"Everyone knew he was gay": 3 men claim the late Lindsey Graham paid them for sex

Three men allege in a documentary that the late Republican Senator Lindsey Graham paid them for sex. One claims he was 17 at the time of the encounter. The allegations have not been independently verified.

Three men allege in a recently released documentary that the late Republican Senator Lindsey Graham paid them for sex. The film, titled 'The CLOSETocracy', was published by The Young Turks network about three months after Graham's death. One of the men, identified as Calvin, claimed he was 17 at the time of the encounter in 2001 and that Graham secretly filmed him. Another man, Corey, said he was picked up by a driver and taken to a hotel in Washington. The New York Times emphasized that the men's identities have not been independently verified. Graham, who opposed same-sex marriage, denied for years that he was gay. The film's release sparked reactions within the Republican Party, with some attacking the claims and others, like Marjorie Taylor Greene, asserting that Graham's sexual orientation was known. His sister, Darlene Graham, is running for his Senate seat in the midterm elections on November 3.