Gay candidate leaks his own nudes for ‘transparent’ political campaign
A gay political candidate in West Hollywood has published his own nudes as he runs for office.
Eric Jon Schmidt is one of several candidates running for West Hollywood City Council – but came up with a bizarre and unique campaign pledge.
The candidate said he planned to run an “absolutely transparent campaign” for office, sharing a link to a explicit website to which he had uploaded dozens of nudes and pictures of himself having gay sex.
Schmidt, who goes by the name Need2BNude on the site, describes himself as a as āan average, down-to-earth, guy-next-door type”, adding: āLooking at me you would never know that Iām a horny little sexhibitionist.ā
He adds: “I’m not a Porn star and don’t want to be. I don’t get paid for doing videos and I don’t make money from them. I just like doing it.”
Speaking to WeHoVille, he said: “I am 100% transparent. I have nothing but good intentions and I am not running against anyone, just their seats.
“I have nothing negative to say about the others and never will. I do not think it will hurt my campaign anymore than it would a candidateās stamp collecting hobby.
“My hobbies do not affect any other part of my lifeā¦.I do think it will help my campaign for people who believe the human body as art. Plus it shows that I believe in transparency and Iām not afraid to express myself.”
He added: “I am not a nudist. I donāt do everything nude. I am an exhibitionist. Actually, Iām kind of shy. But, Iām not just an exhibitionist, Iām also a sexhibitionist which means I like to be watched having sex.
“I like to do vids for people to enjoy. I donāt always have to have sex in front of a camera. I can be discrete. My Partner and I have a very normal sexual relationship.”
Schmidt, who says he will not be accepting campaign contributions, listed political concerns including “improving public safety, expanding programs that serve low income and disabled seniors, a more positive approach to the cityās Eastside and ensuring that the compensation of city employees is in line with that of similar municipalities”.
