LOS ANGELES — Performer, tattoo artist and Alt Erotic Brand Ambassador Josh Gray (aka Duke Daybreak, among other noms de porn) is featured in a recent episode of the Truly channel's "Love Don't Judge," described as an online series that explores the true life stories of real people who "live outside the box of conventional lifestyle norms."
Gray's episode is titled "How Will My Blind Date React to my Vitiligo?" and costars Bailey Ramirez, a model, barber and single mother who is "looking to find love again," noted a rep.
Her vitiligo is a skin condition "where white patches of skin appear all over the body due to the loss skin pigment cell," the rep said. "During their date, they find common ground through their appearance; the heavily-tattooed Gray notes that 'with most people, they’re like ‘I need to get tattoos in order to look different and stand out... this happened to you naturally. It’s a gift — that’s how I see it.'"
Their date goes well; Ramirez is unfazed by the revelation that Gray works in the adult industry.
"It’s very hard for me to explain to a female that I’m a normal dude… they’re going to make assumptions about you without knowing who you really are," he revealed.
"I think the industry gets some backlash on the idea that we don't care about love or connection; it's really hard to tell people you work in the adult film industry. If I can have a connection with someone, it shouldn't matter what kind of lifestyle one leads. Love is love," he added.
Find the episode on the Truly YouTube channel.
Gray can currently be seen in Alt Erotic's "Ink Motel" (as Felix) and "Ink Motel 2" (as Daybreak) and appears in the upcoming "Ho Hunters" as Dangle Daybreak, "Duke's tattoo-free twin brother," noted the rep.
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