After just seven months, Mr. Gay World has announced he’s turning in his sash and crown and handing over his coveted title to his former competitor.
His reason?
“Personal changes.”
21-year-old Klaus Bukart of Germany was named Mr. Gay World in May. Now, he claims “personal changes” in his life have inhibited his ability to “live up to the expectations and serve the community.” Therefore, he must step down.
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In a letter published on Mr. Gay World’s official blog yesterday, Bukart wrote: “When I entered the 2015 MR GAY WORLD™ competition in South Africa I thought that becoming MR GAY WORLD™ was the biggest challenge of my life.”
He continued, “Indeed it is very challenging and exciting winning the title, but what is
more challenging is living up to the expectations, responsibilities and
duties that come along with it.”
So, Bukart says, it is with “great sadness” that he must hand over the title to his former competitor and first runner up Emmanuel Mass Luciano of Hong Kong.
“I know he will be a great representative for our community, who will put all his heart and
passion into his reign,” Bukart concluded.
Hours later, Bukart followed up that letter with a statement of Facebook in which he thanked everyone for their support but didn’t elaborate on the mysterious “personal changes” in his life, despite several people asking.
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Georgie Land
As in sex change?
Lazycrockett
OMG how will the community survive this tragedy??????
Sweetie Pie
I bet he´s transitioning…in a few months he´ll change his name to Gerta, Christa, Ute or Helga
jdboston617
Wait… There’s a Mr. Gay World?
isi22
I hope he didn’t find god and Jesus and want ex-gay
Bruce Dillon
Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes!
L(*;*()VE
Avery Alvarez
@isi22: That was my first thought, too.
Gigi Gee
So he couldn’t “live up to the expectations and serve the community.” What was expected of him? How was he asked to “serve the community?”
Markajv
He’s not transitioning, that’s just troll talk. Sounds to me like he was not mentally ready to have to be “ON” all the time. I don’t know how involving this competition is but if it’s anything like what women have to go through…the scrutinizing, always having to look a certain way, no stepping out of bounds, be a pillar of your community, have a handler with you constantly, the constant barrage of men (Because we are pigs) trying to get into his pants, constantly being put down by jaded and bitter “Fags” – If it were me, and a lot of people I know, we’d all be in a loony bin. Maybe the dude got smart before he went cra cra. I would admire him much more for that. Plus what the hell is Mr. Gay World?? What does it represent? If it’s the Gay Community I have seen I would not go anywhere near the application.
Bob LaBlah
This is why I don’t understand why people take children serious. This is a kid, I don’t give a damn if the law does say he is an adult. You don’t really start maturing until after twenty-five. That’s when stupid shit is no longer cute and you start being held accountable for your actions and deeds.
Sukhrajah
@Markajv: You are spot on with your approximation of some of the levels of pressure that are cast upon these men. Sadly, mature candidates simply handle the pressures better. To add to your considerations, there is a level of sanctity based on how female pageant contestants are treated that is simply not there when it comes to these forums, perhaps because the sexuality of both the contestants and audiences are broadly accepted to be the same, and openly acknowledged as so. We hang them like meat on a stage. Sure, they willingly participate – but past that duty – there is the other of being consistently ‘ON’ which requires massive amounts of time. Well funded pageants can provide winners significant packages thus diminishing the burden of such a demanding schedule on a winner. Smaller pageants, especially those that are ‘ethnically’ based rely more on the glory and responsibility aspects to motivate their winners – priming where a lack of money comes in. Being constantly scrutinized, having to be constantly fit, and also – as @Bob LaBlah has well said – he’s a young man. He has wild oats to sow.
That said, I wonder if he is well – medically. Very few candidates that make it that far would halt now, post of winning the crown. If there were any issues in the background/past that would have weaned them out. He was clearly clean and ready until this point. Logically – the issue is new, or rather of recent appearance/realization/revelation. I hope that he is well, and will remain to be so.
