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  "textContent": "\n\n\n\n**New** : Now Kristi Noem wants privacy\n\n\nFired former U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is facing mounting scrutiny after a British tabloid published alleged messages and photos it claims are tied to her husband.\n\n****Keep up with the latest in**** LGBTQ****+ news and politics.**** Sign up for The Advocate's email newsletter.\n\n_The Daily_ _Mail_ reported that it obtained what it described as messages and images attributed to Bryon Noem, including communications linked to a fetish community. The outlet promoted the story on X, writing, “Secret double life of Kristi Noem's crossdressing husband Bryon: The pouting ‘busty bimbo’ photos and trove of explicit messages.”\n\n**Related** : Kristi Noem is a cautionary tale for white gay Republicans\n\n**Related** : TSA officer sues Kristi Noem over trans personnel being banned from doing pat-downs\n\n> According to that report, Bryon Noem allegedly praised women’s exaggerated physical features in explicit messages and expressed interest in similar aesthetics, while also sharing photos of himself in feminine clothing, including outfits with simulated breasts and tight garments. The outlet further reported that he sent at least $25,000 to women he interacted with online and communicated with under an apparent pseudonym.\n\n**Related** : LGBTQ+ celebs react to Kristi Noem’s firing: ‘Put her in prison! Lock her up!’\n\n**Related** : House Oversight Dem Robert Garcia celebrates Kristi Noem’s firing: ‘Now we don’t have to impeach her’\n\nThe claims have not been independently verified. _The Advocate_ has not confirmed the authenticity of the messages or images.\n\n> See on Instagram\n\nNeither Noem nor her representatives have confirmed the materials. In a statement to the _New York Post_ , Noem’s representatives said she was “devastated” and that “the family was blindsided,” asking for privacy, the outlet claims.\n\nThe White House did not respond to _The Advocate’s_ request for comment.\n\nJosh Sorbe, who handles communications for the Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats, and who is from South Dakota, where Kristi Noem was governor, highlighted why the Noems are getting attention.\n\n\"The Bryon Noem story perfectly encapsulates these people’s hypocrisy and insecurity,\" Sorbe, who is gay, said in a statement online. \"They ostracize any queer person in public, but they love to queen out and do gay shit behind the scenes. Get well, and I’ll even cheer on your bad drag after they’re out of power.\"\n\nBryon Noem (L), husband of US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem (R), listens as Secretary Noem testifies before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2026 for the Department of Homeland Security, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, May 20, 2025. ALEX WROBLEWSKI/AFP via Getty Images\n\nNoem has built a national profile in part through support for policies restricting LGBTQ+ rights, particularly those affecting transgender people and gender expression. As governor of South Dakota, she signed a “Religious Freedom Restoration Act” critics said enabled discrimination, approved a ban on transgender girls participating in women’s sports, and backed restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors.\n\nCross-dressing “is not inherently considered queer or trans,” _Them_ notes. That understanding is widely reflected in medical and advocacy guidance, which distinguishes gender expression, such as clothing or presentation, from gender identity or sexual orientation.\n\nPeople who cross-dress may identify as heterosexual and cisgender.",
  "title": "Kristi Noem’s husband accused of living double life as ‘busty bimbo’ cross-dressing fetishist"
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