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hlthe2b

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28. When I worked overseas and stayed frequently in B&Bs/hostels popular with Ex-Pats
Fri Jun 19, 2020, 12:13 PM
Jun 2020

and other foreigners, I observed an often not-so-benign pattern of middle age (and older) men traveling with young boys from the host country (India, Thailand, elsewhere). It was hard not to assume the most obvious explanation.

I am NOT saying this is the case here, but my 'antennae' went up in an identical way when encountering these unusual traveling "pairs" in years past. If Gaetz did a nice thing for this young man, as he now states, it is hard to understand why he never mentioned him before.

I'll say nothing more than that, but the seeming secrecy up to now between Gaetz and this young man is understandably "curious."

Ok, I apologize for the innuendo if I am wrong, but it is not an uncommon issue among those who would exploit the vulnerable and impoverished worldwide. I hope that is not the case here.

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Twitter is having fun with it soothsayer Jun 2020 #1
+1 dalton99a Jun 2020 #4
This whole thing stinks. BComplex Jun 2020 #2
The US State Department has recorded exactly ONE adoption from Cuba since 1999: a girl in 2000. soothsayer Jun 2020 #3
Illegitimate son? Sanity Claws Jun 2020 #5
Supposedly adopted by Gaetz's sister after Nestor's mother passed. Thomas Hurt Jun 2020 #7
How do you know this? Sanity Claws Jun 2020 #8
It has been several OPs here at DU, mostly from Twitter IIRC. Thomas Hurt Jun 2020 #10
People article. Easy Google search. Ms. Toad Jun 2020 #24
There was no adoption. There are no papers. SoonerPride Jun 2020 #18
Hence the word "supposedly". Thomas Hurt Jun 2020 #19
So is Gaetz marrying his own sister? soothsayer Jun 2020 #20
Don't know, don't care, haven't seen anything saying anything about him marrying anyone. Thomas Hurt Jun 2020 #21
You got it all wrong. LisaL Jun 2020 #36
Gaetz was dating the sister Ms. Toad Jun 2020 #25
No, people article says Gaetz was dating Nestor's sister. LisaL Jun 2020 #37
You are correct. n/t Ms. Toad Jun 2020 #38
Per the People article below, Nestor is the avebury Jun 2020 #26
There is no paperwork because it was not a "formal" adoption. LisaL Jun 2020 #35
No, Gaetz sister had nothing to do with any of it. LisaL Jun 2020 #34
Did he claim him as a dependent and give him health insurance? dalton99a Jun 2020 #6
We need records! fleur-de-lisa Jun 2020 #16
Twitter encourages Gaetz to proudly come 'Out' & just introduce us to his partner Budi Jun 2020 #9
so true RT Atlanta Jun 2020 #11
Gaetz Has a "Trophy Cuban" Stallion Jun 2020 #12
"A subtle reminder that Matt Gaetz was the sole vote against an anti-human trafficking bill." soothsayer Jun 2020 #13
That's not suspicious. Not at all. fleur-de-lisa Jun 2020 #17
... Cirque du So-What Jun 2020 #23
Yet not proud enough to say it openly for years. keithbvadu2 Jun 2020 #14
He's gay, they're together and there's no way Nester is a day younger than 25 BannonsLiver Jun 2020 #15
That is my suspicion, though if that is true, he is a raging hypocrite and liar. Thomas Hurt Jun 2020 #22
true. he looks nowhere near being a teenager JI7 Jun 2020 #32
Unfortunate Son Blue Owl Jun 2020 #27
When I worked overseas and stayed frequently in B&Bs/hostels popular with Ex-Pats hlthe2b Jun 2020 #28
I will love him and pet him and squeeze him and call him Prop. tanyev Jun 2020 #29
Definitely something fishy about the setup. LiberalFighter Jun 2020 #30
Didn't Gaetz say his son is black? Martin Eden Jun 2020 #31
My God, how stupid are these people? PCIntern Jun 2020 #33
Personal life left-of-center2012 Jun 2020 #39
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