The last time the subject of a gay "Bachelor" me up, didn't go well. TV history is ltered wh datg shows that have mishandled LGBTQ inty.
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- COLTON UNRWOOD, ‘BACHELOR’ STAR, COM OUT AS GAY
- THERE’S ALREADY BEEN A GAY ‘BACHELOR’-TYPE SHOW, AND IT WAS ESRTED OFF AIR AFTER JT ONE SEASON
- FORMER 'BACHELOR' STAR COLTON UNRWOOD OUT AS GAY
- FORMER ‘BACHELOR’ STAR REVEALS HE’S GAY
- IT’S TIME FOR AN ACTUALLY GAY SEASON OF THE BACHELOR ALREADY
- COLTON UNRWOOD, FORMER 'BACHELOR' STAR, OUT AS GAY
- COLTON UNRWOOD, THE FIRST GAY ‘BACHELOR,’ CONONTS HIS CONTROVERSIAL COMG OUT
- 'THE BACHELOR' STAR COLTON UNRWOOD OUT AS GAY
- THE BACHELOR'S COLTON UNRWOOD COM OUT AS GAY
- ‘THE BACHELOR’ HAS A TROUBLED HISTORY WHEN TO GAY ROMANCE. IT’S NOT ALONE
- FORMER 'BACHELOR' COLTON UNRWOOD COM OUT AS GAY
- FORMER "BACHELOR" STAR COLTON UNRWOOD OUT AS GAY
- LET’S DISCS: SHOULD THERE BE A GAY BACHELOR?
COLTON UNRWOOD, ‘BACHELOR’ STAR, COM OUT AS GAY
Former “Bachelor” nttant Colton Unrwood me out on Wednday, and some fans are hopg that ABC will have a same-sex “Bachelor” season the near future (ABC has not announced plans for any such show). In realy, there’s already been a gay “Bachelor”-type show — “Fdg Prce Charmg.” “Fdg Prce Charmg” aired on Logo, Via’s LGBTQ-themed ble channel (and origal home of “RuPl’s Drag Race”) back 2016 and borrowed heavily om “The Bachelor.” Thirteen gay men moved to a mansn to try to w the affectns of a handsome eligible bachelor, terr signer Robert Sepuvelda Jr. At the end of each episo, there was their versn of the rose ceremony where black bow ti were hand to the suors still the petn. Former ‘NSYNCer Lance Bass played the Chris Harrison-que host. Also Read: Billy Eichner to Colton Unrwood 2019: 'Maybe You're the First Gay Bachelor and We Don't Even Know' (Vio) In the end, Sepulveda chose hairstylist Eric Leonardos as his guy. Leonardos and Sepulveda dated for a b after the show but did not stay together. “Fdg Prce Charmg” was not whout ntroversy, though, but not for s gay slant. After filmg and jt prr to s premiere, reports emerged that Sepulveda had prevly been a sex worker. At the time, a person close to the suatn told TheWrap that Logo followed “standard protol” when vettg Sepulveda and that “nothg me up durg the background check.” One nttant said he was fired om his job after Sepulveda’s rt past was revealed. Also Read: All 24 Bachelors Ranked, From Least to Most Dramatic (Photos) Dpe the ntroversy, the show still aired and was even ld for s portrayal of HIV-posive dividuals (Leonardos disclosed he was HIV-posive on the show). A send season was planned but never ma to air. “Fdg Prce Charmg” wasn’t even the first male-male datg realy show. Back 2003, Bravo aired “Boy Meets Boy,” but the show’s twist was that some of the suors were heterosexual men. It remas to be seen what’s next for Unrwood after g out on “Good Morng Ameri.” Unrwood has been filmg a realy TV seri for Netflix about his journey g out as a gay man. Read origal story There’s Already Been a Gay ‘Bachelor’-Type Show, and It Was Esrted Off Air After Jt One Season At TheWrap * gay batchelor *
AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTThe 29-year-old former football player had wrten about qutng his sexualy a memoir, published Shotwell/Invisn, via Richard Shotwell, via Invisn, via Associated PrsColton Unrwood, a star of “The Bachelor” and a former football player, me out as gay an terview wh Rob Roberts that aired Wednday on “Good Morng Ameri. And I’m gay.
