Rep. Bryan Posthumus's reputation as a champion of traditional family values has been called into question after his personal information was found on adult hookup sites. The Republican state lawmaker, who has built his career around promoting God, morality, and "traditional family values," was discovered to have had accounts on Ashley Madison, AdultFriendFinder, and Fling.com.
The data breach exposed Posthumus's name, email address, home address, and credit card information, which he used multiple times between March and September 2012. The information also included explicit sexual preferences, listing his relationship status as "attached male seeking female." His profile indicated an interest in men, women, or couples.
Posthumus has been a vocal advocate for "traditional family values" and has voted against repealing Michigan's 1931 abortion ban that lacks exceptions for rape or incest. He has also opposed removing criminal penalties for doctors who perform abortions, expanding protections for LGBTQ+ residents, and banning conversion therapy for minors.
However, the discovery of his adult hookup accounts contradicts his public image as a champion of traditional family values. His attorney, John C. Burns, called the allegations "categorically false" and accused Metro Times of trying to "weaponize unverified data dumps."
Despite this, the information was verified through publicly available cybersecurity databases. The breach also included an email address linked to Posthumus's business, West Michigan Hopyards, which he co-founded in 2013.
Posthumus has been criticized for his personal life, including two drunk driving convictions and a lawsuit from a migrant worker alleging wage theft and labor-law violations. He has since remarried but his wife filed for divorce earlier this year.
The data breach exposed Posthumus's name, email address, home address, and credit card information, which he used multiple times between March and September 2012. The information also included explicit sexual preferences, listing his relationship status as "attached male seeking female." His profile indicated an interest in men, women, or couples.
Posthumus has been a vocal advocate for "traditional family values" and has voted against repealing Michigan's 1931 abortion ban that lacks exceptions for rape or incest. He has also opposed removing criminal penalties for doctors who perform abortions, expanding protections for LGBTQ+ residents, and banning conversion therapy for minors.
However, the discovery of his adult hookup accounts contradicts his public image as a champion of traditional family values. His attorney, John C. Burns, called the allegations "categorically false" and accused Metro Times of trying to "weaponize unverified data dumps."
Despite this, the information was verified through publicly available cybersecurity databases. The breach also included an email address linked to Posthumus's business, West Michigan Hopyards, which he co-founded in 2013.
Posthumus has been criticized for his personal life, including two drunk driving convictions and a lawsuit from a migrant worker alleging wage theft and labor-law violations. He has since remarried but his wife filed for divorce earlier this year.
This latest development surrounding Rep. Bryan Posthumus is quite the scandal - it's like, his personal info was just floating around online and now everyone's talking about it 
. I mean, you'd think someone with his level of influence would be more careful with their online security, but I guess you never know what people are capable of when they're browsing in private 
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. It's like, we often put people on pedestals and then they fall off when their humanity is revealed 
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I get that everyone's got a little fun life, but he's supposed to be a public figure and lead by example? 
how does this reflect on his actual work as a lawmaker if he's just gonna hook up with people behind closed doors? 
also, isn't it weird that his personal info was all over these sites? like, shouldn't that be private? 
. And with the explicit info being public, it's hard to ignore. I'm not saying he did anything wrong, but if he wants to keep going on about traditional family values, he should probably work on getting his own life together 
! I mean, come on, he's all about promoting "traditional family values" and being a moral champion, but it turns out he's been hooking up with random people online? That's just not what you expect from someone in his position. And to make matters worse, the timing of these accounts is pretty damning – they were posted like 13 years ago! How is this guy still expected to be credible on these issues when he's got this skeletons-in-his-closet stuff out there? The fact that his own law firm is trying to downplay it with "categorically false" claims just makes me roll my eyes 
!! Rep Bryan Posthumus is literally a total hypocrite, you know? Like he's always talking about God and morality, but meanwhile he's out there getting down with people on Ashley Madison 
. His profile is like, super explicit too, listing his relationship status as "attached male seeking female" 
. It's kinda sad because he's been such a strong advocate for traditional family values and stuff, but it sounds like he's actually living his best life in secret 
. Anyway, gotta wonder how this is gonna affect his re-election chances...not sure if his voters are gonna forgive him for being a total hypocrite 
This is really awkward 
... I feel like there's gotta be more to the story than just the hookups, you know? It seems like he's got a lot of skeletons in his closet and it's hard not to wonder if all that "traditional family values" stuff is just a cover for some deeper issues. And poor guy, two drunk driving convictions... that can't be easy on him or his loved ones 
just another politician caught with their pants down lol Posthumus's attempt to spin this as Metro Times trying to 'weaponize' the info is weak sauce - anyone can see he's been lying about being a family values guy all along 
please, if it were me, I'd at least have the decency to keep my personal life private, especially considering how vocal he's been against reproductive rights