The internet is convinced that Mr. Emhoff is more of a “fixture” for Kamala than a real husband. Rumors that he’s gay are everywhere, and his complete “space out” during the biggest announcement of his wife’s career hasn’t helped matters. Doug told a group of LGBTQ folks, known as “Black and Gay Queer Men for Harris,” that he was “caught by surprise” when the news broke. At the time of Joe’s rather bizarre announcement on Twitter, Doug was working out and hanging with his gay friends in West Hollywood, unaware until people started approaching him to relay the big news.