“I was born with cerebral palsy and I’m HIV-positive,” he said. But there is something that always makes him a little nervous before every first date. Meeting in person, though, is an ultimate goal. Talking to guys on the internet, he said, is easy, because it allows you to build up a persona and chat comfortably without any pressure.
“But now I actually meet guys a lot of the time online.” I’ve met guys talking on the phone,” said Fred, who’s a proud Puerto Rican-Italian. After speaking on the phone for about a week, they agreed to their first face-to-face meeting over the weekend. He was excited – the two met on an online dating site. Settling back into his sofa, he rested a leg on the seat, ready to open up about his upcoming date.
His eyes squint when he laughs, an infectious sound that echoes through the living room of his modest apartment in Jamaica, Queens. He’s got a very youthful face and it’s hard to believe he’s 29 years old. There’s an almost schoolboy like charm to Danny Fred. Danny Fred, 29, says he can’t fit into the mold of the stereotypical gay male presented on the front cover.
