Gays get tfished, too.
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- GAY ‘CATFISH’ SPEAKS OUT: ‘IT’S LIKE A LAST HOPE THAT MAYBE SOMEONE WILL STILL LOVE ME’ – WATCH
- "CATFISH: THE TV SHOW": THE GAYT MOMENTS (WATCH){FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}CELEBRIBY BRTANY BERKOWZAUGT 27, 2013/6:00 AMBY BRTANY BERKOWZAUGT 27, 2013 / 6:00 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"\"CATFISH: THE TV SHOW\": THE GAYT MOMENTS (WATCH)","DATEPUBLISHED":"2013-08-27T10:00:27.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2013-08-27T10:00:27.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"BRTANY BERKOWZ","ARTICLESECTN":"CELEBRI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BORROWG THE TLE OM NEV SCHULMAN'S ACCLAIMED 2010 DOCUMENTARY, CATFISH, BEG "TFISHED" MEANS FDG OUT THE PERSON YOU THK YOU'VE BEEN TERACTG WH ONLE ISN'T THE ONE WHO ANSWERS THE DOOR—A PHENOMENON GAYS ARE ALL TOO FAIAR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NOW S SEND SEASON, MTV'S H REALY SERI CATFISH: THE TV SHOW FOLLOWS THE PHENOMENON OF PEOPLE SPREADG SHA ON THEIR DATG PROFIL—WH NEV AND MERA MAN MAX TRACKG THE SOMETIM IL, SOMETIM TRAGIC {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NO EPISOS ARE QUE AS DRAMATIC, HEARTFELT AND HEATED AS THE ON FEATURG GAY, LBIAN AND TRANSGENR FOLK. (JT LAST MONTH, IRAQ WAR VET ANTHONY WENT TO MEET HIS TE LOVE, MARQ, AND FOUND OUT HE WASN'T WHAT, OR WHO, HE CLAIMED TO BE.){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;} {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CATFISH HAS A TON OF WTF? MOMENTS, SURE, BUT ALSO SHOWS THE IMPORTANCE OF HONTY, LOVE AND JT BEG YOURSELF—A MSAGE THAT'S SORT OF OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WATCH AN EPIC CATFISH MASHUP VIO ABOVE, WHICH HIGHLIGHTS THE QUEER SCEN THAT MAKE SECRETLY WANT TO GET UGHT UP A WORLD WI WEB OF LI AND BE PUT ON TV FOR . AND TCH ALL-NEW EPISOS CATFISH: THE TV SHOW TONIGHT ON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}RELATED: CATFISH” GOT GAY LAST NIGHT, AND IT WAS EMOTNAL, INFURIATG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
- HOW A 'CATFISH' HELPED DT LIVE HIS TTH AS A GAY MANKEEGAN SERVED AS A MENTOR -- AND A B OF A {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY MATTHEW STT DONNELLYAUGT 26, 2020/9:00 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:698PX;WIDTH:1366PX;}BY MATTHEW STT DONNELLYAUGT 26, 2020 / 9:00 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"HOW A 'CATFISH' HELPED DT LIVE HIS TTH AS A GAY MAN","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2020-08-27T01:00:51.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2020-08-27T01:00:51.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"MTV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"MTV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"MATTHEW STT DONNELLY","KEYWORDS":"MTV SHOWS","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CATFISH’S NEWT EPISO CHALLENGED A 24-YEAR-OLD GAY MAN TO EXAME WHETHER HIS STRONG EMOTNS FOR AN INTER CSH WERE, ED, LOVE, OR WHETHER THEY WERE SIMPLY ADMIRATN FOR SOMEONE WHO SEEMED MORE FORTABLE BEG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ON TONIGHT'S STALLMENT, NEV AND KAMIE REACHED OUT TO DT, A FLORIDIAN WHOSE TEENAGE G OUT WAS MET WH JUDGMENT AND NTEMPT OM FAY. DT SAID OVER ZOOM THAT HIS STEPFATHER WAS SO DISMAYED TO LEARN HE'S GAY, THE MAN FORCED DT TO DANGERO