CONTACTStaffCAREER OPPORTUNITIESADVERTISE WITH USPRIVACY POLICYPRIVACY PREFERENCESTERMS OF USELEGAL NOTICE
© 2024 Pride Publishing Inc.
All Rights reserved
All Rights reserved
By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Private Policy and Terms of Use.
"
>
"
data-page-title="
Top Chef Just Desserts contestant Yigit Pura recalls that
"rainbows exploded all around" when he kissed a boy for the first time, in a video taped for the It Gets Better Project, aimed at providing hope for bullied LGBT teens.
Pura, an executive pastry chef at Taste catering and event planning in San Francisco, tells of being friendless while attending a conservative, "almost racist high school" and being picked on for his racial background, his language, culture, and his sexuality. He remembers anticipating a time when this would change and finding liberation during his second week in college when he kissed a boy. "It was like rainbows exploded all around me," he says. "It was amazing."
Pura also recalls coming out to his family, saying his mother is "now the best advocate for gay rights" and that his sister has since come out as gay.
Watch Pura's video below.
Pura, an executive pastry chef at Taste catering and event planning in San Francisco, tells of being friendless while attending a conservative, "almost racist high school" and being picked on for his racial background, his language, culture, and his sexuality. He remembers anticipating a time when this would change and finding liberation during his second week in college when he kissed a boy. "It was like rainbows exploded all around me," he says. "It was amazing."
Pura also recalls coming out to his family, saying his mother is "now the best advocate for gay rights" and that his sister has since come out as gay.
Watch Pura's video below.
's Pura: "Rainbows Exploded"
" >Want more breaking equality news & trending entertainment stories?
Check out our NEW 24/7 streaming service: the Advocate Channel!
Download the Advocate Channel App for your mobile phone and your favorite streaming device!
From our Sponsors
Most Popular
Here Are Our 2024 Election Predictions. Will They Come True?
November 07 2023 1:46 PM
Meet all 37 of the queer women in this season's WNBA
April 17 2024 11:24 AM
17 Celebs Who Are Out & Proud of Their Trans & Nonbinary Kids
November 30 2023 10:41 AM
Which State Is the Queerest? These Are the States With the Most LGBTQ+ People
December 11 2023 10:00 AM
These 27 Senate Hearing Room Gay Sex Jokes Are Truly Exquisite
December 17 2023 3:33 PM
10 Cheeky and Homoerotic Photos From Bob Mizer's Nude Films
November 18 2023 10:05 PM
42 Flaming Hot Photos From 2024's Australian Firefighters Calendar
November 10 2023 6:08 PM
These Are the 5 States With the Smallest Percentage of LGBTQ+ People
December 13 2023 9:15 AM
Here are the 15 gayest travel destinations in the world: report
March 26 2024 9:23 AM
Watch Now: Advocate Channel
Trending Stories & News
For more news and videos on advocatechannel.com, click here.
Trending Stories & News
For more news and videos on advocatechannel.com, click here.
Latest Stories
04/30/24
15h
Florida document dump reveals more about Christian and Bridget Ziegler's threesomes
April 30 2024 2:15 PM
Plus
Yahoo FeedVampire facial spa infected several women with HIV
April 30 2024 2:02 PM
North Carolina and West Virginia can't deny trans health care: federal appeals court
April 30 2024 1:45 PM