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But the fact that everybody knows that you're gay, there's constant pressure for, you know, sex. you have a lot of people here that now that they're in prison, they resort to what they have to as far as sex. i have to say there's very few people here that are gay on the streets, and gay in here, as well. there's a lot of people that say they don't mess around. but then when they get you by yourself it's like, hey, man, what's up? >> one of the things that struck me about matthew was how comfortable he was in his own skin. i mean here's an openly gay inmate, in a southern prison, and he didn't ...

Hard. it's hard enough to do time in here. but the fact that everybody knows that you're gay, there's constant pressure for, you know, sex. you have a lot of people here that now that they're in prison, they resort to what they have to as far as sex. i have to say there's very few people here that are gay on the streets, and gay in here, as well. there's a lot of people that say they don't mess around. but then when they get you by yourself it's like, hey, man, what's up? >> one of the things that struck me about matthew was how comfortable he was in his own skin. i mean here's an openly gay i...

And he didn't have any problems with it. when we went out to the yard to try to get some b-roll of matthew playing backgammon, it became clear that a lot of the other inmates did have a problem with him being openly gay. some people just were avoiding him. he was actually calling out to them. >> are you scared? >> it wasn't until the cameras went away and we backed off a little bit that people were willing to come up and get involved in the game with him. >> in spite of the hardships, campbell told our producer that prison has played an essential role in his life. >> if i hadn't came to prison...

Matthew playing backgammon, it became clear that a lot of the other inmates did have a problem with him being openly gay. some people just were avoiding him. he was actually calling out to them. >> are you scared? >> it wasn't until the cameras went away and we backed off a little bit that people were willing to come up and get involved in the game with him. >> in spite of the hardships, campbell told our producer that prison has played an essential role in his life. >> if i hadn't came to prison i would have probably ended up dead. now my family knows i am gay. i told all them when i came her...

I mean, it's hard enough to do time in here. but the fact that everybody knows that you are gay, it is constant pressure for sex. you have a lot of people here that -- now that they're in prison, they resort to what they have to as far as sex. i have to say there's very few people here that are gay on the streets and gay in here as well. there's a lot of people that say they don't mess around. but then when they get you by themselves, it's like hey, man, what's up? >> one of the things that struck me about matthew is how comfortable he was in his own skin. i mean, here's an openly gay inmate i...