Thereās no āstraightā in LGBTQ+.
Season eight, episode eight of Below Deck Mediterranean, titled āWho Needs Frenemies,ā aired on Bravo this Monday, November 13. During the episode, Max Salvador and Kyle Viljoen got themselves into an argument after Salvador claimed to be a part of the LGBTQ+ community.
It all started when Viljoen questioned Salvadorās relationship with a former charter guest, wanting to place bets that things wouldnāt work out between them. Viljoen told Salvador, āDonāt rub your f*cking straight d*ck around here.ā
Salvador then responded that he is āLGBT plus S,ā which prompted Viljoen to ask, āWhat is S?ā
The scene moved forward with Salvador reiterating that he is āstraightā after all, drawing in some anger from Viljoen toward a straight person who tried to claim that heās a part of the LGBTQ+ community. Viljoen told Salvador in the episode:
āYou guys have your āstraight.ā You cannot include yourself in LGBT, you must be crazy. Support your straightness and show your allyship for us. Thatās it.ā
Though Salvador pushed back on what Viljoen was saying, the gay Below Deck Med star stood his ground. Viljoen added: āLGBTQ+ does not include straight individuals. Not even allies are within our acronym. Thatās our thing. I accept your allyship but I do not accept you saying you are part of the LGBTQ+ community.ā
Thatās a lot of energy for a drunk conversation between two people on a show like Below Deck Medā¦ but hey, it happened!
Below Deck Mediterranean is currently airing on Bravo.
