First Dat viewers slam gay participants over ‘ternalised homophobia’ | PkNews

Contents:

• EXCLUSIVE: MEET FIRST DAT’ CUTEST EVER GAY DATER – DAMIAN FRIEL!
• FIRST DAT: WHO IS THE NEW GAY WAER?
• FIRST DAT HOTEL: WSTON THKS HE’S THE ‘ONLY GAY THE VILLAGE’ UNTIL HE MEETS BEN!
• FIRST DAT VIEWERS SLAM GAY PARTICIPANTS OVER ‘TERNALISED HOMOPHOBIA’
• A YOUNG GAY MAN MEETS A STRANGER ONLE THE SHORT FILM ‘JAMIE’ – WATCH

EXCLUSIVE: MEET FIRST DAT’ CUTEST EVER GAY DATER – DAMIAN FRIEL!

Lookg back, when did you realise you were gay?

I realised I was gay when I was 13. I broke up wh her and eventually e out as gay to iends at 14 and fay at 15.

I didn’t keep any gay feelgs to myself for very long and bee my fay and iends were so supportive I didn’t have to. What was your first gay experience? He was the only other gay person my age that I knew at the time.

FIRST DAT: WHO IS THE NEW GAY WAER?

Was beg gay somethg you were worried about? Did you go through the perd of not wantg to be gay? I did go through a perd of not wantg to be gay.

I love beg gay and how genr stereotyp aren’t enforced the gay muny. I also like who I am, I’m a nice person and I thk beg gay is part of that person so I embrace . Who were your gay role mols?

I didn’t have any gay role mols really.

FIRST DAT HOTEL: WSTON THKS HE’S THE ‘ONLY GAY THE VILLAGE’ UNTIL HE MEETS BEN!

My mum’s bt iend growg up was gay.

He had no problems at all wh me beg gay and was actually a big part of me fdg acceptance and lovg who I was as a gay man. He was surround by people that would have ma life difficult for him and slagged him off for havg a gay brother. My big brother passed away September 2013 and jt before he passed away he was even workg a few shifts a gay bar.

My fay are amazg, my brothers and sisters grew up jt knowg I was gay and that was perfectly normal. How was beg gay at school?

FIRST DAT VIEWERS SLAM GAY PARTICIPANTS OVER ‘TERNALISED HOMOPHOBIA’

I feel bad that ’s mostly more feme men who are the victims of homophobia. People would say to me, ‘we know you’re gay but you wouldn’t be able to tell’. Gay men e all different shap and siz and n be mascule, feme or whatever they want to me and shouldn’t be judged for .

I love the gay scene.

A YOUNG GAY MAN MEETS A STRANGER ONLE THE SHORT FILM ‘JAMIE’ – WATCH

Have you ever experienced any homophobia?

I’ve heard loads of gay men talkg negatively about lbians and a lot of people beg biphobic. Will is the first gay waer to work the First Dat rtrant. While the show has had many LGBT+ ders, he is the first gay waer to work the First Dat rtrant.