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List of reality television programs with LGBT cast members

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This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

This is a List of reality television programs that include real life lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, non-binary, pansexual, or otherwise LGBT, persons in the cast.  Reality programs that feature an LGBTQ+ theme, with or without LGBT cast members, are included.

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1970s

Year Title Network Cast member Notes
1973 An American Family PBS Lance Loud [1]

1990s

Year Title Network Cast member Notes
1998– The Challenge MTV Ryan Kehoe (Fresh Meat)
Evelyn Smith (Fresh Meat)
Laurel Stucky (Fresh Meat II)
Shane Raines (Battle of the Bloodlines)
Natalie Negrotti (Vendettas)
Gus Kenworthy (Champs vs. Pros)
Hennessy Carolina (Champs vs. Stars 3)
Jozea Flores (Champs Vs. Stars 3)		 [2][3]
[citation needed]
1996–1998 All Rise for Julian Clary Julian Clary "Judge" Julian Clary hears cases of disputes between friends and neighbors. [citation needed]
1995–2007 Road Rules MTV Sophia Pasquis (The Quest)
Veronica Portillo (Semester at Sea)
Shane Landrum (Campus Crawl)
Rachel Robinson (Campus Crawl)
Danny Dias (X-Treme)
Nick Haggart (X-Treme)
Ivory Martinez (Viewers' Revenge)
LaMonte Ponder (Viewers' Revenge)
Mike Flatley (Viewers' Revenge)		 [citation needed]
1992– The Real World MTV Norman Korpi (New York)
Beth Anthony (Los Angeles)
Pedro Zamora (San Francisco)
Dan Renzi (Miami)
Genesis Moss (Boston)
Stephen Williams (Seattle)
Ruthie Alcaide (Hawaii)
Justin Deabler (Hawaii)
Danny Roberts (New Orleans)
Coral Smith (Back to New York)
Chris Beckman (Chicago)
Aneesa Ferreira (Chicago)
Simon Sherry-Wood (Paris)
Karamo Brown (Philadelphia)
Willie Hernández (Philadelphia)
Tyler Duckworth (Key West)
Davis Mallory (Denver)
Shauvon Torres (Sydney)
Katelynn Cusanelli (Brooklyn)
J.D. Ordonez (Brooklyn)
Sarah Rice (Brooklyn)
Ayiiia Elizarraras (Cancun)
Derek Chavez (Cancun)
Emily Schromm (D.C.)
Mike Manning (D.C.)
Preston Robertson James (New Orleans (2010))
Nany González (Las Vegas (2011))
Frank Sweeney (San Diego (2011))
Sam McGinn (San Diego (2011))
Marlon Williams (Portland)
Arielle Scott (Ex-Plosion)
Ashley Ceaser (Ex-Plosion)
Nicole Zanatta (Skeletons)
Chris Hall (Go Big or Go Home)
Dondre Randolph (Atlanta)
Yasmin Almokhamad (Atlanta)		 Late teens and 20-somethings living together, some LGBT roommates. While most gay, lesbian and bisexual cast members' sexuality were discussed or shown on the program.
Coral did not come out of the closet (as having a fluid sexuality) until years after her season had ended.
Norman dated Charles Perez on-camera, which had the effect of outing Perez.
Pedro Zamora dated Sean Sasser on the show and the two exchanged vows in an on-air commitment ceremony.
Despite a confrontation with a castmate ending with him being called a homosexual, Williams (Seattle) did not come out until a subsequent reunion special.
Marlon identified as having bisexual tendencies in the course of the series, later publicly moved away from so identifying, before coming out as bisexual on The Challenge.
Arielle and Ashley are ex-girlfriends brought together for a season dubbed "Real World: Ex-plosion".
[4][5][6]