NVERSN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DT’S NSEQUENT JOURNEY TO ADULTHOOD WAS NOT EASY, BUT HE SAID ONE THG THAT GAVE HIS 16-YEAR-OLD SELF HOPE WAS MEETG A FELLOW TEENAGER NAMED KEEGAN ON FACEBOOK. KEEGAN, A VERMONT NATIVE WHO SEEMED EFFORTLSLY OUT AND PROUD, BEGAN TO SERVE AS A “SAFE HARBOR” FOR DT AND WAS ALWAYS ABLE TO MAKE HIM FEEL AT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT, ALTHOUGH NVERSATNS BEME A DAILY FIXTURE AS THE YEARS PASSED, KEEGAN HAD A WAY OF CYCLILLY BREAKG DT’S HEART. IN ONE PARTICULARLY BTAL STANCE, YEARS AFTER THEY’D FIRST CHATTED, KEEGAN VED DT TO LIVE WH HIM BOSTON. JT WHEN SEEMED AS THOUGH DT’S LOVE STORY WAS TAKG SHAPE, KEEGAN PULLED THE PLUG AND SAID HE’D FOUND SOMEONE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SO WHY DID DT KEEP GOG BACK?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“I LOOK AT [KEEGAN] AS MY WHOLE FOUNDATN OF G OUT,” HE SAID. “IT’S THE MOST PERSONAL RELATNSHIP I’VE EVER HAD WH ANYBODY.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT, FED UP WH KEEGAN’S HOT-AND-LD ROUTE, DT SAID WAS TIME TO FALLY PUT THE MYSTERY TO BED, AND SO, NEV AND KAMIE GOT GOG ON SOME PENNT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN JT A FEW MUT, THE CATFISH TEAM FOUND THAT KEEGAN — WHO HAD A PAIR OF FACEBOOK PROFIL — APPEARED TO BE VOLVED WH A MAN NAMED KYLE. KYLE, WHO LIVED MASSACHETTS, WAS A RECURRG CHARACTER KEEGAN’S PHOTOS. WORSE, WHEN NEV SEARCHED KEEGAN’S PHONE NUMBER, THE RULT SAID THE VICE WAS REGISTERED TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND WOULDN’T BE LONG BEFORE THE GROUP ENUNTERED KYLE THEMSELV, AS — AFTER NEV TEXTED KEEGAN’S NUMBER TO ARRANGE A YEARS--THE-MAKG CHAT — KYLE SUDNLY APPEARED ON THE LIVE LL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}KYLE, SPOOKED, QUICKLY ABANDONED THE NVERSATN, ONLY FOR KEEGAN — THE REAL KEEGAN — TO JO MUT LATER. KEEGAN SAID KYLE HAD PREVLY LENT HIM A PHONE WHEN KEEGAN’S WAS SHUT OFF, WHICH ACUNTED FOR THE CROSSED WIR. KEEGAN ADD THAT KYLE WAS “TOO MUCH” AS A IEND AND THAT HE WAS TRYG TO CREATE SOME DISTANCE BETWEEN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THIS, THE GROUP BEGAN TO LEARN, WAS A B OF A HAB FOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“[DT AND I] WERE REALLY GREAT AT HELPG EACH OTHER OUT AS EMOTNAL AND MENTAL SUPPORT,” KEEGAN SAID PRIVATELY TO KAM AND NEV. “I’VE ALWAYS BEEN WILLG TO BE THERE FOR DT…BUT WHEN I GIVE HIM A LTLE, HE TAK ALL. IT’S LIKE THAT TYPE OF PERSON…I KD OF BACKED AWAY.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT WHEN KAMIE AND NEV READ KEEGAN THE LETTER DT HAD WRTEN ABOUT HIM — WHICH SPELLED OUT EP, STARK FEELGS — KEEGAN’S HEART APPEARED TO BREAK, AND HE BEGAN TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“I DIDN’T REALIZE WHAT I HAD HELPED YOU THROUGH, WHAT YOU STILL RRIED ON YOUR BACK,” KEEGAN TOLD DT ONCE THE LATTER HAD LOGGED BACK TO THE CHAT. “I’M SORRY.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DT, WHO NEVER KNEW QUE WHERE TO PLACE KEEGAN HIS LIFE, ACCEPTED THE APOLOGY AND MTED TO BEG MORE DISCERNG ABOUT HIS FEELGS. BUT DO YOU THK HE’LL BE ABLE TO DO SO? AND WILL HE AND KEEGAN SALVAGE SOME SORT OF NNECTN? SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS, THEN TUNE TO ANOTHER CATFISH WEDNDAY AT 8/{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}MTV {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
- WHY DO GAY APPS STGGLE TO STOP TFISH?
