An examatn of the love-is-bld bias among gay men and lbians - ScienceDirect

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• CARLTON FROM "LOVE IS BLD" SAYS THE INTER STILL WISH HE WERE DEADTHE REALY STAR'S BIG BISEXUAL REVEAL SENT HIS FIANCéE—AND SOCIAL MEDIA—TO A TAILSP. BUT WERE VIEWERS TOO QUICK TO JUDGE HIM? {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;}TVBY BOBBY BOXMARCH 5, 2020/8:54 {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:1080PX;WIDTH:1920PX;}NETFLIXCARLTON MORTON "LOVE IS BLD."BY BOBBY BOXMARCH 5, 2020 / 8:54 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"CARLTON FROM \"LOVE IS BLD\" SAYS THE INTER STILL WISH HE WERE DEAD","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2020-03-05T13:54:01.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2020-03-05T13:54:01.000+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":"BOBBY BOX","KEYWORDS":"BISEXUAL","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{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;}LOVE IS BLD HAS EVERYTHG A REALY TV FAN ULD POSSIBLY WANT: HIGH STAK, PRETTY PEOPLE, ALHOL, AND ILL-ADVISED MARRIAG. IT’S A NEAR-PERFECT FORMULA. AND, LIKE JSI IS WH BART, WE’RE {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;}WHILE THE SHOW HAS PLENTY OF DRAMA, ONE OF S EARLIT BREAKOUT SCEN OCCURS WHEN 34-YEAR-OLD CARTLON MORTON REVEALS TO HIS FIANCéE, 28-YEAR-OLD DIAMOND—A WOMAN HE’S KNOWN FOR 10 DAYS WHILE THEY'VE SPOKEN TO EACH OTHER ONLY THROUGH A WALL WHOUT EVER SEEG EACH OTHER—THAT HE IS {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;}THE FOLLOWG MORNG, DIAMOND EXPRS THAT SHE BELIEV CARLTON MANIPULATED THE SHOW’S EXPERIMENT BY NOT RMG HER OF HIS SEXUALY BEFORE THE PROPOSAL. THE ACCATN EPTS TO A POOLSI SCREAMG MATCH WHICH ENGAGEMENT RGS AND UY CKTAILS ARE TOSSED. IT’S ALL VERY DRAMATIC.NETFLIXCARLTON MORTON "LOVE IS BLD."{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;}CARLTON MORTON LOVE IS {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;}AS A BISEXUAL MAN, I IMMEDIATELY EMPATHIZED WH MORTON, BUT I ALSO HAD TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT HE MA A MISSTEP. HE {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;}“I FEEL HORRIBLE FOR HOW I HANDLED THE SUATN, AND HASN’T BEEN EASY,” MORTON TELLS NEWNOWNEXT. “EVERY DAY IS A NEW STGGLE, WH TONS OF PEOPLE SENDG ME HATEFUL MSAG ONLE WISHG ME ATH. IT REALLY HURTS. LOOKG BACK, IF I ULD’VE JT SAID, ‘GIVE ME A MOMENT TO PROCS THIS BEE I DON’T WANT THIS TO BEE AN ARGUMENT,’ THGS WOULD’VE PROBABLY GONE DIFFERENT. THE WHAT-IFS ARE BEGNG TO HNT ME.”{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;}MORTON IS VERY REFUL WH HIS WORDS, PROBABLY DUE TO THE HEATED REACTNS HE’S RECEIVED SCE THE SHOW PREMIERED LAST MONTH. EVEN THOUGH LOVE IS BLD WAS FILMED BACK 2018, HE IS STILL HORRIFIED BY HIS BEHAVR, WHICH TODAY IS AMPLIFIED THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA {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;}SO WHERE DID MORTON GO WRONG, AND WHAT ED ?{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;}“WHEN CARLTON OUT TO DIAMOND, HE’S ALREADY EXPECTG THAT SHE WILL REJECT HIM,” BISEXUAL MARRIAGE THERAPIST AND LOVE IS BLD FANATIC SABA HAROUNI LURIE TELLS NEWNOWNEXT. “HE IS G OUT TO HER AND SEEMGLY EXPERIENCG THE LOSS OF THE RELATNSHIP AT THE SAME TIME, WHICH MAK DIFFICULT TO HONTLY ENGAGE WH HER AND REMA PRENT DURG THE NVERSATN.”