College Republicans Higher-Up Said Gay Men Go to the Gym to “Give You AIDS”
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A senior member of the right-wing youth group College Republic of America has a history of making misogynistic, homophobic and racist comments on his personal livestreams. Guard.
Kai Schwemmer, who was newly appointed political director of the College Republicans of America, made statements alongside far-right rhetoric on issues such as abortion. exitreviewed their live streams, most of which were behind a paywall.
While examining their publications on the Gumroad platform, Guard It revealed that some of Schwemmer’s bigoted remarks were aimed at gay men.
Responding to an incident in January 2023 Time In a magazine story about fitness culture and the reasons why gay men went to the gym in the early days of the AIDS crisis, Schwemmer said: “Gay men are once again trying to take over straight men’s spaces. Gay men are trying to destroy the gym. Don’t let them do it.” He added: “They’re weaponizing it. They’re weaponizing it to give you AIDS. People will think it’s for weight lifters. No, no, no. It’s an indictment of homosexuals.”
Schwemmer’s comments are part of a string of racist, sexist and anti-Semitic comments he has made both on his own stream and in other YouTube appearances that have since been archived. Guard was revealed. During the broadcast, he also said he would accept a world “where abortion was outlawed and slavery was legal” and said he was “an anti-universal suffrage man.” He also applauded the DNA test that proved he had no Jewish ancestry.
Guard He noted that Schwemmer’s comments were made after he went on a two-year Mormon mission to Argentina, which led to a “growth process” that led him to no longer hold on to racist and bigoted beliefs he had previously held.
Guard also reviewed footage of him appearing on an archived episode of his YouTube channel Modern Day Debate from July 2025; He said that a 15-year-old child who was sexually assaulted here should be forced to serve his sentence. This platform is where he commented that he would accept a society where “abortion is forbidden and slavery is legal” and stated that he is in favor of the “family vote”, the Christian nationalist ideology that allows men to vote as the head of a household and vote for their wives and children.
In the same debate, Schwemmer said he was against gay marriage and “in favor of repealing same-sex marriage protections.”
Schwemmer and the College Republicans of America did not respond to that question. Guard‘s requests for comment.
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Jeff Tischauser, senior research analyst at the Southern Poverty Law Center, said: Guard He said he has been watching Schwemmer since 2022, given his relationship with far-right figure Nick Fuentes. (According to the report, he had previously identified himself as part of Fuentes’ “groyper” movement and broadcast on Fuentes’ platform Cozy.tv.)
“Whenever anyone claims to have left the movement, you have to watch them closely to see if their actions match their rhetoric and if they are sincere,” Tischauser said. Guard. “Kai Schwemmer doesn’t sound like he’s sincere.”
Ben Lorber, senior research analyst at Political Research Associates, echoed Tischauser and said Fuentes is following the playbook.
“In fact, he is trying to do exactly what Nick Fuentes has always urged his followers to do: participate in Republican politics and belittle their more extreme views,” he said. Guard. He added: “Fuentes is happy that people like Kai Schwemmer reject him, even though Schwemmer walks a fine line. I’ve never heard him directly condemn Nick Fuentes.”
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