The Blue Ranger (David Yost) recently admted he is gay and told a ltle of his back story on . Lk. This may not e as a surprise to most people, but...
Contents:
- ORIGAL BLUE POWER RANGER REVEALS THAT HE WAS HARASSED ON SET FOR BEG GAY
- ORIGAL BLUE POWER RANGER DAVID YOST ON GAY REPRENTATN NETFLIX'S POWER RANGERS RNN SPECIAL
- BLUE POWER RANGER DAVID YOST ON GAY NVERSN THERAPY, G OUT, AND FDG PEACE
- POWER RANGERS REBOOT WILL REPORTEDLY MAKE BLUE RANGER GAY
- GO, GAY POWER RANGER!
ORIGAL BLUE POWER RANGER REVEALS THAT HE WAS HARASSED ON SET FOR BEG GAY
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And durg the three-part terview, Yost revealed jt what happened behd the scen when his character was wrten off the show (and sent to live on another pla): Yost actually walked off set one day after beg teased about beg gay.
"I had jt heard that several tim while workg on the show om creators, producers, wrers, directors… Basilly I jt felt like i was ntually beg told I was not worthy of beg where I am bee I'm a gay person. Origal Blue Power Ranger David Yost on gay reprentatn Netflix's Power Rangers rnn special "It's taken a long time to get there, " says the actor, who me out as gay after leavg Mighty Morph Power Rangers 1996. In the begng, I certaly didn't want people to know that I was gay, " he said.
ORIGAL BLUE POWER RANGER DAVID YOST ON GAY REPRENTATN NETFLIX'S POWER RANGERS RNN SPECIAL
David Yost, the origal Blue Power Ranger, opens up about beg harassed on set for beg gay and how fans have been helped by his journey. * blue ranger gay *
""I put myself through nversn therapy bee I didn't wanna be gay. Now Yost — speakg to EW as part of an extensive oral history Entertament Weekly’s recent issue celebratg the 25th anniversary of the h Fox Kids seri’ first season — is openg up about g to terms wh his sexual orientatn, why he entered gay nversn therapy, and how his fans have reacted sce he me out publicly.
BLUE POWER RANGER DAVID YOST ON GAY NVERSN THERAPY, G OUT, AND FDG PEACE
David Yost, who left the '90s show after facg harassment for beg gay, wr that the Lnsgate reboot "really stepped up to the plate." * blue ranger gay *
“It’s hard when you have a certa amount of fame and you’re gog through the personal stggle that I was gog through as a gay person, ” says Yost, 49, who has said he was harassed on the Power Rangers set by some crew members bee he is gay.
“I put myself through nversn therapy bee I didn’t wanna be gay. “In the begng, I certaly didn’t want people to know that I was gay. “And now that I’ve e out as a gay person, every day I get msag om gay people around the world that tell me, ‘Thank you for g out and sharg your story bee your story helped me e out.
POWER RANGERS REBOOT WILL REPORTEDLY MAKE BLUE RANGER GAY
The upg reboot of the Power Rangers will feature some signifint chang, and one of them will reportedly be that the Blue Ranger will be gay. * blue ranger gay *
Warng: The article ntas referenc to homophobia and suici. David Yost, who played Billy, the Blue Ranger, knew he was gay while workg on the show and had to take preutns to make sure no one would fd out.
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“I said I’m not gonna be gay, I’m gonna foc on my reer.
Yost rells overhearg producers and -stars watchg footage of him and throwg out homophobic slurs. The emotnal toll Yost alt wh exemplifi what was like for many gay people Hollywood at the time. “Everybody thks everybody Hollywood is accepted and s great to be gay.
That homophobia me to a head durg productn of the show’s fourth season, Power Rangers Zeo. It was a major step down for the character and Yost feels was part bee many the productn staff believed that bee he was gay he uldn’t be a superhero.