Brian is a 30-year-old chiropractor from Boston, Massachusetts who now lives and practices in southern California. Admitting to having an addictive personality; he feels that "sex is the best activity.period." In his spare time, Brian likes to play golf, snowboard and motor cross. He admits that his sexiest body part is his abs. Brian is most proud of owning two chiropractic businesses after only two years out of school.
POST SHOW INTERVIEW:
Q:
Has appearing on BMB changed your life in any way? If so, how?
Brian A.:
BMB has changed my life. To interact with a group of gay and straight men was amazing. I honestly could not tell who was what. That showed me that you often can't tell the difference because there isn't a difference. All 15 guys were amazing individuals. I am now much more open and accepting towards everyone. People now recognize me on the street and I often hear "hey you're the guy from that show. I loved what you said about people being people and not prejudging anyone."
Q:
Have you kept in contact with any of the other participants on the show? If so, who?
Brian A.:
I am still in contact with Chris, Jason and Sean.
Q:
Did you learn anything new about yourself through participating in this show?
Brian A.:
I learned that I am no different than anyone else on the show...straight or gay. I learned that I am a leader. My hetero friends watched the show and hopefully they become more accepting towards all people.
Q:
What was your favorite part of the experience?
Brian A.:
My favorite part of the experience was meeting James and the rest of the mates for the first time. The luau was tons of fun also. Seeing everyone for the first time and really focusing on their idiosyncrasies was fun.
Q:
What one thing didn't make it into the final show that you wish America could have seen?
Brian A.:
I really wish that the final round-table discussion made it on the show. Many many great things were said during the final reunion. The main point was that the heteros were there to support the gay community and not at all for the money. There were some emotions and anger from a couple of the gay guys who thought that us heteros were there to "dupe the gay boys" – which wasn't at all true. I think they did a great job at finding seven extremely open and supportive hetero men. Boy Meets Boy kicked ass!!!
Q:
What was the hardest thing about pretending to be a gay man?
Brian A.:
The hardest thing about pretending to be gay was when the conversation would turn to sex – I often couldn't relate. I was never really pretending to be gay though. I was 100% myself the entire time. Any relationship I referred to was a hetero one. I think at some level James and Andra sensed that I was straight. I recall Episode 1 when Andra said, "there's just something about him." Hmmm.
