Wes Culwell is an American reality television

Reality television

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 participant, motivational speaker

Motivational speaker

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, travel writer and blog

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ger. He is known for his winning appearance in the 2003 Bravo "gay

Gay

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 dating" series Boy Meets Boy

Boy Meets Boy (TV series)

Boy Meets Boy is an American reality television show in which a gay man meets and chooses a mate from a group of 15 potential male suitors. The show was made more novel by the fact that the "leading man" did not know that the mix of suitors included both gay and straight men.The show premiered July...

.

Before he appeared on Boy Meets Boy, Culwell worked for a non-profit LGBT

LGBT

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 community center in San Diego, California

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. He pursued an acting career, landing a part in the 1999 film Clean and Narrow.

On the show, Culwell was one of 15 "mates" from whom "leading man" James Getzlaff

James Getzlaff

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 had to choose. Unbeknownst to Getzlaff and Culwell, several of the "mates" were actually straight. Midway through the series, James learned of this twist and also learned that if James were to select a gay "mate" the two would win a cash prize and a trip to New Zealand

New Zealand

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, while if he chose a straight "mate" James would win nothing and the "mate" would win the cash prize. Getzlaff selected Culwell and won the trip and the cash.

Post-Boy

Getzlaff and Culwell, prevented from being seen alone together in public following taping of the show, had difficulty maintaining the relationship and split shortly thereafter. They did not travel together to New Zealand.

Culwell became a travel writer for outlets including gay.com

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, Out

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, The Advocate

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 and Instinct

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. He also became a speaker with Rainbow Campus Tour, traveling to college campuses and corporations across the United States to speak about diversity and tolerance. In 2005 he appeared in several episodes of Love Lounge.

External links

• Official site
• Boy Meets Boy website on Internet Movie Database
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