- WATCH: GAY MAN CGHT IN NET OF LI ON MTV’S “CATFISH”; HAS THIS HAPPENED TO YOU?
GAY ‘CATFISH’ SPEAKS OUT: ‘IT’S LIKE A LAST HOPE THAT MAYBE SOMEONE WILL STILL LOVE ME’ – WATCH
Davey Wavey put out a ll for a gay "tfish" several months ago and terviews him a new clip that sheds light on the reasons for fakg inty. * gay catfish *
Vlogger Davey Wavey put out a ll for a gay “tfish” several months ago. And if they don't tfish, they'd have no teractn wh other gay men. “My experience datg the gay muny is pretty nonexistent, ” he said.
“I pretend to be a man, as I would prefer to be the male role of a heterosexual relatnship than a female a homosexual relatnship. “We take the allegatns very serly, ” the work said a statement issued neher MTV nor the show’s productn pany, Cril Content, would ment on the nature of the claims, the spensn me ls than a week after Ayissha Man, a gut durg Season 4, posted two YouTube vios sayg “the ma person” on the show, whom she lled “Jack, ” apparently as a psdonym, repeatedly harassed her durg Man, who is gay, said “Jack” repeatedly h on her for hours, tellg her that he didn’t thk she was a lbian and that she ought to re-evaluate her sexualy, and have sex wh a man, namely him.
"CATFISH: THE TV SHOW": THE GAYT MOMENTS (WATCH){FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}CELEBRIBY BRTANY BERKOWZAUGT 27, 2013/6:00 AMBY BRTANY BERKOWZAUGT 27, 2013 / 6:00 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"\"CATFISH: THE TV SHOW\": THE GAYT MOMENTS (WATCH)","DATEPUBLISHED":"2013-08-27T10:00:27.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2013-08-27T10:00:27.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"BRTANY BERKOWZ","ARTICLESECTN":"CELEBRI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BORROWG THE TLE OM NEV SCHULMAN'S ACCLAIMED 2010 DOCUMENTARY, CATFISH, BEG "TFISHED" MEANS FDG OUT THE PERSON YOU THK YOU'VE BEEN TERACTG WH ONLE ISN'T THE ONE WHO ANSWERS THE DOOR—A PHENOMENON GAYS ARE ALL TOO FAIAR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NOW S SEND SEASON, MTV'S H REALY SERI CATFISH: THE TV SHOW FOLLOWS THE PHENOMENON OF PEOPLE SPREADG SHA ON THEIR DATG PROFIL—WH NEV AND MERA MAN MAX TRACKG THE SOMETIM IL, SOMETIM TRAGIC {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NO EPISOS ARE QUE AS DRAMATIC, HEARTFELT AND HEATED AS THE ON FEATURG GAY, LBIAN AND TRANSGENR FOLK. (JT LAST MONTH, IRAQ WAR VET ANTHONY WENT TO MEET HIS TE LOVE, MARQ, AND FOUND OUT HE WASN'T WHAT, OR WHO, HE CLAIMED TO BE.){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;} {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CATFISH HAS A TON OF WTF? MOMENTS, SURE, BUT ALSO SHOWS THE IMPORTANCE OF HONTY, LOVE AND JT BEG YOURSELF—A MSAGE THAT'S SORT OF OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WATCH AN EPIC CATFISH MASHUP VIO ABOVE, WHICH HIGHLIGHTS THE QUEER SCEN THAT MAKE SECRETLY WANT TO GET UGHT UP A WORLD WI WEB OF LI AND BE PUT ON TV FOR . AND TCH ALL-NEW EPISOS CATFISH: THE TV SHOW TONIGHT ON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}RELATED: CATFISH” GOT GAY LAST NIGHT, AND IT WAS EMOTNAL, INFURIATG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
* gay catfish *
A California preacher, 32-year-old Jason matched wh 21-year-old Mar on a gay hookup app while vatng Las Vegas a week after separatg om his hband of three years. Borrowg the tle om Nev Schulman's acclaimed 2010 documentary, Catfish, beg "tfished" means fdg out the person you thk you've been teractg wh onle isn't the one who answers the door—a phenomenon gays are all too faiar s send season, MTV's h realy seri Catfish: The TV Show follows the phenomenon of people spreadg sha on their datg profil—wh Nev and mera man Max trackg the sometim il, sometim tragic episos are que as dramatic, heartfelt and heated as the on featurg gay, lbian and transgenr folk.
