Cross-dressing Politicians

Anthony Weiner's bizarre modeling habit did not start on Twitter. New pictures have surfaced from 1982, when Weiner was in college at the State University of New York in Pittsburgh. The photos show a then 18-year-old Weiner posing in swimming briefs and in women's underwear. According to a friend, the photos were taken as part of a secret Santa tradition, which required participants to complete challenges in order to obtain their presents. Though the friend recalled, "It was never quite clear whether one of Anthony's challenges was to become a cross-dresser or if it was just some bizarre stunt he decided to do on his own." Apparently, Weiner "was an odd guy who went out of his way to do things purely for shock value." Another friend described an instance in which he ran for student senate and decided to use the campaign slogan "Vote for Weiner. He'll be frank." The campaign was unsuccessful.