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- EXCLUSIVE: MEET FIRST DAT’ CUTEST EVER GAY DATER – DAMIAN FRIEL!
- GAY DATG WHEN YOU HAVE TOURETTE'S: "HE THOUGHT I WAS CRAZY AND WALKED AWAY"DAMIAN FRIEL DON'T THK HIS DISORR IS VERY {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;}LIFEBY BRANDON VOSSJULY 1, 2017/2:04 {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:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}BY BRANDON VOSSJULY 1, 2017 / 2:04 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"GAY DATG WHEN YOU HAVE TOURETTE'S: \"HE THOUGHT I WAS CRAZY AND WALKED AWAY\"","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2017-07-01T18:04:42.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2017-07-01T18:04:42.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","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":"BRANDON VOSS","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{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;}THK DATG IS HARD? TRY WH TOURETTE'{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;}DAMIAN FRIEL, A 26-YEAR-OLD GAY STUNT AND MENTAL HEALTH NURSE OM NORTHERN IRELAND, IS OPENG UP ABOUT LIVG WH TOURETTE SYNDROME, A NROPSYCHIATRIC DISORR THAT PHYSIL AND VOL TICS. HE ALSO SUFFERS OM OCD, ADHD, ANXIETY, AND {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;}"IT DON’T AFFECT MY LOOKG FOR RELATNSHIPS TOO MUCH," HE TELLS GAY STAR NEWS. "A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL SAY THEY DON’T REALLY RE, OR THAT I SEEM LIKE A NICE PERSON, AND THEY JT WANT TO MEET ME ANYWAY."{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;}THERE ARE, HOWEVER, HORROR STORI LIKE THE TIME HE WAED AN HOUR A PUBLIC PLACE FOR A DATE WHO NEVER ARRIVED. "HE SAW ME TICKG," FRIEL LATER DISVERED. "HE THOUGHT I WAS CRAZY AND WALKED AWAY. HE LEFT ME STOOD THERE WHEN MY ANXIETY WAS SKY HIGH, PROPER RED HAVG A PANIC ATTACK. THAT WAS THE WORST EXPERIENCE I’VE EVER HAD."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{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;}STILL, FRIEL FEELS HE "DODGED A BULLET," HE SAYS. "HE’S NOT SOMEONE I WOULD EVEN WANT MY LIFE AS A IEND, AND NOT SOMEONE I WOULD VALUE A IENDSHIP WH IF THEY’RE GOG TO JUDGE SOMEONE ON A PHYSIL DISABILY."{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;}ON THE OTHER HAND, HE ALSO TRI TO AVOID GUYS WHO SEEM TO FETISHIZE TOURETTE’S. "REALLY? THIS IS MY DISABILY—THAT’S NOT HOT AT ALL," HE SAYS. "I’M NOT SURE IF I’D BE TO THAT."{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;}FRIEL, WHO RECENTLY HAD A "FANTASTIC" EXPERIENCE ON A BRISH DATG SHOW LLED FIRST DAT, IS CURRENTLY NOT DATG WHILE HE FOC ON HIS TN AND REER. HE ALSO -HOSTS THE MENTALK HEALTH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{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 DATG TACTICS: YOUR FIRST DATE DO'S & DON'TS
EXCLUSIVE: MEET FIRST DAT’ CUTEST EVER GAY DATER – DAMIAN FRIEL!
Picture: First Dat / TwterDamian, who wants to tra to be a mental health nurse, then spurted out, ‘gay boy’, ‘kten f***er’ and ‘lbo’. Apparently, ‘I’ve got a gun’ is a mon ment for Damian to make - while viewers heard him exclaim 'gay boy', 'lbo', 'gger', and 'kten f***er' the packed out rtrant. 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. Was beg gay somethg you were worried about?
GAY DATG WHEN YOU HAVE TOURETTE'S: "HE THOUGHT I WAS CRAZY AND WALKED AWAY"DAMIAN FRIEL DON'T THK HIS DISORR IS VERY {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;}LIFEBY BRANDON VOSSJULY 1, 2017/2:04 {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:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}BY BRANDON VOSSJULY 1, 2017 / 2:04 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"GAY DATG WHEN YOU HAVE TOURETTE'S: \"HE THOUGHT I WAS CRAZY AND WALKED AWAY\"","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2017-07-01T18:04:42.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2017-07-01T18:04:42.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","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":"BRANDON VOSS","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{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;}THK DATG IS HARD? TRY WH TOURETTE'{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;}DAMIAN FRIEL, A 26-YEAR-OLD GAY STUNT AND MENTAL HEALTH NURSE OM NORTHERN IRELAND, IS OPENG UP ABOUT LIVG WH TOURETTE SYNDROME, A NROPSYCHIATRIC DISORR THAT PHYSIL AND VOL TICS. HE ALSO SUFFERS OM OCD, ADHD, ANXIETY, AND {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;}"IT DON’T AFFECT MY LOOKG FOR RELATNSHIPS TOO MUCH," HE TELLS GAY STAR NEWS. "A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL SAY THEY DON’T REALLY RE, OR THAT I SEEM LIKE A NICE PERSON, AND THEY JT WANT TO MEET ME ANYWAY."{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;}THERE ARE, HOWEVER, HORROR STORI LIKE THE TIME HE WAED AN HOUR A PUBLIC PLACE FOR A DATE WHO NEVER ARRIVED. "HE SAW ME TICKG," FRIEL LATER DISVERED. "HE THOUGHT I WAS CRAZY AND WALKED AWAY. HE LEFT ME STOOD THERE WHEN MY ANXIETY WAS SKY HIGH, PROPER RED HAVG A PANIC ATTACK. THAT WAS THE WORST EXPERIENCE I’VE EVER HAD."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{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;}STILL, FRIEL FEELS HE "DODGED A BULLET," HE SAYS. "HE’S NOT SOMEONE I WOULD EVEN WANT MY LIFE AS A IEND, AND NOT SOMEONE I WOULD VALUE A IENDSHIP WH IF THEY’RE GOG TO JUDGE SOMEONE ON A PHYSIL DISABILY."{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;}ON THE OTHER HAND, HE ALSO TRI TO AVOID GUYS WHO SEEM TO FETISHIZE TOURETTE’S. "REALLY? THIS IS MY DISABILY—THAT’S NOT HOT AT ALL," HE SAYS. "I’M NOT SURE IF I’D BE TO THAT."{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;}FRIEL, WHO RECENTLY HAD A "FANTASTIC" EXPERIENCE ON A BRISH DATG SHOW LLED FIRST DAT, IS CURRENTLY NOT DATG WHILE HE FOC ON HIS TN AND REER. HE ALSO -HOSTS THE MENTALK HEALTH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{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
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.
GAY DATG TACTICS: YOUR FIRST DATE DO'S & DON'TS
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.
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.