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.
Contents:
- 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
- BLACKS, GAYS AND THE CHURCH: A COMPLEX RELATNSHIP
- THE JAM W. JON GAY AND LBIAN LERATURE COLLECTN AND FUND
ORIGAL BLUE POWER RANGER DAVID YOST ON GAY REPRENTATN NETFLIX'S POWER RANGERS RNN SPECIAL
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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. ""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. "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.
BLUE POWER RANGER DAVID YOST ON GAY NVERSN THERAPY, G OUT, AND FDG PEACE
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BLACKS, GAYS AND THE CHURCH: A COMPLEX RELATNSHIP
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