{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;}BEFORE HIS NFSN, MORTON DON’T SEEM LIKE HIMSELF, PHG DIAMOND AWAY. LURIE SPECTS THIS WAS A PREEMPTIVE MEASURE TO PROTECT HIMSELF, WHICH MAK SENSE. COMG OUT TO ANYBODY N BE CREDIBLY DIFFICULT AND TRIGGERG. IMAGE DOG ON NETFLIX, WHICH HOSTS 151 LN SUBSCRIBERS WORLDWI.PARAS GRIFF/GETTY IMAGATLANTA, GEORGIA - FEBRUARY 13: TV PERSONALY CARLTON MORTON ATTENDS "LOVE IS BLD" PRIVATE SCREENG & RECEPTN AT BAILEY WE CELLAR ON FEBARY 13, 2020 ATLANTA, GEIA. {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;}THIS PRSURE GOT TO MORTON, WHO NFS HE HAD MANY OFF-MERA MELTDOWNS WHILE FILMG THE SHOW. ONE STMATE NOTICED AND SPOKE {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;}“I HAD A VERY TOUGH DAY FILMG, AND ONE DAY CAMERON ASKED IF EVERYTHG WAS OKAY,” HE SAYS. UNTIL THE SHOW AIRED, CAMERON WAS THE ONLY MALE ST MEMBER ON WHO KNEW MORTON’S SEXUALY. “HE WAS VERY SUPPORTIVE AND NEVER TOLD ANYONE ELSE. I TLY APPRECIATE HIM FOR 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;}BISEXUAL PEOPLE DON'T OFTEN SEE THIS SORT OF ALLYSHIP. WHILE WE ACUNT FOR 40% OF THE LGBTQ ADULT POPULATN, ONLY 19% OF THOSE WHO INTIFY AS BISEXUAL SAY ALL OR MOST OF THE IMPORTANT PEOPLE THEIR LIV ARE AWARE OF THEIR SEXUAL ORIENTATN, PARED TO 75% OF GAY AND LBIAN {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;}“UNFORTUNATELY, THERE IS STILL A LOT OF STIGMA AROUND BEG BISEXUAL,” LURIE SAYS. “IN AN IAL WORLD, PEOPLE WOULD ENGAGE RELATNSHIPS WH BISEXUALS WH THE SAME FORT AND OPENNS WH WHICH THEY WOULD APPROACH ANY RELATNSHIP.”{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;}IN LURIE’S PERSONAL AND PROFSNAL EXPERIENCE, PEOPLE TEND TO STGGLE WH CHOOSG A BISEXUAL PARTNER BEE THEY BELIEVE THE STEREOTYP THAT BISEXUAL DIVIDUALS N'T BE SATISFIED, OR WORRY THAT THEIR SEXUALY IS “JT A PHASE” AND THE PARTNER ISN'T GOG TO M TO A LONG-TERM RELATNSHIP. DIAMOND MONSTRAT THIS WHEN SHE ASKS IF CARLTON WOULD EVER BE FULFILLED WH JT HER. “THE ARE THE MISNCEPTNS THAT CARLTON IS REFERRG TO, AND THEY'RE DAMAGG TO BISEXUAL DIVIDUALS,” LURIE {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;}WHILE DIAMOND’S REACTN WASN’T IAL, ALSO WASN'T TOTALLY SURPRISG. “I IMAGE THAT LEARNG THIS RMATN AFTER THE PROPOSAL FELT LIKE A BETRAYAL TO DIAMOND,” LURIE SAYS. “GIVEN THAT CARLTON MENTNS THAT HE HAS HAD FOLKS REJECT HIM, ’S UNRSTANDABLE THAT HE STGGLED WH TERMG WHEN TO E OUT TO DIAMOND, AND THAT WAS DIFFICULT TO IMAGE THAT DIAMOND ULD ACCEPT HIM. I THK IF HE HAD BEEN ABLE TO APPROACH HER WH THE BELIEF THAT THERE WAS A POSSIBILY OF HER ACCEPTG HIM, THAT THEY ULD HAVE EXPERIENCED A DIFFERENT OUTE.”PARAS GRIFF/GETTY IMAGATLANTA, GEORGIA - FEBRUARY 19: CARLTON MORTON ATTENDS CYNTHIA BAILEY'S PRIVATE BIRTHDAY CELEBRATN AT THE BAILEY WE CELLAR ON FEBARY 19, 2020 ATLANTA, {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 MATTER HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT MORTON, HIS ROLE ON THE SHOW IS IMPORTANT. HIS STORY REPRENTS THE UNTLS BISEXUAL MEN WHO ARE AAID TO BE HONT ABOUT THEIR SEXUALY, AND WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THEIR