HOW A 'CATFISH' HELPED DT LIVE HIS TTH AS A GAY MANKEEGAN SERVED AS A MENTOR -- AND A B OF A {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY MATTHEW STT DONNELLYAUGT 26, 2020/9:00 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:698PX;WIDTH:1366PX;}BY MATTHEW STT DONNELLYAUGT 26, 2020 / 9:00 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"HOW A 'CATFISH' HELPED DT LIVE HIS TTH AS A GAY MAN","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2020-08-27T01:00:51.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2020-08-27T01:00:51.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"MTV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"MTV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"MATTHEW STT DONNELLY","KEYWORDS":"MTV SHOWS","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CATFISH’S NEWT EPISO CHALLENGED A 24-YEAR-OLD GAY MAN TO EXAME WHETHER HIS STRONG EMOTNS FOR AN INTER CSH WERE, ED, LOVE, OR WHETHER THEY WERE SIMPLY ADMIRATN FOR SOMEONE WHO SEEMED MORE FORTABLE BEG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ON TONIGHT'S STALLMENT, NEV AND KAMIE REACHED OUT TO DT, A FLORIDIAN WHOSE TEENAGE G OUT WAS MET WH JUDGMENT AND NTEMPT OM FAY. DT SAID OVER ZOOM THAT HIS STEPFATHER WAS SO DISMAYED TO LEARN HE'S GAY, THE MAN FORCED DT TO DANGERO NVERSN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DT’S NSEQUENT JOURNEY TO ADULTHOOD WAS NOT EASY, BUT HE SAID ONE THG THAT GAVE HIS 16-YEAR-OLD SELF HOPE WAS MEETG A FELLOW TEENAGER NAMED KEEGAN ON FACEBOOK. KEEGAN, A VERMONT NATIVE WHO SEEMED EFFORTLSLY OUT AND PROUD, BEGAN TO SERVE AS A “SAFE HARBOR” FOR DT AND WAS ALWAYS ABLE TO MAKE HIM FEEL AT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT, ALTHOUGH NVERSATNS BEME A DAILY FIXTURE AS THE YEARS PASSED, KEEGAN HAD A WAY OF CYCLILLY BREAKG DT’S HEART. IN ONE PARTICULARLY BTAL STANCE, YEARS AFTER THEY’D FIRST CHATTED, KEEGAN VED DT TO LIVE WH HIM BOSTON. JT WHEN SEEMED AS THOUGH DT’S LOVE STORY WAS TAKG SHAPE, KEEGAN PULLED THE PLUG AND SAID HE’D FOUND SOMEONE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SO WHY DID DT KEEP GOG BACK?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“I LOOK AT [KEEGAN] AS MY WHOLE FOUNDATN OF G OUT,” HE SAID. “IT’S THE MOST PERSONAL RELATNSHIP I’VE EVER HAD WH ANYBODY.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT, FED UP WH KEEGAN’S HOT-AND-LD ROUTE, DT SAID WAS TIME TO FALLY PUT THE MYSTERY TO BED, AND SO, NEV AND KAMIE GOT GOG ON SOME PENNT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN JT A FEW MUT, THE CATFISH TEAM FOUND THAT KEEGAN — WHO HAD A PAIR OF FACEBOOK PROFIL — APPEARED TO BE VOLVED WH A MAN NAMED KYLE. KYLE, WHO LIVED MASSACHETTS, WAS A RECURRG CHARACTER KEEGAN’S PHOTOS. WORSE, WHEN NEV SEARCHED KEEGAN’S PHONE NUMBER, THE RULT SAID THE VICE WAS REGISTERED TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND WOULDN’T BE LONG BEFORE THE GROUP ENUNTERED KYLE THEMSELV, AS — AFTER NEV TEXTED KEEGAN’S NUMBER TO ARRANGE A YEARS--THE-MAKG CHAT — KYLE SUDNLY APPEARED ON THE LIVE LL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}KYLE, SPOOKED, QUICKLY ABANDONED THE NVERSATN, ONLY FOR KEEGAN — THE REAL KEEGAN — TO JO MUT LATER. KEEGAN