2000s

Year Title Network Cast member Notes
2003–2006 The Surreal Life The WB
VH1		 Alexis Arquette A trans woman who appeared in the reality series.[citation needed]
2005 TransGeneration Sundance TV Raci "Raycee" Ignacio
Andrea Gabrielle "Gabbie" Gibson
Lucas Cheadle
Trent Jackson "T.J." Jourian		 A US documentary-style reality television series that affords a view into the lives of four transgender college students during the 2004–2005 academic year.[7] Two of the students are trans women, and two are trans men.[8] Each of them attends a different school in the United States, and they are each at a different stage of their degree programs. The filmmakers document events in the students' academic careers, their social and family lives, and their transitions. Raci "Raycee" Ignacio and Andrea Gabrielle "Gabbie" Gibson are trans women, while Lucas Cheadle and Trent Jackson "T.J." Jourian are trans men.
2009– The Fashion Show Bravo Jeffrey Williams Williams is the winner of season 2. [citation needed]
2009– Ghost Hunters Academy Syfy Adam Berry As the winner of season 1.5, Berry joined the cast of Ghost Hunters. [citation needed]
2009– Chopped Food Network Ted Allen Allen, formerly the food expert on Queer Eye, is the presenter. [citation needed]
2009– Top Chef Masters Bravo Suvir Saran season 3 [9]
2009– RuPaul's Drag Race Logo (2009-2016) VH1 (2017-2022) MTV (2023-present) RuPaul and the contestants
Santino Rice (season 1–6)
Ross Mathews (season 7–)
Carson Kressley (season 7–)		 RuPaul chooses from among drag queens to decide who will be "the next drag superstar".
Rice, Mathews, and Kressley are judges.
Most of the contestants are gay men.
Other contestants Sonique, Kenya Michaels, Carmen Carrera, Jiggly Caliente, Monica Beverly Hillz, Gia Gunn, and Peppermint are transgender women.
[citation needed]
2009– Holly's World E! Josh Strickland [citation needed]
2009– Cake Boss TLC Tony "Tone Tone" Albanese Albanese is an intern during season 1. [citation needed]
2009– HaMerotz LaMillion Channel 2
Channel 13		 Tom Baum and Uriel Yekutiel (season 4)
Adi Carmeli (season 6)
Haviv and Itzhak Maman (season 7)		 [10][11][12]
2009–2014 The Amazing Race (Latin America) Discovery Latin America
Space		 Gilberto "Beto" Morón and Juan "Juanjo" López (season 5) [13]
2009 Undercover Princes BBC Three Manvendra Singh Gohil [citation needed]
2009 Tacky House Style Thom Filicia Former Queer Eye design guru redoes homes for people who have gone overboard on a theme. [citation needed]
2009 NYC Prep Bravo Peter "PC" Peterson PC is one of the characters the show follows. While in Mexico on vacation his friend outs him as bisexual to two girls on the beach. His bisexuality is acknowledged later in the series by another character, Taylor, who in an interview makes remarks about his bisexuality.
[citation needed]
2009 Miami Social Bravo Follows the lives of seven friends in Miami. [citation needed]
2008–2010 She's Got The Look TV Land Robert Verdi (season 1)
Paula Thomas (season 1)
Sandy Young (season 2)		 Robert served on the judges panel.
Paula and Sandy identify as lesbians.
[citation needed]
2008–2009 Bromance MTV Michael Flatley [citation needed]
2008 Transamerican Love Story Logo Calpernia Addams
Alec Mapa
Andrea James
Jim		 Dating show in which the transgender woman Addams must select from among eight suitors, including Jim, who is himself transgender.
James is Addams' confidant.
Mapa is the host.
[citation needed]
2008–2009 Make Me a Supermodel Bravo Ronnie Kroell (season 1)
Jenny Shimizu (season 2)
