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Somehow I doubt his story.

 

He got outed for doing gay porn and made up some excuse.  He should have either said he did it for the money, or just ignored it.  It's not like there haven't been other gay for pay guys over the years.

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We've all had those moments of denial as a general rule. Granted, not on the scale of his story... It's not easy admitting at first. But at least he found the courage to do so. Gotta give him props for that.

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His excuse was lame, if he had been drugged and not remembered it the only way would be if he was a passed out bottom in the movie.

When you are scrambling, trying to save an engagement (which he lost) and a career, your mind doesn't necessarily think the best. We've all had our moments of lame excuses. The guy came clean and came out. That deserves some credit.

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When you are scrambling, trying to save an engagement (which he lost) and a career, your mind doesn't necessarily think the best. We've all had our moments of lame excuses. The guy came clean and came out. That deserves some credit.

There is another element here that gets lost in the reporting of this story - which is just how deep seated homophobia is in the black community. The other gay black men on this forum have probably had the unfortunate experience of having to stay in the closet for fear of what other people would say. One of my best friends (in his 40s now) has parents who have explicitly asked him not to bring his partner to their house for the holidays. Ever. 

 

I was once told by a family member "your mother would rather you be a drug addict, in jail or dead than be a homosexual".

 

Now play that in the back of your mind as you re-read Yusaf's story and then you'll understand why he lied at first. He was in a state of panic. Imagine having something you are insecure about or perhaps ashamed of trending on Twitter and being picked up by major media outlets. Not cute. 

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