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BVYCX">He always wanted to follow the fay footsteps. But he grew up believg two parts of his life uld never meet.</p><p class="A8Lwr BVYCX">"I thought to myself 'well you n't be gay if you're a farmer'", Ben told ITV News.</p><p class="A8Lwr BVYCX">"There's such stereotyp wh farmers and 's almost expected that you get married, have children, settle down on the farm and that's what life entails as a farmer".</p><p class="A8Lwr BVYCX">Ben tried one whout the other, first marryg a woman and stayg wh farmg. But he knew thgs weren't right.</p><p class="A8Lwr BVYCX">"To live a different life jt for the expectatns of other people I thk is somethg that do weigh down on you personally very heavily.</p><p class="A8Lwr BVYCX">"I fely feel that I probably was sufferg que a b".</p><p class="A8Lwr BVYCX">He eventually me out to his iends and fay, but thought that as a rult he would have to give up farmg.</p><p class="A8Lwr BVYCX">But one day, a chance Facebook msage sparked an unniable nnectn.</p><p class="A8Lwr BVYCX">Ben and Frazer have now been together for 2 years.</p><figure class="A8Lwr m-O"><div class="cp_placeholr"></div><figptn class="Ya3u6 SilLI" data-ttid="ptned-picture-ptn">Ben and Frazer met two years ago<span class="mjYl8"> Cred: <!-- -->ITV Cym Wal</span></figptn></figure><p class="A8Lwr BVYCX">The uple believe views wh the farmg muny are startg to change, thanks part to social media.</p><p class="A8Lwr BVYCX">"Especially farmg where you spend a lot of time on your own, brgs the world to your life", said Ben.</p><p class="A8Lwr BVYCX">"It's about gettg on wh your daily life and beg who you are, dog what you love dog, and also dog wh the person you love".</p><figure class="A8Lwr m-O"><div class="cp_placeholr"></div><figptn class="Ya3u6 SilLI" data-ttid="ptned-picture-ptn">Ben attends Pri events and supports the LGBTQ+ farmg group Agrpect.<span class="mjYl8"> Cred: <!-- -->Ben Lewis</span></figptn></figure><p class="A8Lwr BVYCX">Ben attends Pri events and supports the LGBTQ+ farmg group Agrpect. 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