Gallery: Our Rich History of Cross-Dressing Politicians

You may have heard about the predicament of East Cleveland ex-mayor Eric Brewer‘s unfortunate cross-dressing pictures with a side of male genitalia.  The photos hit the airwaves days before the mayoral Democratic primary, and Brewer was defeated.  Though he placed blame on local police for taking a hands-off approach to stopping the photos’ distribution, he neither confirmed nor denied that the sexxxy lingerie photos were of him.  Another former town mayor had the best reaction:

“It’s him, alive and well,” she told reporters. “Because the guy got demon eyes. You can’t put them on a woman.”

Agree to disagree!  Men and women between the ages of 30 and 75 are at risk for demon eyes.  Talk to your doctor about demon eyes and see if wearing see-through lingerie with your business end hanging out is right for you.  But Eric Brewer is not our only politician with dress-up pictures out there: the ’80s meant a lot of different things for a lot of different people.  The Daily Beast has a gallery of public servants in drag through history, after the jump.  

See the rest at The Daily Beast.