By Kate Durocher For Dailymail.com
Published: 01:41 BST, 20 April 2019 | Updated: 02:43 BST, 20 April 2019
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In a new interview with The Advocate, Tyler Blackburn, 32, of Pretty Little Liars and Roswell, New Mexico came out as bisexual on Friday.
He revealed the news saying he's identified as such since he was a teenager.
Now, he's bravely fighting for a future where he said he wants to feel 'happy' and 'free.'
Happy day: In a new interview with The Advocate, Tyler Blackburn, 32, of Pretty Little Liars and Roswell, New Mexico came out as bisexual on Friday
The Roswell, New Mexico star came out to the outlet, admitting that his childhood was not an easy one.
'I got bullied a lot by other boys [growing up], and I just felt like my soul was slowly being taken from me,' he said.
He continued, 'I ended up eating lunch in my biology classroom in 10th grade, and I had no one to talk to. You form a shell around yourself for protection. And you start to make decisions based off of things outside of what you want and who you are.'
Detailing how the cruelty affected him, Blackburn added, 'I stopped doing so many of the things that I loved doing because it felt safer.
