Gay 'Catfish' Speaks Out: 'It's Like A Last Hope That Maybe Someone Will Still Love Me' - WATCH - Towleroad Gay News

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• "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
• 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
• CATFISH SENTENCED FOR SENDG GAY MEN’S PICS TO THEIR FAI
• KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY

"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

“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.

WATCH: GAY MAN CGHT IN NET OF LI ON MTV’S “CATFISH”; HAS THIS HAPPENED TO YOU?

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.

GAY ‘CATFISH’ SPEAKS OUT: ‘IT’S LIKE A LAST HOPE THAT MAYBE SOMEONE WILL STILL LOVE ME’ – WATCH

Garrett shared a photo January om an airplane, ptng , "Life is an adventure #365daysofourliv #gay #love.

While some may be hell bent on the ia that Max is gay (there are mors that he and Nev are secretly a relatnship), I’ve got some news for you: Not only is Max straight, but he is also married. Gay men are sometim dishont their onle profil. 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.

“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. Vlogger Davey Wavey put out a ll for a gay “tfish” several months ago.

CATFISH SENTENCED FOR SENDG GAY MEN’S PICS TO THEIR FAI

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. The thori have apprehend and sentenced the woman who stalked and blackmailed two gay men through a datg app.

Unfortunately, we are no longer fazed when hearg of crim performed through gay datg apps. Kev Maxen has bee the first male ach a US men’s profsnal sports league to e out as gay.

Per Outsports, as of September 2022, there have only ever been 16 players NFL history to publicly e out as gay or bisexual. Carl Nassib beme the first active NFL player league history to announce that he is gay 2021. Per Outsports, Maxen is the “first publicly out male ach a major Amerin men’s pro sports league, ” wh WNBA ach Curt Miller, who publicly me out to the media as gay 2015, also a publicly out male ach an Amerin profsnal sports league.

KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY