David Bromstad is basically the human embodiment of sunshine and rainbows, however that is to not say he hasn’t had some darkish instances, too. Bromstad has been very forthcoming about his tragic previous, and he is spoken specifically in regards to the devastating homophobia he needed to take care of as a child. 

He is been brazenly homosexual all through his time within the highlight, so many HGTV followers might discover it ironic that, for Bromstad, popping out wasn’t the best course of. Certain sufficient although, in an interview with Passport, he revealed that it had taken him years to return out to his nearest and dearest — one thing little doubt influenced by the truth that he was taunted for his sexuality throughout his faculty years. Talking of what precisely had gone down, Bromstad recounted, “600 youngsters within the cafeteria made obscene gestures focused at me.” Sadly, that wasn’t all. Bromstad added that his junior excessive principal had taken half in it, too. Granted, the “My Lottery Dream Dwelling” host did give the workers member a spectacular (and perhaps even undeserved) quantity of grace, musing that they “wished to be cool and possibly did not understand the which means of what the children have been doing.” Hopefully that was the case, however both approach, it was an understandably traumatic expertise for the younger Bromstad.

A number of years after the torment, Bromstad lastly got here out, albeit to himself, and it took even longer for him to really feel totally comfy with that. Nonetheless, he additionally famous that he ultimately reached the conclusion that it merely was what it was. Chatting with Room Fu, he summed it up thusly: “I am David Bromstad … I am a designer and an artist and I simply occur to love boys. It is not the opposite approach round.” We like to see it!

Although David Bromstad has totally embraced his sexuality right now, he actually hasn’t forgotten the previous trauma he confronted. Nonetheless, he is used these robust reminiscences for good, doing what he can to stop extra kids from going by way of the identical factor. In 2013, he donated $5000 to the Protected Faculties South Florida group. 

In a press launch shared with Equality Florida, Bromstad opened up as soon as once more about his heartbreaking previous experiences. “I used to be bullied and harassed regularly by way of highschool, and I do know what hell that may be. I wished to assist Protected Faculties South Florida’s nice work on behalf of LGBTQ college students and assist stop this bullying and harassment from occurring to others,” he mentioned. 

Within the time since, Bromstad has continued to be concerned in organizations particularly geared towards serving to younger members of the LGBTQ+ group embrace their truest selves. In 2020, he partnered with the It Will get Higher group, filming a DIY tutorial throughout Satisfaction Month for its YouTube channel. Whereas portray a drip-down rainbow, Bromstad chatted to viewers, saying, “I want somebody would have instructed me it obtained higher, as a result of my highschool days have been actually onerous.” Bromstad additionally reiterated that whereas he’s assured in his sexuality right now, attaining this took a very long time — and even revealed that the bullying he endured at college prompted a years-long melancholy, which he had for many of his 20s. The HGTV star reiterated that he’d managed to get by way of it, however urged anybody who was struggling to hunt assist, too. “Do not hibernate,” he mentioned. Even so, he reminded those that tuned in that there was no disgrace in letting robust feelings come up. Speak about an impactful legacy — we’re wishing Bromstad all the perfect.