Chris Cohen (season 2)
C. J. Kirkham (season 2)
Shawn Nishikawa (season 2)		 Modeling competition show. Ronnie had a bromance with straight fellow model Ben DiChiara.
C. J. is bisexual.
Shimizu joined the show in season 2 as a judge.
Shawn had been married to a man for eight years as of the taping.[14]
[citation needed]
2008– Out of the Wild Discovery Channel Jake Nodar (season 2)
Rob Lacombe (season 3)		 [citation needed]
2008–2013 The Rachel Zoe Project Bravo Brad Goreski Goreski was Zoe's assistant and style consultant for the first three seasons. [citation needed]
2008 A Shot at Love II with Tila Tequila MTV Tila Tequila Follow-up to the original 2007 series.[citation needed]
2007– Deserving Design HGTV Vern Yip [citation needed]
2007– Paranormal State A&E Ryan Buell Buell came out as bisexual in his 2010 memoir.[15]
2007– Flipping Out Bravo Jeff Lewis
Gage Edward		 Series about Lewis, who buys houses and "flips" them for profit.
Edward, Lewis's boyfriend, joined the series in season 5 as his assistant.[16]
2007 Any Dream Will Do BBC One Graham Norton
John Barrowman
Daniel Boys		 Reality singing competition to cast the lead in a new production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Norton was the presenter.
Barrowman sat on the judge's panel.
[citation needed]
2007 A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila MTV Tila Tequila Dating show in which groups of straight men and lesbian women vie for the affections of bisexual Tequila.
[citation needed]
2007–2009 Dress My Nest Style Thom Filicia Home makeover show by former Queer Eye interior design expert. [citation needed]
2007–2008 The Amazing Race: A Corrida Milionária RedeTV! Narciso and Marcelo [17]
2006– Survivor South Africa M-Net Rajesh Govender (season 2)
Zavion Kotze (season 5)
Sonette Myburgh (season 5)
Corbus Hugo (season 7)
Mike Laws (season 8)
Santoni Engelbrecht (season 8)		 [18][19][20][21]
2006– The X Factor (UK) ITV Joe McElderry (season 6)
Lucy Spraggan (series 9)
Rylan Clark-Neal (series 9)
Honey G (series 13)		 Joe McElderry was the first gay contestant to win the sixth series of The X Factor in 2009.
Lucy Spraggan auditioned for the ninth series in 2012, and is the first lesbian the enter the competition.
Rylan Clark-Neal also entered that year and is openly gay.
Honey G was the first rapper to enter the UK's biggest show for over a decade, auditioned for the thirteenth series in 2016, and came out as a lesbian half a year later.
[citation needed]
2006–2017 Bad Girls Club Oxygen Ty Colliers (season 1)
Cordelia Carlisle (season 2)
Florina Kaja (season 4)
Brandi Arceneaux (season 5)
Lea Beaulieu (season 5)
Christina Hopkins (season 5)
Sydney Steinfeldt (season 6)
Shelly Hickman (season 7)
Judi Jai (season 7, season 13)
Erica Figueroa (season 8)
Julie Ofcharsky (season 9, season 13)
Zuly Ramos (season 9)
Stephanie George (season 10)
Jenniffer Hardwick (season 10)
Raquel "Rocky" Santiago (season 10, season 13)
Tess Mett (season 11)
Stephanie Rivera (season 11)
Tiana Small (season 11)
Shanae Thomas (season 11)
Alyssa "Redd" Carswell (season 12, season 13)
Jonica "Blu" Booth (season 12)
Aysia Garza (season 12)
Raesha Clanton (season 12)
Kat Florek (season 14)
Beatrice "Ginger" Miller (season 14)
Olivia "Liv" Adams (season 15)
Diamond Jimenez (season 15)
Elliadria "Persuasian" Griffin (season 16)
Kailie Lima (season 16)
Zee Carrino (season 16)
Kandyce Hogan (season 16)
Kabrina Nashaye (season 16)
Deshayla "Shay" Harris (season 17)
Sayyora Badalbaeva (season 17)
