“Survivor 42” Ep. 5: The gay agenda-ifitn of “Survivor”

Contents:

• SURVIVOR QUARANTE QUTNNAIRE: BRET LABELLE REFLECTS ON G OUT AS GAY ON THE SHOW
• SURVIVOR: CLOSET GAYS
• REV. STEPHEN PIETERS, HIV SURVIVOR AND GAY ACTIVIST, DI AT 70
• ‘IT’S MY FLORIDA TOO’: PULSE SHOOTG SURVIVOR BRANDON WOLF ON BEG BLACK, GAY AND THE ANTI-RON DESANTIS
• ‘SURVIVOR’ 42: WORDS FROM THE CONTTANT OUTED AS GAY
• “SURVIVOR 42” EP. 5: THE GAY AGENDA-IFITN OF “SURVIVOR”
• IN 1955 AN AMERIN TV SHOW DID THE UNTHKABLE: IT AMBHED A HIROSHIMA SURVIVOR WH AN ENOLA GAY PILOT

SURVIVOR QUARANTE QUTNNAIRE: BRET LABELLE REFLECTS ON G OUT AS GAY ON THE SHOW

There have been stanc of homophobia, transphobia and the reprentatn of LGBTQ+ nttants has been que limed. Richard Hatch ma history as the very first wner of Survivor, and he did as an openly gay man. His iendship wh Courtney Yat was lightful to watch; many queer fans nsir Courtney a gay in herself, and they rema bt iends to this day.

SURVIVOR: CLOSET GAYS

Brice Izyah Johnston (Survivor: Cagayan). Brice Izayah was the first openly gay Black nttant on Survivor and his charmg personaly and inic purple troers stantly won him a followg. Brice's time on Cagayan was short-lived, as he was voted out the send episo, but after Jeff Probst snuffed his torch he found his time to she:.

Bret felt a kship to Zeke, who was also gay and felt fortable sharg this part of his inty.

Smh was out as gay while petg, but he had never discsed his genr inty wh his tribemat prr to beg outted by Varner (who is also gay).

REV. STEPHEN PIETERS, HIV SURVIVOR AND GAY ACTIVIST, DI AT 70

Will the gay men outw, outplay, and outlast? Arocho started watchg Survivor when he was 13 years old and beme obssed wh OG wner Richard Hatch, who was already an out gay man even back then. Survivor 44 has jt crowned the show’s first-ever gay wner of Arocho, bt known by the nickname “Yam Yam, ” had an credible social game throughout season 44 of Survivor that took him to the very end of the petn.

He was open about beg gay and not necsarily beg the biggt physil threat. In the end, he beat both of them by a 7-1-0 jury vote – takg home the grand prize of $1 Yam’s crowng on Survivor 44 turns him to the first-ever gay man of lor to w the show. He is also the first gay man to w Survivor sce Todd Herzog, who won Survivor: Cha (season 15) his pre-Survivor terviews, Yam Yam talked about his hband and how he lov dog drag for Halloween.

‘IT’S MY FLORIDA TOO’: PULSE SHOOTG SURVIVOR BRANDON WOLF ON BEG BLACK, GAY AND THE ANTI-RON DESANTIS

***Spoilers below***Survivor, the CBS realy TV show which maroons strangers together on a serted island jt to watch them vote each other out one by one, has been a queer show om the very begng — the first player voted out was gay. The first wner was gay. In s first few seasons (which aired the early 2000s), was evint that stg directors saw LGBTQ+ staways as ltle more than opportuni to produce "button-phg" TV, brgg on one or two (typilly whe) gay men hop of gettg a brawl or, better, an unlikely iendship à la Rudy Boch and Richard Hatch.

Rather than there beg one whe gay male teractg wh a field of straight staways, today we have queer BIPOC, nonbary, and transgenr people all teractg and provg that the muny isn't a then, of urse, there are the fans. Whatever the se, I n anecdotally say that the number of gays I know who have watched all 42 seasons is credibly high. Gen X season to rm fellow stmate Zeke Smh, "I will tell you you're not the only gay guy out here.

‘SURVIVOR’ 42: WORDS FROM THE CONTTANT OUTED AS GAY

"I had an ternal stggle wh myself wh g out and beg gay for years, " says Bret now. "I fely loved that they waed to sprg on everyone that I was gay till the end of the season, " Bret says. I had an ternal stggle wh myself wh g out and beg gay for years.

" I fely loved that they waed to sprg on everyone that I was gay till the end of the season. The jury is another plex element of how this fs to a queer narrative, bee the first gay nttant and first wner ever, Richard Hatch, played 2000. Richard of Season 1 was able to play and w, but he’s been only one of two gay nttants to do so the show’s 40 seasons.

Durg his g out moment, Brett said, “I didn’t grow up a time where was normal to talk about beg gay. Worse still, the player that outed him, Jeff Varner, is also a member of the LGBTQ muny and intifi as a gay man.

“SURVIVOR 42” EP. 5: THE GAY AGENDA-IFITN OF “SURVIVOR”

Another gay who brought his partner out is Mike Whe season 37, David vs. He ma to the famo “loved one’s vis, ” brgg a touchg gay moment between him and his boyiend. Another dose of preference for the straight whe guy agast a gay man and a woman of lor, but I digrs… Good Old Fashned Drama, the Queer-Quter EdnColton Cumbie: One World (2012) and Blood vs.

Colton, Colton, Colton… There is so much to say about this gay Republin wildrd.

Caleb and Colton brought another layer of gay visibily on Survivor, and they serve props for that. Lyrsa shared the stage wh fellow gays Jeremy Crawford and Mike Whe, tyg seasons 16 and 39 for most LGBTQ nttants a sgle season.

IN 1955 AN AMERIN TV SHOW DID THE UNTHKABLE: IT AMBHED A HIROSHIMA SURVIVOR WH AN ENOLA GAY PILOT

A Gay Ws The Tle of Sole Survivor AgaTodd Herzog: Cha (2007). One of two gay wners, Todd Herzog, embraced the outw theme of the show by lyg his way to fal tribal uncil. Brice and His Inic Purple PantsBrice Johnston: Cagayan (2014).

Brice Johntson, aka the Purple Pants Badass, blsed our screens wh his hilary Season 28, Cagayan.

Dpe his early ex, Brice remas one of the most well known gay players of Survivor, bee who uld ny those badass purple pants?! Her favore gays so far are: Tai Trang, Aurora McCreary, Donathan Hurley, and Elae Stott.