SAID KYLE HAD PREVLY LENT HIM A PHONE WHEN KEEGAN’S WAS SHUT OFF, WHICH ACUNTED FOR THE CROSSED WIR. KEEGAN ADD THAT KYLE WAS “TOO MUCH” AS A IEND AND THAT HE WAS TRYG TO CREATE SOME DISTANCE BETWEEN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THIS, THE GROUP BEGAN TO LEARN, WAS A B OF A HAB FOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“[DT AND I] WERE REALLY GREAT AT HELPG EACH OTHER OUT AS EMOTNAL AND MENTAL SUPPORT,” KEEGAN SAID PRIVATELY TO KAM AND NEV. “I’VE ALWAYS BEEN WILLG TO BE THERE FOR DT…BUT WHEN I GIVE HIM A LTLE, HE TAK ALL. IT’S LIKE THAT TYPE OF PERSON…I KD OF BACKED AWAY.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT WHEN KAMIE AND NEV READ KEEGAN THE LETTER DT HAD WRTEN ABOUT HIM — WHICH SPELLED OUT EP, STARK FEELGS — KEEGAN’S HEART APPEARED TO BREAK, AND HE BEGAN TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“I DIDN’T REALIZE WHAT I HAD HELPED YOU THROUGH, WHAT YOU STILL RRIED ON YOUR BACK,” KEEGAN TOLD DT ONCE THE LATTER HAD LOGGED BACK TO THE CHAT. “I’M SORRY.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DT, WHO NEVER KNEW QUE WHERE TO PLACE KEEGAN HIS LIFE, ACCEPTED THE APOLOGY AND MTED TO BEG MORE DISCERNG ABOUT HIS FEELGS. BUT DO YOU THK HE’LL BE ABLE TO DO SO? AND WILL HE AND KEEGAN SALVAGE SOME SORT OF NNECTN? SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS, THEN TUNE TO ANOTHER CATFISH WEDNDAY AT 8/{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}MTV {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
On this week's 'Catfish,' Dt fally met the man who helped him feel more fortable his own sk as a gay man. * gay catfish *
Catfish’s newt episo challenged a 24-year-old gay man to exame whether his strong emotns for an Inter csh were, ed, love, or whether they were simply admiratn for someone who seemed more fortable beg tonight's stallment, Nev and Kamie reached out to Dt, a Floridian whose teenage g out was met wh judgment and ntempt om fay.
Dt said over Zoom that his stepfather was so dismayed to learn he's gay, the man forced Dt to dangero nversn ’s nsequent journey to adulthood was not easy, but he said one thg that gave his 16-year-old self hope was meetg a fellow teenager named Keegan on Facebook. Image source, Getty Imag / BBCIn a bid to tackle fake profil and dsters, a popular gay datg app plans to offer a sort of "verified" badge to intify thentic will be the first of the major gay social works to let people earn a badge of aim is to give ers more nfince that they are talkg to a genue rather than morators checkg ID, the app will e algorhms to ci who gets a n mache learng solve the problems that persist on datg apps?
Anyone who has ed a gay datg app will be faiar wh fak. In more ser s they try to d, blackmail or harm their why do gay datg apps not offer a "verified" profile badge, like on Instagram or Twter?
WHY DO GAY APPS STGGLE TO STOP TFISH?
Gay datg app Hor says will e algorhms to tch imposters. * gay catfish *
Gay men are sometim dishont their onle profil. Garrett shared a photo January om an airplane, ptng , "Life is an adventure #365daysofourliv #gay #love. “But now I know that you are gay.
Also, as La had rrectly duced, I’m gay. “I know you gay.