Are subtle "gay moments" a few of high-profile movi, like "Bety and the Beast" and "Power Rangers," actually progrs for the LGBTQ muny?
Contents:
- ORIGAL BLUE POWER RANGER DAVID YOST ON GAY REPRENTATN NETFLIX'S POWER RANGERS RNN SPECIAL
- THE POWER RANGERS INTRODUC ITS FIRST GAY CHARACTER
- WELE THE FIRST OUT-GAY POWER RANGER!
- ARE 'GAY MOMENTS' 'BETY' AND 'POWER RANGERS' PROGRS?
ORIGAL BLUE POWER RANGER DAVID YOST ON GAY REPRENTATN NETFLIX'S POWER RANGERS RNN SPECIAL
David Yost, who left the '90s show after facg harassment for beg gay, wr that the Lnsgate reboot "really stepped up to the plate." * power rangers are so gay *
Related: A mighty morphg marriage proposal for the gay Power Rangers. A clip om the episo shows the other characters fdg out that their fellow Ranger is gay when she walks off holdg her girliend’s hand.
THE POWER RANGERS INTRODUC ITS FIRST GAY CHARACTER
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.
“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.
WELE THE FIRST OUT-GAY POWER RANGER!
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. ” However, durg a panel at Power Morphin 2012, Pagter played d clips om behd the scen on the show cludg one that featured a homophobic slur.
ARE 'GAY MOMENTS' 'BETY' AND 'POWER RANGERS' PROGRS?
The harassment Yost faced sent him to a eper darkns and he spent many years tryg to “get rid of” his sexualy, cludg many versns of the horrific “Pray the Gay Away. While gay character and relatnships, nor a gay actor like Yost, weren’t acceptable on the seri, straight characters and relatnships were.