32 Gay, Bi, & Lbian Chefs Who Competed on 'Top Chef'

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A rerd number of out LGBTQ players make this year’s tournament a feast for gay fans.

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A GAY GIRL’S GUI TO THE 2023 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP

Season 3 gave our first gay wner, wh Chef Hung Huynh wng the whole season. Dale, another gay chef, also ma the fale, g send place. In season 6, Ashley spoke out about how the nttants were ma to ok for a weddg while she, and other gay nttants, uldn't legally get married.

Season 11 featured gay chef Travis Masar. Roberto Santibañez is the gay chef and owner of morn Mexin rtrant Fonda, wh three lotns throughout New York Cy, along wh Mi Vida and The Grill (culary director), both Washgton D.

“There’s a difference between leadg by fear and workg when you’re sred vers leadg wh rpect and wantg to work hard for someone bee you actually rpect people, ” she told GayCi. He penned an say for The Guardian 2013 lled “Why I’m Comg Out as a Gay Father, ” tailg the surrogacy procs he and his longtime partner, Karl Allen, went through to start their fay.

"HUNGRY": A QUEER CHEF REVEALS LIFE ISN’T ALWAYS SWEET FOR WOMEN IN THE RTRANT WORLD"I’VE ALWAYS JT FOUGHT THAT MUCH HARR TO BE EQUAL."{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY JEREMY KSERNOVEMBER 17, 2016/12:11 PMBY JEREMY KSERNOVEMBER 17, 2016 / 12:11 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"\"HUNGRY\": A QUEER CHEF REVEALS LIFE ISN’T ALWAYS SWEET FOR WOMEN IN THE RTRANT WORLD","DATEPUBLISHED":"2016-11-17T17:11:01.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2016-11-17T17:11:01.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"JEREMY KSER","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AS WE’VE RECENTLY BEEN REMD, GLASS CEILGS ARE NOTORLY DIFFICULT TO SHATTER, WHETHER THAT'S POLICS OR THE RTRANT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HUNGRY, A NEW DOCUMENTARY PREMIERG TONIGHT ON LOGO, PROFIL THREE FEMALE RTRATRS AS THEY RISK EVERYTHG TO MAKE THEIR DREAMS E TE SPE A TOUGH MARKET, AND AN DTRY—AND MEDIA—THAT FAVORS MALE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CRYSTAL DELONGPRé, BETTER-KNOWN AS CHEF PK, AND HER WIFE, COURTNEY RAE, OPERATE BAN & BRE, A FARM-TO-TABLE RTRANT PICTURQUE SOLVANG, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DELONGPRé, WHO'S APPEARED ON SPIKE TV’S BAR RCUE AND THE FOOD NETWORK'S CUTTHROAT KCHEN, WANTED TO MOVE THEIR BS TO A LARGER LOTN, AND HUNGRY CHARTS THE SOMETIM-TUMULTUO JOURNEY OM NCEPTN TO THE NEW RTRANT’S OPENG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SHE SPOKE WH NEWNOWNEXT ABOUT BEG A GAY CHEF A NSERVATIVE TOWN AND THE CHALLENG OF BEG A FEMALE BS OWNER AN DTRY STILL DOMATED BY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HOW DID YOU CI TO OPEN YOUR RTRANT SOLVANG, WHICH IS MAYBE NOT THAT PROGRSIVE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WE HAVE A DGHTER AND WE WANTED TO RAISE HER A WHOLOME ENVIRONMENT. THERE WAS SOME DISCSN ABOUT MOVG TO LOS ANGEL BEFORE WE OPENED OUR FIRST BAN & BRE, BUT WE JT CID WE ULDN’T DO . WE ULDN’T TAKE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SOLVANG IS A SMALL TOWN A GOOD WAY FOR RAISG KIDS, NOT SO MUCH FOR BEG A QUEER UPLE. RIGHT AWAY THE PRS AND EVERYONE AROUND JUMPED ON BEE I’D BEEN A TV PERSONALY. WE WERE VERY OUT AND OPEN ABOUT OUR RELATNSHIP AND FAY. THERE WAS NO HIDG WHAT WE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HOW HAVE THE PEOPLE RPOND TO YOU AND COURTNEY?