Tyler Blackburn comes out as bisexual

Pretty Little Liars star Tyler Blackburn identifies as bisexual.
The 32-year-old, who is best known for playing Ashley Benson’s onscreen love interest in the teen drama, has opened up about his sexuality in a new interview with The Advocate magazine.
“I’m queer. I’ve identified as bisexual since a teenager. I just want to feel powerful in my own skin, and my own mind, and in my own heart,” he said. “I heard so many things from within the queer community about bisexuality being a cop-out or bulls**t or the easy way out or something, and that always stuck with me because I felt the pressure from all sides to have (my sexuality) figured out and I think for the longest time, I suppressed more of my attraction to men.
“It wasn’t until my late 20s, towards the end of Pretty Little Liars, that I really allowed myself to go there and not just wonder about it or lust over it, but experience that vulnerability and experience the emotional aspect of what it is to be bisexual.”
Tyler played heartthrob Caleb Rivers in Pretty Little Liars from 2011 until its conclusion in 2017 and is now starring in the Roswell TV reboot Roswell, New Mexico, in which he plays gay war veteran and amputee Alex Manes.
In the interview, Tyler revealed that he understood the issues his character had experienced, including wanting to feel accepted by his father.
“I just want to live my truth and feel OK with experiencing love and experiencing self-love,” he continued. “Yes, there is an element of, I want to feel like it’s OK to hold my boyfriend’s hand as I’m walking down the street, and not worry. Is someone going to look and be like, ‘Whoa, is that guy from that show? I didn’t know that (he was queer).’ I want to own my space now.”