MTV star Tyler Posey slammed for fake coming out on social media

Tyler Posey made waves on Friday night when Snapchat users discovered a post from the actor that suggested he had come out as gay.

On Saturday morning, the "Teen Wolf" star set the record straight, so to speak, calling what was clearly a joke merely a gesture of support for the gay community.

"Although I'm not gay, I fully support the LGBTQ community. This was a moment intended to reflect that," Posey wrote on Twitter.

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What exactly was this monumental Snapchat gesture? It was Posey recording a street sign labelled "Gay Street," then posing beneath it and shouting in his best stage voice, "I've never felt more alive. I'm gay."

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Fans of his supernatural teen drama (which has been widely accused of "gay baiting," or exploiting its queer male audience) were not impressed with his goof on coming out — especially in a climate where the act is still rattled with anxiety, and even more so for young men in Hollywood.

Like Posey's own "Teen Wolf" costar Charlie Carver, who came out in a harrowing five-part Instagram post in January, where he opened up about the identity crisis he suffered having to hide his identity in show business.

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Twitter responded in bunt and hilarious ways.

"Tyler Posey joking about coming out barely a month after the pulse nightclub shooting is exactly what straight privilege is," wrote user @Rehmuslupin.

"I ain't mad that Tyler Posey isn't gay it's just ugly to joke about coming out when it's a big part of the LGBTQ+ community and our lives," wrote @purposeholy.

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