Teen Wolf Star Tyler Posey Reveals Girlfriend Phem Helped Him Realize Hes Sexually Fluid
In an exclusive interview with NME, Teen Wolf actor Tyler Posey opened up about his sexuality, and revealed that his current girlfriend, Phem, helped him come out as queer to the world.
"I've been with everybody under the sun, and right now I'm in the best relationship that I've ever been in with a woman, and she's queer too," Posey said, referring to his girlfriend Phem.
"She's helped me realize that I fit under the queer umbrella and that I'm sexually fluid, I guess,” he continued.
“No, not 'I guess,' I don't want anyone to take this [interview] and be like: 'Well, he was kind of wishy-washy about it.'”
Back in October, Posey came out sexually fluid on his OnlyFans account. Being sexually fluid means that your sexuality shifts and changes from day to day or moment to moment. It is similar to being bisexual or pansexual, though there are a few distinctions on the level of how attraction is experienced.
Despite the positive reception from fans, the 29-year old actor revealed that some people did accuse him of “queer baiting.”
“Someone asked if I'd been with men [as well as women], and I said yes," he said. "Since then there's been this really loud person online — I'm pretty sure it's only one person — and they're trying to call me a 'gay-baiter': pretending to be gay to get money, essentially."
Posey shared that the comments did affect him at the time, describing them as “really cruel.” The former MTV star also shared that he is stronger mentally now, and the negative comments don't bother him.
"I'm sober now and I've been working a lot on my mental health, so I'm in a place where I can somewhat laugh at that kind of thing," he said, calling out the internet trolls. "But I know that other people who deal with this kind of shit may not be as strong mentally."
Posey recently told the Just for Variety podcast about the moment he told his father about his sexuality.
"He was totally cool about it, and I was like, 'Yeah, man. I just didn't want to hold myself back, and I had an interest in trying new things,' and he was like, 'Okay, well, I understand that,'" he shared.
The actor went on to encourage kids to be open about their sexuality with their parents and have that important conversation.
"Fortunately, my dad was awesome,” he added. “I've told people, kids, who are worried about telling their parents my dad's reaction, and they're like, 'Okay. Well, maybe my parents won't be so hard on me if I tell them.' "
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