GREATT FEARS ARE REALIZED. “I WAS SO AAID I WOULD LOSE SOMEONE I HAD FALLEN LOVE WH… AND I DID,” MORTON SAYS. SIARLY, DIAMOND REPRENTS THE STRAIGHT WOMEN WHO ARE SKEPTIL OF BISEXUAL MEN, FLUENCED BY A HETERONORMATIVE SOCIETY THAT RISTS ANY TYPE OF SEXUALY OUTSI THE {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;}THOUGH THEIR STT ON THE SERI WAS SHORT-LIVED, MORTON AND DIAMOND WERE ONE OF THE MOST PELLG RELATNSHIPS ON —EVEN IF MANY VIEWERS STILL SEE MORTON AS SOME KD OF CLOSET {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;}REACTG TO ALL THE HATE BEG HURLED MORTON'S WAY, BLOGGER VANEET MEHTA RECENTLY TWEETED THE HASHTAG #BISEXUALMENEXIST, WHICH SHOWSED IMAG OF PROUD BISEXUAL MEN WH ENURAGG PTNS. IT QUICKLY WENT {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;}"I SAW SEVERAL SUCCSIVE MENTS AFTER [THE LOVE IS BLD EPISO] THAT REALLY UPSET ME," MEHTA TOLD THE ADVOTE. "THE BIPHOBIA TOWARDS MEN HAD BEEN A MS, AND I WANTED TO SPREAD SOME POSIVY STEAD.”{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;}LURIE, TOO, IS HOPG FOR A POSIVE OUTE. “I WOULD LIKE TO BELIEVE THAT BY HAVG CARLTON ON THE SHOW WE ARE VG FOLKS TO HAVE A NVERSATN ABOUT HOW DIFFICULT IS TO E OUT TO SOMEONE WE LOVE,” LURIE SAYS. “THERE IS STILL VERY LTLE BISEXUAL REPRENTATN THE MEDIA, WHICH ERAS OUR INTY AND PROMOT STEREOTYP. THE MORE WE SEE DIFFERENT ERATNS OF WHAT MEANS AND LOOKS LIKE TO BE BISEXUAL, THE MORE PROGRS WE N EXPECT.”{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;}LOVE IS BLD IS STREAMG NOW ON NETFLIX. THE RNN SPECIAL PREMIER MARCH 5 ON NETFLIX'S YOUTUBE {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
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CARLTON FROM "LOVE IS BLD" SAYS THE INTER STILL WISH HE WERE DEADTHE REALY STAR'S BIG BISEXUAL REVEAL SENT HIS FIANCéE—AND SOCIAL MEDIA—TO A TAILSP. BUT WERE VIEWERS TOO QUICK TO JUDGE HIM? {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;}TVBY BOBBY BOXMARCH 5, 2020/8:54 {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:1080PX;WIDTH:1920PX;}NETFLIXCARLTON MORTON "LOVE IS BLD."BY BOBBY BOXMARCH 5, 2020 / 8:54 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"CARLTON FROM \"LOVE IS BLD\" SAYS THE INTER STILL WISH HE WERE DEAD","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2020-03-05T13:54:01.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2020-03-05T13:54:01.000+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":"BOBBY BOX","KEYWORDS":"BISEXUAL","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{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;}LOVE IS BLD HAS EVERYTHG A REALY TV FAN ULD POSSIBLY WANT: HIGH STAK, PRETTY PEOPLE, ALHOL, AND ILL-ADVISED MARRIAG. IT’S A NEAR-PERFECT FORMULA. AND, LIKE JSI IS WH BART, WE’RE {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;}WHILE THE SHOW HAS PLENTY OF DRAMA, ONE OF S EARLIT BREAKOUT SCEN OCCURS WHEN 34-YEAR-OLD CARTLON MORTON REVEALS TO HIS FIANCéE, 28-YEAR-OLD DIAMOND—A WOMAN HE’S KNOWN FOR 10 DAYS WHILE THEY'VE SPOKEN TO EACH OTHER ONLY THROUGH A WALL WHOUT EVER SEEG EACH OTHER—THAT HE IS {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;}THE FOLLOWG MORNG, DIAMOND EXPRS THAT SHE BELIEV CARLTON MANIPULATED THE SHOW’S EXPERIMENT BY NOT RMG HER OF HIS SEXUALY BEFORE THE PROPOSAL. THE ACCATN EPTS TO A POOLSI SCREAMG MATCH WHICH ENGAGEMENT RGS AND UY CKTAILS ARE TOSSED. IT’S ALL VERY DRAMATIC.NETFLIXCARLTON MORTON "LOVE IS BLD."