'It’s gross': Gay men not thrilled to be classified as 'normal' by J.D. Vance

Sen. J.D. Vance's closing campaign argument that he and former President Donald Trump had the support of the "normal gay guy" received a swift fact check from gay men who said no thanks, calling his comments "gross" and "grotesque bigotry."

Vance's comment on the "Joe Rogan Experience" podcast quickly went viral after Vice President Kamala Harris shared it in a clip along with an emoji of a puzzled face.

"I think that, frankly, I wouldn't be surprised if me and Trump won just the normal gay guy vote," said Vance. "They just want to be left the hell alone and now you have all this crazy stuff on top of it."

This raised a tough question for gay male voters.

"Not sure what a ‘normal’ gay guy is," replied Democratic strategist Matt McDermott, "but speaking as a fairly typical gay guy I can confirm that myself, my husband, and literally every gay guy I know will proudly be voting for Kamala Harris and rejecting your grotesque bigotry."

Podcaster Vic Vela posted a gif of a young man staring confusedly at complex trigonometry equations with the message, "Me trying to figure out if I’m a normal or abnormal gay guy."

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Washington Post contributor J.J. McCullough expressed his sarcastic delight with Vance's categorization of homosexuality.

"If there's one thing gays love," he replied, "it's being classified by straights as either "normal" or "abnormal."

Rep. Eric Sorenson (D-IL) took Vance's comment as an opportunity to share for whom he and his partner Shawn had voted in the upcoming election.

"Just a couple of ' and