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In a series of events Wright called “alarming and tragic,” a closeted Nova Scotia teen downloaded the LGBTQ+ hookup app in an attempt to meet other gay kids in his rural Canadian town.

I knew every review described it as “semi-autobiographical,” chronicling the radical, racial and sexual awakening of a closeted, queer Southern white boy, who played it straight just long enough to get his college girlfriend pregnant.

He was also "closeted in deep grief" and found it impossible to talk about psychological or philosophical concepts in his degree course because it all brought up memories.

Here, the couple, who live in Van Nuys, share the story of their journey from closeted teens to beloved internet personalities.

Teal debuted on Season 7 of the teen drama in 2010, playing the closeted actor in a seven-episode arc that ended with him coming out to as gay.