{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;}CARLTON MORTON LOVE IS {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;}AS A BISEXUAL MAN, I IMMEDIATELY EMPATHIZED WH MORTON, BUT I ALSO HAD TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT HE MA A MISSTEP. HE {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;}“I FEEL HORRIBLE FOR HOW I HANDLED THE SUATN, AND HASN’T BEEN EASY,” MORTON TELLS NEWNOWNEXT. “EVERY DAY IS A NEW STGGLE, WH TONS OF PEOPLE SENDG ME HATEFUL MSAG ONLE WISHG ME ATH. IT REALLY HURTS. LOOKG BACK, IF I ULD’VE JT SAID, ‘GIVE ME A MOMENT TO PROCS THIS BEE I DON’T WANT THIS TO BEE AN ARGUMENT,’ THGS WOULD’VE PROBABLY GONE DIFFERENT. THE WHAT-IFS ARE BEGNG TO HNT ME.”{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;}MORTON IS VERY REFUL WH HIS WORDS, PROBABLY DUE TO THE HEATED REACTNS HE’S RECEIVED SCE THE SHOW PREMIERED LAST MONTH. EVEN THOUGH LOVE IS BLD WAS FILMED BACK 2018, HE IS STILL HORRIFIED BY HIS BEHAVR, WHICH TODAY IS AMPLIFIED THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA {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;}SO WHERE DID MORTON GO WRONG, AND WHAT ED ?{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;}“WHEN CARLTON OUT TO DIAMOND, HE’S ALREADY EXPECTG THAT SHE WILL REJECT HIM,” BISEXUAL MARRIAGE THERAPIST AND LOVE IS BLD FANATIC SABA HAROUNI LURIE TELLS NEWNOWNEXT. “HE IS G OUT TO HER AND SEEMGLY EXPERIENCG THE LOSS OF THE RELATNSHIP AT THE SAME TIME, WHICH MAK DIFFICULT TO HONTLY ENGAGE WH HER AND REMA PRENT DURG THE NVERSATN.”{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;}BEFORE HIS NFSN, MORTON DON’T SEEM LIKE HIMSELF, PHG DIAMOND AWAY. LURIE SPECTS THIS WAS A PREEMPTIVE MEASURE TO PROTECT HIMSELF, WHICH MAK SENSE. COMG OUT TO ANYBODY N BE CREDIBLY DIFFICULT AND TRIGGERG. IMAGE DOG ON NETFLIX, WHICH HOSTS 151 LN SUBSCRIBERS WORLDWI.PARAS GRIFF/GETTY IMAGATLANTA, GEORGIA - FEBRUARY 13: TV PERSONALY CARLTON MORTON ATTENDS "LOVE IS BLD" PRIVATE SCREENG & RECEPTN AT BAILEY WE CELLAR ON FEBARY 13, 2020 ATLANTA, GEIA. {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;}THIS PRSURE GOT TO MORTON, WHO NFS HE HAD MANY OFF-MERA MELTDOWNS WHILE FILMG THE SHOW. ONE STMATE NOTICED AND SPOKE {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;}“I HAD A VERY TOUGH DAY FILMG, AND ONE DAY CAMERON ASKED IF EVERYTHG WAS OKAY,” HE SAYS. UNTIL THE SHOW AIRED, CAMERON WAS THE ONLY MALE ST MEMBER ON WHO KNEW MORTON’S SEXUALY. “HE WAS VERY SUPPORTIVE AND NEVER TOLD ANYONE ELSE. I TLY APPRECIATE HIM FOR 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;}BISEXUAL PEOPLE DON'T OFTEN SEE THIS SORT OF ALLYSHIP. WHILE WE ACUNT FOR 40% OF THE LGBTQ ADULT POPULATN, ONLY 19% OF THOSE WHO INTIFY AS BISEXUAL SAY ALL OR MOST OF THE IMPORTANT PEOPLE THEIR LIV ARE AWARE OF THEIR SEXUAL ORIENTATN, PARED TO 75% OF GAY AND LBIAN {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;}“UNFORTUNATELY, THERE IS STILL A LOT OF STIGMA AROUND BEG BISEXUAL,” LURIE SAYS. “IN AN IAL WORLD, PEOPLE WOULD ENGAGE RELATNSHIPS WH BISEXUALS WH THE SAME FORT AND OPENNS WH WHICH THEY WOULD APPROACH ANY RELATNSHIP.”