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For s Canada 150 edn, the Amazg Race Canada has gone gay.

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MEET THE CUTE GAY COUPLE WHO JT WON "THE AMAZG RACE CANADA"“I HOPE WE HAVE SPIRED OTHERS TO BE PROUD OF WHO THEY ARE.”{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 BRANDON VOSSSEPTEMBER 17, 2017/1:53 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}AMAZG RACE CANADABY BRANDON VOSSSEPTEMBER 17, 2017 / 1:53 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"MEET THE CUTE GAY COUPLE WHO JT WON \"THE AMAZG RACE CANADA\"","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2017-09-17T17:53:36.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2017-09-17T17:53:36.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","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":"BRANDON VOSS","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;}HERE’S SOME AMAZG NEWS: SAM LAMBERT AND PL MSKOPOULOS ARE THE FIRST GAY MALE UPLE TO W THE AMAZG RACE {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;}LAMBERT, A 25-YEAR-OLD STUNT, AND MSKOPOULOS, A 24-YEAR-OLD ACUNT MANAGER, WON THE REALY PETN'S FIFTH SEASON EARLIER THIS WEEK. THE TORONTO UPLE WILL RECEIVE A SH PRIZE OF $250,000, A 2018 CHEVY EQUOX, AND A TRIP AROUND 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;} "I LIKE THAT 'S RED, FOR CANADA!" ??A POST SHARED BY PL MSKOPOULOS (@PLMS) ON SEP 16, 2017 AT 4:18PM {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{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;}A LBIAN UPLE OM TORONTO, STEPH LECLAIR AND KRISTEN MCKENZIE, WON SEASON {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;}“YOU HAVE ALL BEEN SO POSIVE AND ACCEPTG TOWARDS SAM AND I AND I N'T THANK YOU ENOUGH,” MSKOPOULOS WROTE TO SUPPORTERS ON INSTAGRAM. “I HOPE WE HAVE SPIRED OTHERS TO BE PROUD OF WHO THEY ARE. WE ARE SO LUCKY TO LIVE A UNTRY AS WELG AND ACCEPTG AS CANADA. CHERISH AND EMBRACE THIS.”{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;} 1️⃣?A POST SHARED BY SAM LAMBERT (@SLAMCHOP) ON OCT 15, 2016 AT 1:08PM {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{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 SUPPORT MEANS THE WORLD TO PL AND I, AND WE ARE SO LUCKY TO HAVE YOU," LAMBERT {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;}MSKOPOULOS ALSO THANKED HIS PARTNER: “NOT ONLY ARE YOU BRILLIANT, YOU MAKE EVERYONE'S DAY BRIGHTER WHEN YOU ARE A PART OF . YOU HAVE SURELY MA MY LIFE A WHOLE LOT BRIGHTER. I AM SO LUCKY TO HAVE FOUND YOU AND N THIS RACE WH YOU."{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;} TUNE TONIGHT TO SEE IF @PLMS AND I N TOP LAST WEEK'S RULT! #SAMANDPLA POST SHARED BY SAM LAMBERT (@SLAMCHOP) ON AUG 1, 2017 AT 6:49AM {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{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;}MSKOPOULOS LATER SPOKE TO CTV ABOUT HOW THE SHOW HELPED HIM BEE MORE “FULLY FORTABLE” WH HIMSELF AS A GAY {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;}“THIS RACE REALLY HAS CHANGED MY LIFE,” HE SAID. “EVEN SIX MONTHS AGO I DIDN’T WANT TO TELL PEOPLE I WAS GAY. I TOLD MY FAY AND IENDS, BUT JT BEG ONT OF ALL OF THE PEOPLE, AND BEG ABLE TO SHOW THAT THIS IS MY BOYIEND, THE MAN I AM -LOVE WH… I FEEL LIBERATED, ’S THE BT FEELG.”{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;} DIAGNOSIS: LOVICK ??⚕️❤️??♂️A POST SHARED BY SAM LAMBERT (@SLAMCHOP) ON AUG 31, 2017 AT 4:05PM {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{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;}THE AMERIN VERSN OF THE AMAZG RACE HAS FEATURED MANY OPENLY GAY PETORS AND UPL OVER THE PAST 29 SEASONS, CLUDG NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK ALUM JONATHAN KNIGHT AND BOYIEND HARLEY {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 DID ! AFTER 50,000 KM, 11 LEGS AND A WHOLE LOT OF YELLG, WE WERE THE FIRST TEAM TO CROSS THE FISH LE SEASON 5 OF THE AMAZG RACE CANADA. WE STILL N'T BELIEVE . • • • WE HAVE TO THANK OUR FAI, IENDS, AND SUPPORTERS WHO HAVE SHOWERED WH LOVE, SUPPORT, AND POSIVE VIB. YOU WERE THE ON THAT FUELLED TO N, CLIMB, JUMP, AND SWIM OUR WAY THROUGH THIS AMAZG RACE. YOU HAVE ALL BEEN SO POSIVE AND ACCEPTG TOWARDS SAM AND I AND I N'T THANK YOU ENOUGH. • • • AND OF URSE, I HAVE TO THANK MY EXTRAORDARY PARTNER @SLAMCHOP . YOUR ABILY TO NQUER AND EXCEL AT EVERYTHING YOU DO IS SPIRG. NOT ONLY ARE YOU BRILLIANT, YOU MAKE EVERYONE'S DAY BRIGHTER WHEN YOU ARE A PART OF . YOU HAVE SURELY MA MY LIFE A WHOLE LOT BRIGHTER. I AM SO LUCKY TO HAVE FOUND YOU AND N THIS RACE WH YOU. • • • LASTLY, I HOPE WE HAVE SPIRED OTHERS TO BE PROUD OF WHO THEY ARE. WE ARE SO LUCKY TO LIVE A UNTRY AS WELG AND ACCEPTG AS CANADA. CHERISH AND EMBRACE THIS. • • • WE ARE FOREVER GRATEFUL FOR THIS EXPERIENCE. MUCH LOVE. #SAMANDPL #AMAZGRACENADAA POST SHARED BY PL MSKOPOULOS (@PLMS) ON SEP 13, 2017 AT 3:57PM {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{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

