Photos of twinks

is the year of Republicans choosing a twice-divorced reality television star as their presidential candidate, Keith Richards outliving David Bowie and Prince, and a zillion other contradictory events. Nothing makes since, so it was natural for photographer Lucian Wintrich to set up a &#;Twinks for Trump&#; art gallery at the Republican National Convention.

Wintrich shot all the photos in his apartment in the East Village, where he works in advertising. &#;I tend to [discuss politics] as I shoot all of these gorgeous subjects,&#; he says. &#;If they get difficult during this process, it&#;s a two for one.&#;

If you like hairless bottoms, you may struggle to find the political message in the images, but Wintrich insists twinks are a natural fit for conservative culture and gets upset when people notify his art performative. &#;I absolutely believe that gays should be conservative because the conservative party has historically been the party of freedom, from setting the slaves free&#;―he stutters, thinking for a recent example of Republicans fighting for individuals&#; rights to freedom

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