THERE’S ALREADY BEEN A GAY ‘BACHELOR’-TYPE SHOW, AND IT WAS ESRTED OFF AIR AFTER JT ONE SEASON
Former "Bachelor" star Colton Unrwood me out as gay an exclive terview wh Rob Roberts on "Good Morng Ameri." * gay batchelor *
“I would have rather died than say, ‘I’m gay. “‘You know, Colt, we’d still love you and support you if you were gay, ’” he relled his mother tellg father was more nontatnal.
“He’d pulled up the history of recent Google search, which clud gay porn s and a variety of qutns: ‘Am I gay?
FORMER 'BACHELOR' STAR COLTON UNRWOOD OUT AS GAY
After g out as gay 2021, former 'Bachelor' star Colton Unrwood is engaged to boyiend Jordan C. Brown * gay batchelor *
How do you know if you’re gay? )In s 20 years, the anchise has never featured an all-gay st. In realy, there’s already been a gay “Bachelor”-type show — “Fdg Prce Charmg.
”Thirteen gay men moved to a mansn to try to w the affectns of a handsome eligible bachelor, terr signer Robert Sepuvelda Jr.
Former ‘NSYNCer Lance Bass played the Chris Harrison-que Read: Billy Eichner to Colton Unrwood 2019: 'Maybe You're the First Gay Bachelor and We Don't Even Know' (Vio)In the end, Sepulveda chose hairstylist Eric Leonardos as his guy. “Fdg Prce Charmg” was not whout ntroversy, though, but not for s gay filmg and jt prr to s premiere, reports emerged that Sepulveda had prevly been a sex worker. ” Unrwood has been filmg a realy TV seri for Netflix about his journey g out as a gay origal story There’s Already Been a Gay ‘Bachelor’-Type Show, and It Was Esrted Off Air After Jt One Season At TheWrap.
FORMER ‘BACHELOR’ STAR REVEALS HE’S GAY
Former “Bachelor” star Colton Unrwood revealed he’s gay an emotnal terview wh Rob RobertsUnrwood, who is also a former pro football playersaid that he was forced to nont his te self durg lockdownQUOTE: “Obvly this year’s been a lot for a lot of people, and ’s probably ma a lot of people look themselv the mirror and figure out who they are and what they’ve been nng om or what they’ve been puttg off their liv. For me, I’ve ran om myself for a long time and I’ve hated myself for a long time, and I’m gay. I me to terms wh that earlier this year and have been procsg .”Roberts asked what gave him the urage to e outUnrwood admted he had reached a dark place personallyand that facg the tth was the only optnUnrwood said he’s received plenty of love and supportom iends and fay after g out * gay batchelor *
Colton Unrwood is ready to live his former "Bachelor" star me out as gay an exclive terview wh Rob Roberts on "Good Morng Ameri" on Wednday. "And I'm gay.
IT’S TIME FOR AN ACTUALLY GAY SEASON OF THE BACHELOR ALREADY
Former 'Bachelor' star Colton Unrwood, who picked Cassie Randolph on the show's 23rd season, me out as gay a "Good Morng Ameri" terview. * gay batchelor *
"When Roberts, who is also openly gay, said she uld "see the joy" and "see the relief" Unrwood, he said he was "emotnal , like such a good, happy, posive way, " and is "the happit and healthit" he's ever been. Unrwood said he went through a "dark and bad" time before feelg like he uld reveal this about himself and his "wake up ll" was feelg like he "would've rather died" than say he's gay.
COLTON UNRWOOD, FORMER 'BACHELOR' STAR, OUT AS GAY
Colton Unrwood didn’t plan on ever tellg the world that he was gay. After all, he’d starred as “The Bachelor” 2019 to sut for a wife on natnal televisn, searchg for love among 30 aspirg bris-to-be. The televisn personaly was nvced he’d spend his entire life pretendg to be a straight man — phed […] * gay batchelor *
It took until high school for him to realize he "was more attracted to the boys and the men" than he was the oppose grown up the Catholic church, he remembered he "learned the Bible that gay is a s" Catholic gra school. And durg his time sports, he remembered people g the word "gay" as a term that held "a nnotatn of negativy. Unrwood said he has grown "closer to God" this revelatn and said he knows some people will qutn how that's even possible for a gay man to say.