{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;}IN LURIE’S PERSONAL AND PROFSNAL EXPERIENCE, PEOPLE TEND TO STGGLE WH CHOOSG A BISEXUAL PARTNER BEE THEY BELIEVE THE STEREOTYP THAT BISEXUAL DIVIDUALS N'T BE SATISFIED, OR WORRY THAT THEIR SEXUALY IS “JT A PHASE” AND THE PARTNER ISN'T GOG TO M TO A LONG-TERM RELATNSHIP. DIAMOND MONSTRAT THIS WHEN SHE ASKS IF CARLTON WOULD EVER BE FULFILLED WH JT HER. “THE ARE THE MISNCEPTNS THAT CARLTON IS REFERRG TO, AND THEY'RE DAMAGG TO BISEXUAL DIVIDUALS,” LURIE {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;}WHILE DIAMOND’S REACTN WASN’T IAL, ALSO WASN'T TOTALLY SURPRISG. “I IMAGE THAT LEARNG THIS RMATN AFTER THE PROPOSAL FELT LIKE A BETRAYAL TO DIAMOND,” LURIE SAYS. “GIVEN THAT CARLTON MENTNS THAT HE HAS HAD FOLKS REJECT HIM, ’S UNRSTANDABLE THAT HE STGGLED WH TERMG WHEN TO E OUT TO DIAMOND, AND THAT WAS DIFFICULT TO IMAGE THAT DIAMOND ULD ACCEPT HIM. I THK IF HE HAD BEEN ABLE TO APPROACH HER WH THE BELIEF THAT THERE WAS A POSSIBILY OF HER ACCEPTG HIM, THAT THEY ULD HAVE EXPERIENCED A DIFFERENT OUTE.”PARAS GRIFF/GETTY IMAGATLANTA, GEORGIA - FEBRUARY 19: CARLTON MORTON ATTENDS CYNTHIA BAILEY'S PRIVATE BIRTHDAY CELEBRATN AT THE BAILEY WE CELLAR ON FEBARY 19, 2020 ATLANTA, {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 MATTER HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT MORTON, HIS ROLE ON THE SHOW IS IMPORTANT. HIS STORY REPRENTS THE UNTLS BISEXUAL MEN WHO ARE AAID TO BE HONT ABOUT THEIR SEXUALY, AND WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THEIR GREATT FEARS ARE REALIZED. “I WAS SO AAID I WOULD LOSE SOMEONE I HAD FALLEN LOVE WH… AND I DID,” MORTON SAYS. SIARLY, DIAMOND REPRENTS THE STRAIGHT WOMEN WHO ARE SKEPTIL OF BISEXUAL MEN, FLUENCED BY A HETERONORMATIVE SOCIETY THAT RISTS ANY TYPE OF SEXUALY OUTSI THE {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;}THOUGH THEIR STT ON THE SERI WAS SHORT-LIVED, MORTON AND DIAMOND WERE ONE OF THE MOST PELLG RELATNSHIPS ON —EVEN IF MANY VIEWERS STILL SEE MORTON AS SOME KD OF CLOSET {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;}REACTG TO ALL THE HATE BEG HURLED MORTON'S WAY, BLOGGER VANEET MEHTA RECENTLY TWEETED THE HASHTAG #BISEXUALMENEXIST, WHICH SHOWSED IMAG OF PROUD BISEXUAL MEN WH ENURAGG PTNS. IT QUICKLY WENT {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;}"I SAW SEVERAL SUCCSIVE MENTS AFTER [THE LOVE IS BLD EPISO] THAT REALLY UPSET ME," MEHTA TOLD THE ADVOTE. "THE BIPHOBIA TOWARDS MEN HAD BEEN A MS, AND I WANTED TO SPREAD SOME POSIVY STEAD.”{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;}LURIE, TOO, IS HOPG FOR A POSIVE OUTE. “I WOULD LIKE TO BELIEVE THAT BY HAVG CARLTON ON THE SHOW WE ARE VG FOLKS TO HAVE A NVERSATN ABOUT HOW DIFFICULT IS TO E OUT TO SOMEONE WE LOVE,” LURIE SAYS. “THERE IS STILL VERY LTLE BISEXUAL REPRENTATN THE MEDIA, WHICH ERAS OUR INTY AND PROMOT STEREOTYP. THE MORE WE SEE DIFFERENT ERATNS OF WHAT MEANS AND LOOKS LIKE TO BE BISEXUAL, THE MORE PROGRS WE N EXPECT.”{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;}LOVE IS BLD IS STREAMG NOW ON NETFLIX. THE RNN SPECIAL PREMIER MARCH 5 ON NETFLIX'S YOUTUBE {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

