GAY-Sex-Shop Purchase in Toronto Outs Republican Mayor

A purchase made at a gay sex shop in Toronto then billed to taxpayers as a work expense has prompted a Republican politician in the United States to reveal he is gay.

Greg Davis, the mayor of Southaven, Mississippi, is at the centre of a spending scandal after a local newspaper revealed the politician had billed taxpayers for an estimated $170,000, including expensive dinners, a pricey family vacation and purchases at local liquor stores.

But it’s the $67 for unnamed merchandise from Priape, a gay sex shop near the intersection of Church and Wellesley Sts., that has caused the biggest stir for Davis, who has previously run for office on a conservative, family-values platform.

When asked about the purchase last week, Davis told the Memphis, Tennessee-based newspaper The Commercial Appeal, that he is gay and can no longer maintain a separation between his personal and public life.

“While I have performed my job as mayor, in my opinion, as a very conservative, progressive individual — and still continue to be a very conservative individual — I think that it is important that I discuss the struggles I have had over the last few years when I came to the realization that I am gay,” he told the newspaper.

Davis was in Toronto for a recruitment trip, and didn’t remember what he bought at Priape, he told the newspaper.

An employee at Priape, which specializes in DVDs, sex toys, leather, and clothing among other products catering to gay men, declined to comment Monday.

According to his website, Davis has a wife of 19 years, Suzann, and three young girls. He is currently serving his fourth term as mayor, and ran unsuccessfully for U.S. Congress in 2008.

The receipts were obtained by state auditors in an effort to reduce an estimated $170,000 they have demanded the mayor repay for illegitimate charges, the Commerical Appeal reported. The newspaper subsequently got hold of the receipts under a Freedom of Information request.

Davis has stated he won’t comment on the possibility of resigning as Southaven’s mayor, but said he would take some time off work to spend time with his family.

“At this point, my goal is to ensure that for the next year and a half that the city continues to grow,” he told the Commerical Appeal. “I will evaluate whether I will run again as mayor at a later time.”

PopGoesTheNews.com A right-wing U.S. politician has come out of the closet after an audit of his expenses revealed he shopped at an adults-only store in Toronto's gay village.

Greg Davis, the Republican mayor of Southaven, Mississippi — and a married father of three — told a Memphis newspaper on Thursday: "At this point in my life and in my career, while I have tried to maintain separation between my personal and public life, it is obvious that this can no longer remain the case. I think that it is important that I discuss the struggles I have had over the last few years when I came to the realization that I am gay."

His revelation comes after a state audit indicated he used his city-issued credit card for $170,000 in personal expenses, including booze and dinners at upscale restaurants. The audit also revealed Davis spent $67 at Priape, a store described on its website as "Canada's premiere gay lifestyle store and sex shop." Davis visited the Church Street shop during a trip to Toronto with warehouse developers from his state. The mayor told The Commercial Appeal he doesn't recall what he purchased at Priape, which sells underwear, sex toys and adult videos.

Southaven, a 20-minute drive south of Memphis, is Mississippi's third-largest city. Davis was elected in 2009 to his fourth-term as mayor. He ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Congress in 2008 on a conservative family values platform.

Davis, 45, apologized to his constituents but said he will not resign. "I was not honest enough with myself to be honest with them. But I have lived my life in public service for 20-plus years, and in order for me to remain sane and move on, I have got to start being honest about who I am."

Davis has been married to his wife Suzann for 19 years and has three young daughters. According to his official biography, the family is active in Southaven's Heartland Baptist Church. On his campaign website, Suzann boasts that her husband is a great father who can "do one of the best ponytails you have ever seen!"

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Comment by Pablo on December 29, 2011 at 9:56am: Craazee! I was always says... If you want sex,drugs and rock and roll.. Be a politician! They get to do all of the aforementioned on the People's dime! It was just plain selfish of him-jeopardizing his career and more importa e his beautiful family!

Comment by JamRockLady on December 29, 2011 at 9:38am: Could he not have spent HIS OWN PERSONAL MONEY?! Why spend the TAXPAYERS money!? It's obvious he WANTED to get caught and come out his batty man closet. SMH.