 Although Manning himself identifies as bisexual, many bloggers and commenters on blogs claimed that he was in fact gay.Furthermore, while a behind-the-scenes MTV Aftershow and subsequent interview revealed that both Manning and Schromm had had encounters with both men and women while on the show, the show was edited to make it seem as though they had only been with men.Individuals identifying as bisexual have been absent from conversations surrounding LGBT-rights and litigation.