CBS Bret LaBelle on 'Survivor: Millennials vs Gen X' On “Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen X,” staway Bret LaBelle me out publicly as gay for the very first time. Fd out how affected him and how he was received after the episo aired, pl what he’s been up to sce appearg on “Survivor” —
Contents:
- SURVIVOR QUARANTE QUTNNAIRE: BRET LABELLE REFLECTS ON G OUT AS GAY ON THE SHOW
- SURVIVOR: BRET LABELLE TALKS COMG OUT AS GAY ON THE SHOW –
- COP WHO "DON'T TALK ABOUT" BEG GAY JOS "SURVIVOR"42-YEAR-OLD BRET LABELLE SAYS "BEG GAY DON'T FE ME."{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY MATTHEW THARRETTSEPTEMBER 23, 2016/3:35 PMBY MATTHEW THARRETTSEPTEMBER 23, 2016 / 3:35 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"COP WHO \"DON'T TALK ABOUT\" BEG GAY JOS \"SURVIVOR\"","DATEPUBLISHED":"2016-09-23T19:35:41.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2016-09-23T19:35:41.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"MATTHEW THARRETT","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}A 42-YEAR-OLD BOSTON POLICE SERGEANT NAMED BRET IS ONE OF THE NEW ST MEMBERS OF SURVIVOR'S 33RD SEASON, WHICH PREMIERED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BRET IS OPENLY (ALBE SELECTIVELY) GAY BUT REVEALED HE WON'T BE TALKG ABOUT MUCH ON THE UPG SEASON BEE 'S "SUCH A SMALL PART OF [HIS] LIFE" THAT HE RARELY EVER TALKS ABOUT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"BEG GAY ISN'T SOMETHG THAT F ME," HE SAID RECENTLY DURG A PRE-SEASON TERVIEW. "IT'S A PART OF MY LIFE BUT I'M ALSO A P, I'M AN UNCLE, I'M A BROTHER, A SON. I'M NOT ASHAMED OF BUT I DON'T TALK ABOUT BEE 'S NOT A BIG AL."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BRET WENT ON TO SCRIBE HIMSELF AS A "BIG PEOPLE PERSON" WHO "TALKS A LOT." HE SAYS HE'LL RELY MOSTLY ON HIS "TUN AND POLICE EXPERIENCE" TO W THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"IN POLICE CULTURE, YOU'RE ED TO PEOPLE BEG NICE TO YOU UP ONT AND NOT SO NICE TO YOU BEHD CLOSED DOORS," HE SAID. "SO I'M ED TO THAT CULTURE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE CURRENT SEASON PS GEN X PEOPLE AGAST MILLENNIALS TO SEE WHICH GROUP WILL E OUT ON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE SEASON'S ONLY OTHER GAY ST MEMBER IS ZEKE, A 28-YEAR-OLD REAL TATE ASSET MANAGER OM BROOKLYN WHO ONCE NSIRED BEG AN EPISPAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ZEKE DON'T MENTN HIS SEXUALY AT ALL DURG HIS PRE-SEASON TERVIEW, BUT ALLUS TO EXPLAG WHY HE CHOSE TO MAJOR RELIG STUDI {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I WANTED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE BIBLE THAN OTHER PEOPLE," HE SAID, ADDG THAT 'S NICE TO "HAVE A GREATER UNRSTANDG OF THE BIBLE AND HOW WAS WRTEN" WHEN PEOPLE TRY AND E TO NMN HIS "CHOIC."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CHECK OUT BOTH BRET AND ZEKE'S PRE-SEASON TERVIEWS BELOW:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
SURVIVOR QUARANTE QUTNNAIRE: BRET LABELLE REFLECTS ON G OUT AS GAY ON THE SHOW
Survivor star says Bret LaBelle says g out as gay on the show was 'like a huge weight off my shoulrs. I wish I had e out sooner.' * brett gay survivor *
Gen X season to rm fellow stmate Zeke Smh, "I will tell you you're not the only gay guy out here.
"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.
SURVIVOR: BRET LABELLE TALKS COMG OUT AS GAY ON THE SHOW –
* brett gay survivor *
" I fely loved that they waed to sprg on everyone that I was gay till the end of the season.
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. Brice Izyah Johnston (Survivor: Cagayan).
COP WHO "DON'T TALK ABOUT" BEG GAY JOS "SURVIVOR"42-YEAR-OLD BRET LABELLE SAYS "BEG GAY DON'T FE ME."{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY MATTHEW THARRETTSEPTEMBER 23, 2016/3:35 PMBY MATTHEW THARRETTSEPTEMBER 23, 2016 / 3:35 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"COP WHO \"DON'T TALK ABOUT\" BEG GAY JOS \"SURVIVOR\"","DATEPUBLISHED":"2016-09-23T19:35:41.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2016-09-23T19:35:41.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"MATTHEW THARRETT","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}A 42-YEAR-OLD BOSTON POLICE SERGEANT NAMED BRET IS ONE OF THE NEW ST MEMBERS OF SURVIVOR'S 33RD SEASON, WHICH PREMIERED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BRET IS OPENLY (ALBE SELECTIVELY) GAY BUT REVEALED HE WON'T BE TALKG ABOUT MUCH ON THE UPG SEASON BEE 'S "SUCH A SMALL PART OF [HIS] LIFE" THAT HE RARELY EVER TALKS ABOUT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"BEG GAY ISN'T SOMETHG THAT F ME," HE SAID RECENTLY DURG A PRE-SEASON TERVIEW. "IT'S A PART OF MY LIFE BUT I'M ALSO A P, I'M AN UNCLE, I'M A BROTHER, A SON. I'M NOT ASHAMED OF BUT I DON'T TALK ABOUT BEE 'S NOT A BIG AL."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BRET WENT ON TO SCRIBE HIMSELF AS A "BIG PEOPLE PERSON" WHO "TALKS A LOT." HE SAYS HE'LL RELY MOSTLY ON HIS "TUN AND POLICE EXPERIENCE" TO W THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"IN POLICE CULTURE, YOU'RE ED TO PEOPLE BEG NICE TO YOU UP ONT AND NOT SO NICE TO YOU BEHD CLOSED DOORS," HE SAID. "SO I'M ED TO THAT CULTURE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE CURRENT SEASON PS GEN X PEOPLE AGAST MILLENNIALS TO SEE WHICH GROUP WILL E OUT ON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE SEASON'S ONLY OTHER GAY ST MEMBER IS ZEKE, A 28-YEAR-OLD REAL TATE ASSET MANAGER OM BROOKLYN WHO ONCE NSIRED BEG AN EPISPAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ZEKE DON'T MENTN HIS SEXUALY AT ALL DURG HIS PRE-SEASON TERVIEW, BUT ALLUS TO EXPLAG WHY HE CHOSE TO MAJOR RELIG STUDI {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I WANTED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE BIBLE THAN OTHER PEOPLE," HE SAID, ADDG THAT 'S NICE TO "HAVE A GREATER UNRSTANDG OF THE BIBLE AND HOW WAS WRTEN" WHEN PEOPLE TRY AND E TO NMN HIS "CHOIC."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CHECK OUT BOTH BRET AND ZEKE'S PRE-SEASON TERVIEWS BELOW:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
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.