Here’s some amazg news: Sam Lambert and Pl Mskopoulos are the first gay male uple to w The Amazg Race Canada. "Mskopoulos later spoke to CTV about how the show helped him bee more “fully fortable” wh himself as a gay man.

“Even six months ago I didn’t want to tell people I was gay.

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”The Amerin versn of The Amazg Race has featured many openly gay petors and upl over the past 29 seasons, cludg New Kids on the Block alum Jonathan Knight and boyiend Harley Rodriguez. Although the gay uple had ma to the fal three season 32, they were behd the ont-nners, the volleyball-playg beard brothers Riley and Maddison McKibb, until the brothers' bbie got lost. "Unscripted TV was where we saw our first reprentatn of gay people or people the LGBT muny, " Jarll not.

THE AMAZG RACE'S GAY WNERS AND THEIR ADVENTURO LIFE TOGETHER

Jarll and Wallgton weren't the first gay uple to be on The Amazg Race. "I thk a huge leap forward for unscripted TV is the fact that not once durg the show did they ever have to refer to as 'gay, '" Jarll m now.

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Their triumph was followed by gay male uple Sam Lambert and Pl Mskopoulos of Toronto wng Season stated a news release that stg tails for Season 8 will be announced soon.

Televisn For a send year a row, the Amazg Race Canada has gone Season 4 was won by two datg women—Toronto's Steph LeClair and Kristen McKenzie, who broke through the genr barrier to bee the first female wners on the show—Season 5 has been won by the first gay male Québec Cy, 25-year-old stunt Sam Lambert (origally om Oakville, Ontar) and 24-year-old acunt manager Pl Mskopoulos of Toronto were the first to reach the fish le on the September 12 season uple will receive $250, 000 sh, a trip around the world, and a Next Generatn 2018 Chevrolet Equipnox Te North Edn.

OTED 'AMAZG RACE CANADA' DUO TOUCHED BY RPONSE OM GAY KIDS

CP: You told me before the race that you wanted to show Canada what a young gay married uple looks like. It's really ol too when we have younger gay kids and stuff reachg out -- that is exactly why we wanted to go on the show.

Seasons wh Gay Couple teams. I tried to look up a list of which seasons had gay teams, but the lists I found ually also spoiled their placements/perceptns and I’d rather go to seasons whout any prenceived notns about them, so I’m hopg this subredd n help me wh jt a raw list of seasons that I should watch (sce watchg 32 seasons of TAR is not exactly a light enavor or somethg I have time for). That epic season also end wh gay uple Will Jarll & Jam Wallgton wng the grand prize and even gettg engaged at the grand fale.

RUTH MYL: FORMER MR. GAY CANADA THE NNG ON THE AMAZG RACE CANADA'S SEND SEASON

29-year-old choreographer Quton Peron has ma a name for himself as a gay cheerlear for the Los Angel Rams.

“They have photos of me drag om my [Ryan and Amy Show] edy persona, and also Rob’s Mr Gay Canada platform, so I’m sure that’ll pop up sometime this season. For now, bt iends Steele and Goddard are beg portrayed as the beefke on Season 2 of The Amazg Race Canada rather than the token gays. Or is simply a matter of their homosexualy beg irrelevant to the game?

‘OUR EXISTENC ARE POLIL’: WHAT MEANS THAT A GAY, DIGENO UPLE WON CANADA’S ‘AMAZG RACE’

Maybe ’s bee this season of The Amazg Race Canada is already gay enough.

RUTH MYL: FORMER MR. GAY CANADA THE NNG ON THE AMAZG RACE CANADA'S SEND SEASON

There are three homo teams petg, cludg bickerg gay uple Rex Harrgton and Bob Hope and married lbian uple Lra Takahashi and Jackie Skner. Goddard, who works as a bartenr at Five Sixty, is gettg a kick out of all the straight guys who regnize him om the show and have no ia he’s gay.

“All the guys e up to me and say, ‘Oh, you’re that guy om The Amazg Race’ wh all this bro energy bee we’re beg portrayed as the mascule guys — and then they’re gog to fd out about Mr Gay Canada and all that stuff. It don’t take much diggg to disver that they are popular members of Vanuver’s gay muny (and if you’ve seen them whout their shirts on, you know why).

The home team is so popular Vanuver’s gay village that more than 150 people joed them for a screeng of the premiere episo of The Amazg Race at The Junctn on July 8.

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