Milo Yiannopoulos insists right wing Christian influencer Benny Johnson is a closet gay
Benny Johnson is a 38-year-old right wing influencer, who is married to a woman, and has four kids. He is not extreme, nor alt-right, but is what I'd describe as the "religious Christian traditionalist right". He's one who basically believes that all men should embrace Christianity, get married, and be the leader of their households. He does a lot of public speaking, often advising how young men should seek to be "alpha males", but not in the oversexed, roided, Andrew Tate sort of way, but in the traditionalist Christian way.
He has been very successful in developing an audience, with 4 million followers on X.
https://x.com/bennyjohnson/status/1997305723613528077
Being a public figure with a strong opinion on politics and social issues, Johnson obviously has enemies. Some of them are on the left, as you'd guess. However, he also has enemies on the right. Some are jealous of his success. Others resent him for being pro-Israel. But others are annoyed because they perceive he is the ultimate hypocrite. They say that, behind the facade of a pious married Christian family man, Benny Johnson is secretly gay, has sex with men on the down-low, and even has a secret open marriage.
There have been various rumors dating as far back as 2017 regarding Johnson's alleged homosexuality.
One of the earlier public allegations came from Carlos Maza, a gay left wing influencer who had a major spat with Steven Crowder some years back. Here's what Maza tweeted:
https://x.com/gaywonk/status/1267300980879548416
Saeed Jones and the Makeout Session
Saeed Jones, a gay Buzzfeed writer, wrote on Bluesky about a supposed makeout session he had with Johnson at a holiday Buzzfeed party in 2013. The post was in September 2024, and quickly drew a lot of attention.
Quote:
I made out with Benny Johnson in an empty dressing room at BuzzFeed holiday party in 2013. It haunts me to this day.
Anyway, it’s funny that’s he’s done literally everything BUT come out of the closet. Men will literally become traitors to their country rather than go to therapy.
Betty Who performed at the holiday party BF hosted at Webster Hall in 2013. Everyone got SLOSHED because of the open bar.
Benny and I went into a dressing room and started kissing. Would’ve gone further but he said something cringe enough to snap me back to my senses. I rolled my eyes and left.
Anyway, I’m definitely not the only guy Benny Johnson has made out with. I’ve heard him and his wife are swingers. She’s pregnant with their fourth child now which… LOL. Anyway.
When I warn y’all about sleeper agents, I’m speaking from experience. Demons walk amongst us!
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I’m not naming names. But I was just informed, I wasn’t even the only guy Benny made out with THAT NIGHT.
Hahahahahahahaahaha! WHEW!
Saeed did not provide proof of any of this.
However, a lot of people believed him (and I think I do, too), and this quickly made the rounds all over X.
Benny and the Targeted Gay Ad
People then recalled a 2017 incident where Johnson shared a screenshot of the Military Times website with a gay cruise ad on the side. Johnson didn't understand how cookies and internet advertising worked, and thought Military Times was directly contracting with that advertiser. Users on Twitter then pointed out to Johnson that these ads serve based upon your browsing history, and that obviously he's being served a gay cruise ad because he's been to lots of gay websites.
This would be fairly convincing except.... I've seen that exact ad, too! In fact, I showed it to people at the time, laughing at how bad the algorithm must be if it's serving me gay cruise ads. I've also gotten targeted ads for meeting black singles. I blame all of you for this, with the weird shit you post here.
Anyway, if I got that exact ad, I can't judge Benny for it. He was still dumb to post it though, and he wasn't joking around.
Alleged Hookups at Turning Point USA Events With Men, While Wife Cries in the Lobby
There have also been unconfirmed rumors that Johnson hooked up with young guys at Turning Point USA events, supposedly going back to their rooms to mess around, while his wife would sit crying in the lobby because she knew what was going on.
None of these allegations came from anyone credible, though, so take it with a grain of salt.
Late 2025 Ramp Up
These rumors died down for a lot of 2025, but they really ramped up in September when a left wing YouTube named Keith Edwards posted a compilation of all the gay allegations against Johnson. The video got about 500,000 views, and spawned new attacks on Benny.
Over the past week, it has really taken flight because Milo Yiannopoulos, who is gay himself, has been relentlessly trolling Benny and his wife, resulting in Benny finally threatening legal action over it. I'll get to that in the next post.