On a night out in July 2017, Wilson Payamps was playing wingman for a friend who thought Cameron Hall Kirk was cute. Mr. Payamps approached Mr. Kirk on behalf of his female friend. But Mr. Kirk threw a wrench in that plan by informing Mr. Payamps that he was gay. “I put all my cards on the table right away,” Mr. Payamps said. Mr. Kirk, who was 23 at the time and had just graduated from High Point University in North Carolina with a bachelor’s in business, struggled with dating.

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Persons: Wilson Payamps, Cameron Hall Kirk, Payamps, Kirk, Mr, ” Mr, “, ” Organizations: Brooklyn Mirage, High Point University Locations: East Williamsburg, North Carolina