Fdg Prce Charmg, which aired 2016 on Logo, got railed almost immediately by the sheer chaotic nature of gatherg a bunch of gay men a mansn and plyg them wh booze, leadg to trysts between the suors who were supposed to be woog the tular "prce".

While we acunt for 40% of the LGBTQ adult populatn, only 19% of those who intify as bisexual say all or most of the important people their liv are aware of their sexual orientatn, pared to 75% of gay and lbian adults. Iyanna McNeely and Jarrette Jon, and Danielle Ruhl and Nick Thompson tied the knot on the seri, but both upl lled qus jt one month after their first were unsure about Nick and Danielle due to their on-screen arguments but also over basels spicns that Nick Thompson was gay.

Get to know the Love Is Bld star’s background© 2022 – Netflix media center #Rumors on whether Love Is Bld’s Nick is gay rurface wh Season 4Sce Nick ma his Netflix but, fans have been cur about his sexualy. The wellns advote has never cleared up the mors about his sexualy so we n only assume that he is not gay. There’s no end to the ms that wh each new season of Love is Bld, and now accatns of homophobic and transphobic ments are plagug two of season four’s Bonds ultimately dched ex-fiancé Marshall Glaze to get together wh Josh Demas, but she recently took to Instagram stori to acce Glaze of g a transphobic slur to scribe her when they were together.

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”A iend of Bonds prevly leaked text msag that allegedly clud her makg suatns about Glaze’s behavrs that me across to many as homophobic. \u201cJackie nfirmg that she\u2019s a relatnship wh Josh, tellg her group chat she has to make to the altar wh Marshall for clout and beg homophonic AF.

COULD A GAY LOVE IS BLD SP-OFF WORK?

\[email protected] Both Jackie and Marshall are wrong for their homophobic and transphobic remarks.

1681698574\u201cI tly nnot believe that Jackie makg a historilly homophobic ment towards Marshall her text msag go absolutely no heat, but Marshall sayg that Jackie has a strong jaw was labeled as Transphobic. 1681748486\u201cJackie sayg Marshall is transphobic after she was homophobic all season like #LoveisBld4\u201d — gabrielle alexa noel \ud83d\udc98 (@gabrielle alexa noel \ud83d\udc98). 1681820194\u201c*Jackie and Marshall hurlg transphobic/homophobic sults at each other*\n\nVansa: and now for a sneak peak of our new show, The Ultimatum: THEM QUEERS\u201d — en la biblte (@en la biblte).

Sce sexualy ns such a large gamb the queer muny – gay, lbian, bisexual, pansexual and how the trans muny fs to the equatn – the choic are endls when you mix 30 dividuals lookg for their perfect match.

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Whether ’s admted or not, flirtatn based on looks alone is a huge part to any pairg – whether the uple is gay or straight. Would gay men be able to put labels asi – fem, masc, bear, otter, etc – and fall love wh another man based only on the sound of their voice and the nversatns they share?

In a hypersexualized environment, uld gay men shut off Grr long enough to give love a chance?