COLTON UNRWOOD, THE FIRST GAY ‘BACHELOR,’ CONONTS HIS CONTROVERSIAL COMG OUT
Colton Unrwood, the former football player who found fame on 'The Bachelor' has revealed that he is gay. * gay batchelor *
"I ed to wake up the morng and pray for him to take the gay away. I am proud to be gay.
'THE BACHELOR' STAR COLTON UNRWOOD OUT AS GAY
Former Bachelor star Colton Unrwood spoke to Good Morng Ameri's Rob Roberts about his sexualy, sharg, "I'm gay and I me to terms wh that earlier this year." * gay batchelor *
The former Bachelor nttant me out as gay April 2021 and has been attached to Brown sce last fall.
Unrwood then me out as gay April 2021 an terview wh Rob Roberts on Good Morng Ameri, and went on to star on Netflix docu-seri Comg Out Colton, tracg Unrwood's own g out journey and teractns wh other notable gay public figur.
THE BACHELOR'S COLTON UNRWOOD COM OUT AS GAY
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He was the first lead of The Bachelor anchise to e out as gay. Related ntent: Former Bachelor Colton Unrwood out as gayStars celebrate newly out Bachelor alum Colton Unrwood: 'You're ee now'Why Comg Out Colton is a major fumble Episo Reps Zach on the season fale of The Bachelor S27 E10 Rep The Bachelor fale rep: Zach go om 'eak-out mo' to pickg a fiancée By Kristen Baldw The Bachelor rep. Former “Bachelor” star Colton Unrwood revealed he’s gay an emotnal terview wh Rob RobertsUnrwood, who is also a former pro football playersaid that he was forced to nont his te self durg lockdownQUOTE: “Obvly this year’s been a lot for a lot of people, and ’s probably ma a lot of people look themselv the mirror and figure out who they are and what they’ve been nng om or what they’ve been puttg off their liv.
‘THE BACHELOR’ HAS A TROUBLED HISTORY WHEN TO GAY ROMANCE. IT’S NOT ALONE
For me, I’ve ran om myself for a long time and I’ve hated myself for a long time, and I’m gay.
FORMER 'BACHELOR' COLTON UNRWOOD COM OUT AS GAY
“I’m gay, ” he told anchor Rob Roberts, shaken though visibly relieved.
I’m hant to ame Unrwood’s g out as some kd of signifint “gay first”, given how such narrativ often end up portrayg LGBTQ+ people as new, as if we haven’t been here the whole time. “The media that make visible simultaneoly obscure our prence history by ntually amg trans people [and, this stance wh Unrwood, gay people] as new, as a morn, medilized phenomenon only now g to light, ” wrer and artist Man M Page wrote 2017.
FORMER "BACHELOR" STAR COLTON UNRWOOD OUT AS GAY
Other nttants have, siar to Unrwood, publicly e out after filmg all that md, feels like would be a real missed opportuny for the Bachelor powers that be to not rest Unrwood for the anchise’s first-ever Actually Gay season wh an Actually Gay would the first gay season of The Bachelor look like? That was one of the first major attempts at givg gay guys the gay versn of The Bachelor so many longed for, though greatly hred self by secretly addg a bunch of straight men to the st whout rmg s starrg bachelor first.
Drawg on stereotyp about gay people beg ceptive and untstworthy? Though for all the ways that Fdg Prce Charmg provid better reprentatn than s spirual precsor, was also borg – seemgly more ncerned about provg to viewers that gay men’s romantic aspiratns were every b as normal as their straight unterparts than wh pictg gay men on their own The Bachelor portrayed love eply heteropatriarchal terms (multiple women pete for the attentn of a sgle man, lookg for monogamy and, of urse, marriage), Fdg Prce Charmg simply gave the long-nng seri a h at of homosexual pat.
LET’S DISCS: SHOULD THERE BE A GAY BACHELOR?
Could the first gay season of The Bachelor offer somethg different om what the aforementned rivativ spired gave years past?