Sukhrajah
A second thought – pardon the wild tangent – the only time that we have seen candidates step aside (a vein from other, major pageants) is a sex scandal. He would look good over at Sean Cody – would probably make a boatload for a year – and ride the high of being a Mr. Gay, to being done as ‘Mr. Gay’. Ahh, crazier things have happened. Here’s to hoping it’s something boring – like, his desire to become a gainer…
CWM85
He’s going to try and be straight. oh boy…
danonce
Maybe he wasn’t gay in the first place. He just pretended to be gay to compete the competition. He won and got a little fame from it, now he can return the title and be straight again.
ParisHiltonsBadEye
Drama Queen
Glücklich
@Sweetie Pie:
Brunhidle and Agathe could be considerations, too.
@ParisHiltonsBadEye:
Awesome user name!
Horse Lips
Does he really owe us an explanation? Do I really care?
Masc Pride
Maybe he found a girlfriend. I’d imagine some Mr. Gay World guys are bi since there’s no Mr. Bi World. Klaus reads very bi to me. Hot.
@Markajv: “… the constant barrage of men (Because we are pigs) trying to get into his pants…”
Can you blame them though? He’s gorgeous.
scotshot
@Bob LaBlah: There are eleven year olds that are more mature than some of the 60 & 70 year olds I know…
Bob LaBlah
I just did a google search of him. I went away very U-N-I-M-P-R-E-S-S-E-D. I then wondered what the rest of the contestants looked like. Thanks to youtube.com you to can see them. I say no more but congratulate all who participated in it. Sometimes it is best to look at it from the “spirit of competition” point of view more than the “what will sell”. Now I know why I never heard of it (Mr. Gay World) before.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RxI_5E5I4s
balddude13
Oh geez. Did he meet a girl who turned him straight?! LMFAO!!!
pscheck2
Maybe he had an epiphany (of sorts) wherein he has developed a deep sense of guilt in being gay? Something has happened to make him take such a drastic step and I’m afraid it does not bode well ‘for our side!’ If it is a negative for ‘us’ then I hope he keeps it to himself Nothing is nore demeaning to ta gay person than to havea high profile person , like him, to announce he is str8 and that the gay lifestyle is the work of the devil! (Years ago, this hsppened to me personally: my, then, boyfriend was beaten up severly and almost died. While convalesting, his boyhood preacher visited him and managed to ‘convert’ him and being Born again, he wanted me to renounce my lifestyle ‘as the work of the devil!’ Didn’t work.
PRINCE OF SNARKNESS aka DIVKID
OMG He found the cure!!!!!!
(He probably got fat the signs were there)
PRINCE OF SNARKNESS aka DIVKID
last time i saw an edifice as monumental as that haido a Coyote was running over it to tragicomic effect
martinbakman
That hair!
onthemark
@Gigi Gee: “So he couldn’t “live up to the expectations and serve the community.” What was expected of him? How was he asked to “serve the community?””
His lips got tired. What, you mean he didn’t get around to servicing, I mean serving you? Aw, too late!
Baba Booey Fafa Fooey
@pscheck2: I think you truly believe that. Are you from Cuba?
DarkZephyr
Cute face, not a fan of shaved underarms but I wish him well, whatever is going on in his life. Its clearly something that he isn’t comfortable discussing.
smuk94
He’s a hottie dude 🙂
dloehmann
@Lazycrockett: It will be tuff, but we’ll get by. LOL
dloehmann
Dude is str8. Yup, confirmed by Loeh-dar, my most accurate gaydar reading to date. Look at the pic, this dude ain’t no homo. Also, that hair-don’t he’s sporting screams Snatch-catcher to me. At least his retirement notice was politely written, probably by his attorney. Jesus, why do we need a Mr. Gay World anyway? Seems pretty silly to me. Click on over to FB Muscle Bear and take a peek at some men. Whoo-hoo!