/11
In other Santos-related news, it appears official US government forms contradict another of the NYC lawmaker’s tales. Santos says his mom was in the World Trade Center when it was hit by planes in 2001. She survived the attack but died of cancer in 2016. Santos tweeted in 2021, “9/11 claimed my mothers life.”
However, on a US visa form in the early 00s, Santos’ mother said she had not been in the US since 1999. The Washington Post says Fatima Devolder applied for a visa in February 2003.
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Santos’ campaign website previously stated, “George’s mother was in her office in the South Tower on Sept. 11, 2001, when the horrific events of that day unfolded.
“She survived the tragic events on September 11th, but she passed away a few years later when she lost her battle to cancer.”
Santos has claimed his mom was a high-flying financial businesswoman. However, acquaintances of the late Mrs. Devolder dispute this and say she worked as a housekeeper.
LumpyPillows
George, if that really is his name, denying he is a drag queen, based on every other lie he has told, translates into a full confession. He never tells the truth, so, his denial is therefore an admission. Plus the photo sure look like him. He will never resign, because that is the kind of horrible person he is, but will there finally be enough to get him fired or imprisoned? I hope so.
bachy
It boggles me that pathological liars like George Santostein (and others) are drawn to public office. Lies are easier to maintain when there is a veil drawn over one’s past, some impenetrable degree of mystery. But public officials (eventually) come under the most intense media scrutiny, making even half-truths difficult to evade. Perhaps there is on some level a desire to be caught? Or, in Failure 45’s case, a desire to pit one’s delusions against real world facts – to see who wins.
Eternal.Cowboy
You attempts to distance yourself from the GOP after rooting for the red wave are hilarious. Sorry Lumpy, you got to dance with the them that you brought. Maybe pick better dance partners than Santos?
M149
Matt Schlapp of CPAC fondled the wrong Republican! He should visit the Santos campaign offices
Consider This
Quite scary if he is really a member of the LGBTQ community. Much rather he would be on the other side.
Yesterday I read he stole $3,000 from dying dog’s GoFundMe. Just gets worse each day…
RIGay
In other news, armed militia stormed into the House Science, Space and Technology Committee meeting to protect the children, citing “Which one of you is the drag queen!?!”
humble charlie
i KNEW it!!!!!!!!!!(there’s nothing like hindsight!) i’m seriously thinking of joining the republican party and running for office! do i have to fondly fondle some younger guy in a car while he’s driving or traipse clumsily on high heels onstage while mouthing the words to “bad romance”?
Kangol2
So glad you ran this after I shared it yesterday, Queerty. Now let’s see if Ms. I-Am-Not-A-Drag-Queen Kitara Ravache Devolder Santos finds the courage to tell his hateful party to lay off not only Drag Queens but LGBTQ people, of whom he now claims to be one!
Also, the journalist behind this New York Times story today ran a much clearer photo of Kitara Ravache on Twitter and it’s clearly Anthony? George? Devolder? Santos? He’s really not even a very good liar….
Richpontone
Maybe Santos’s Drag Name was “Kill The Truth Rauchy”?
Too bad, he didn’t do that Act at the House Republican Caucus.
As these Republicans have minds of First Graders, Florida Governor DeSantis could have had him extradited and arrested for “Corrupting The Youth”.
He could have gone from the U.S. House to “The Florida Big House”.
peteypie
Should he decide to try drag again, I have a few name suggestions. Kamitta Krime? Or maybe Kamitta Fraud
scotty
because of course there is.
Toofie
Everything out of his mouth is a lie. It’s bizarre because it’s LITERALLY everything, starting with his name. The fact he uses his dead mother to lie about 9/11 shows what a sociopath he is. The drag Queen stuff is just more icing on the cake.
Jimmynj
Get rid of this fraud. He is a thief and should be locked up. Then, slap a stamp on him and send him to Brazil to rot in a Brazilian prison for years.
Mars414
Can’t one of the major new stations hire someone to conduct a voiceprint analysis and bring at least this truth to light? Or are rumors more fun and newsworthy?