Not exactly.
I would suggest that people be cautious in their attacks on him. If he does have a mental health issue, he is most vulnerable now to making more wrong decisions. He needs to figure out who he is. It's not our job to define him--he needs to define himself. We don't have to agree with his decision, but it's his to make.
Maybe you should read his statement again:
"I have been going through a very difficult situation in my life. I have been battling depression and deal with some serious mental health issues... Many crazy thoughts have gone through my head recently but I've learned I have to own up to my mistake and face the consequences... My poor judgement has lead to the biggest mistake of my life. It would be an understatement to say that I regret the whole situation... These are moments in life that break people."
He is likening his gay act to a mistake made during the peak of his depression/mental illness. A "crazy thought" that led to male on male action. Instead of acknowledging he simply got a BJ from a guy, he is calling it "the biggest mistake of his life."
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Also, I won't go into too much detail because I am friends with his brother Jose, but I actually KNOW Josue. I knew him since he was in HS. I know Carlos too. Josue has ALWAYS been BI. He's been out to his brothers and some friends for years. I won't talk about Jose and Carlos's sexualities since they are not public figures and deserve privacy. But I thought Josue writing this "apology" was fucked up. He never owns up to anything he does. He is also NOT mentally ill. I was surprised at how much BS he wrote just to cover up the fact that he's bi. At the end of the day, Josue thinks he's too good to work for Wal Mart. He has told me that he never wants to work a 9-5. He made porn because he wanted to make easy $$, not because he was "going through depression."
And for those of you who didn't like the video because you thought it was boring: Josue was playing up his "straightness." Going on his phone the whole time as if he can't even look at a guy. That is far from reality. Josue has gotten it on with way more guys than I have and I'm 100% gay. The guys he hooks up with are all DL and we don't mind maintaining his secrecy because he's a friend and we care about his boxing career (although that career path is in the rear window now). We were surprised when he made the video with EJ but we knew it was a matter of time because he doesn't want to get a job. (I know I'm not maintaining his secret anymore but that's because his secret is already now out so who cares).
I can see how when you read his letter it looks like a cry for help. But when you actually know the guy and you see him write a letter like this you see so much bullshit in it it's unbearable. And before you accuse me of "attacking" him, his letter attacked our community first. Like shit, we kept your secret for years and now that you're found out you throw us under the bus? And it's not like anyone outed him. He CHOSE to make and post that video.
Anyway, I don't want to argue about this so if anyone has to write reply to me please don't reply directly, just make a new comment so I don't get the reply notification. I just wanted to clarify a few things because I do not like to be accused of "attacking" him, but I also do not want to go through endless LPSG debates. It's a waste of time for all of us. Thanks.