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}REALLY WELL. WE’RE JT ANOTHER UPLE THE MUNY. IT’S SUCH A HUGELY RELIG PLACE SO WE THOUGHT THERE WOULD BE MORE OF A FUNDAMENTALIST VIEW AGAST WHAT WE’RE DOG. MAYBE THERE’VE BEEN ONE OR TWO CINTS AS OPPOSED TO THE THOANDS THAT ARE SUPPORTIVE OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DO YOU THK THAT NNG SUCH A UNIQUE RTRANT WH REALLY GOOD FOOD HELPS OFFSET ANY OPPOSN?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YEAH, 100%. ALSO, WE HAVE A FARM AND WE GET DIRTY AND DO HARD WORK. THAT’S MORE IMPORTANT THAN ANYTHG TO PEOPLE HERE. WE WALK THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HUNGRY FOC ON SEXISM THE RTRANT WORLD. DO YOU THK THGS ARE GETTG BETTER?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I THOUGHT WAS, BUT NOW I DON’T KNOW. THE POLIL CLIMATE HAS CHANGED SO DRAMATILLY RECENTLY THAT I N’T EVEN SEE THROUGH THE FOG RIGHT NOW. I THK I DID HAVE SOME HOP FOR . I WORK SO TIRELSLY EVERY DAY, SOMETIM 19 OR 20 HOURS A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YOUR NEW RTRANT OPENED FOUR MONTHS BEHD SCHLE AND $125,000 OVER BUDGET. HOW’S BS NOW?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WE'VE BEEN EXTRAORDARILY BY EVERY DAY SCE WE’VE BEEN OPEN, BUT WH THE FANCIAL AND TIME SETBACK WE’RE SCRAMBLG TO STAY OPEN. WE HAVE THE WOMEN BANKERS SAY, “WE REALLY BELIEVE YOU AND THIS IS GREAT” AND SAY THEY’LL GET {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THEN THEY GO TO THEIR MANAGERS AND LL THREE DAYS LATER AND SAY, “WE’RE SO SORRY. WE JT ULDN’T GET APPROVED.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DO YOU THK THAT’S DUE TO SEXISM?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I DON’T SEE HOW THERE’S ANY OTHER REASON. I DON’T LIKE TO E THAT EXCE OR SAY THAT THERE WAS ANY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ME AND THE RT OF THE WORLD. I’VE ALWAYS JT FOUGHT THAT MUCH HARR TO BE EQUAL. IT WAS NEVER BEE I’M A GIRL. I’M JT THE PERSON WHO NEEDS TO WORK {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NOW THAT I’M A PROFSNAL WH A VERY SOLID REER BACKG AND VERY GOOD BS HISTORY, ’S BEG CLEAR THAT THAT’S WHAT THE SUATN IS. THERE N’T BE ANOTHER REASON BEHD . IT’S NOT JT ONE FEMALE BS OWNER, BUT TWO FEMALE BS OWNERS WHO ARE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DO YOU SEE YOURSELF STILL NNG THE SAME RTRANT FIVE YEARS OM NOW?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NO. [LGHS] MY FIVE-YEAR PLAN IS THAT WE’VE MOVED ON TO HAVG A WORKG FARM AND RTRANT. YOU N E STAY ON THE FARM, K THE WS, PICK VEGETABL AND THEN YOU LEARN HOW TO OK THEM. AT NIGHT WILL BE A RTRANT YOU N BE PART OF. I WANT TO HAVE MY OWN TNAL PIECE OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HUNGRY PREMIER NOVEMBER 17 AT 9/8C ON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

Whether was issu of racism gay clubs, gay youth issu, issu specifilly pertag to black, queer people, I’ve kept an active profile. Beg a gay culary figure is important to me bee ’s a legacy built on the shoulrs of Jam Beard, Craig Claiborne, Bill Neal, and many others.

When I was wrg The Cookg Gene, beme very important to me to do what they uldn’t do, which was to say, hey, gay chefs e om gay kids who once dreamed of wowg people wh their food and flair. Even though we stggle wh anti-gay sentiment the morn food world and kchen, knowg that there are so many women, men, and trans dividuals the food world mak me feel scribably and eply nnected.

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