Seven Craft (season 17)		 Ty, Cordelia, Flo, Brandi, Lea, Sydney, Judi, Erica, Julie, Stephanie G, Rocky, Tess, Stephanie R, Tiana, Shanae, Aysia, Raesha, Ginger, Angela, Elliadria, Kailie, Zee, Kabrina, Sayyora and Seven are bisexual.
Christina, Shelly, Zuly, Redd, Blu, Kat, Olivia, Diamond, Kandyce and Deshayla are lesbians.
After their respective seasons, Zuly and Rocky dated, as did Jenniffer and Blu.
Olivia and Diamond dated prior to their time on the show.
Diamond and Angela revealed that they were dating at the reunion, where Diamond proposed.
It is revealed by Angela that she is not bisexual and the whole Angela and Diamond situation was staged.
[citation needed]
2006– The Real Housewives of Orange County Bravo Taylor Armstrong (season 17)
Braunwyn Windham-Burke (seasons 14–15)		 [22]
2006– Top Chef Bravo Ted Allen (seasons 3–4)
Ty-Lor Boring (season 9)		 [citation needed]
2006– Million Dollar Listing Bravo Madison Hildebrand
Josh Flagg		 [23]
2006– HGTV Star HGTV Vern Yip
David Bromstad (season 1)
Josh Johnson (season 2; All-Stars)
Michael Stribling (season 3)
Matt Locke (season 3)
Mikey Verdugo (season 3)
Jason Champion (season 4)
Nathan Galui (season 4)
Trent Hultgren (season 5)
Michael Moeller (season 5)
Tyler Wisler (season 6)
Leslie Ezelle (season 6; All-Stars)
Kevin Grace (season 6)
Karl Sponholtz (season 6)
Tylor Devereaux (season 8)		 Yip is a member of the judges' panel.
Bromstad was the winner of season 1 and went on to host Color Splash for HGTV. He returned in season 6 to mentor the contestants.
Ezelle is the first openly lesbian contestant in the series' history.
[24][25][26][27][28][29]
2006–2010, 2016 The Amazing Race Asia AXN Claire Goh (season 4)
Lisa and Nicole Truong-Marchetto (season 5)		 [30][31]
2006–2010 Solitary Fox Reality Channel David, AKA "Number 9" David was a 28-year-old member of Mensa who worked for a non-profit organization. He was the first to quit. [citation needed]
2006–2008 Work Out Bravo Jackie Warner
Doug Blasdell
Brian Peeler
Jesse "JD" Jordan
Rebecca Cardon		 Reality series following the life of a personal trainer. Warner is a lesbian, with long-time girlfriend Mimi. She employs various gay trainers throughout the series.
During season 2, heterosexual Rebecca has a brief relationship with Jackie.
[citation needed]
2006–2008 The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency Oxygen Network J. P. Calderon
John Stallings
Gabrial Geismar
Duke Snyder
Rodrigo de Carli
Shaun McCarron
Paul Anderson		 Stallings joined the agency in season 1.
Calderon joined in season 2.
Geismar and Snyder are confidants of series star Janice Dickinson.
McCarron and Anderson are models who joined in season 3 and are boyfriends.
de Carli joined in season 3.
[citation needed]
2006 Chris & John to the Rescue! OUTtv Chris Carter
John Simpson		 Best friends and self-proclaimed "culture aficionados" are out to save the world, one gay at a time.
[citation needed]
2006 Jacob and Joshua: Nemesis Rising Logo Jacob Miller
Joshua Miller		 Jacob and Joshua are the openly gay pop duo Nemesis. [citation needed]
2006 Gay Army Sweden, Norway
Denmark, Italy
Germany
(unknown networks)		 All (except presumably the drill sergeant) Effeminate gay men are removed from their cozy gay life, and into the hands of a U.S drill sergeant. Each episode, the gay “recruits” face new training missions designed to bring out the man and prepare them for battle. In the final episode they face the "real" army in war. Gay “recruits” will be treated to party nights and gay rewards as missions are accomplished.
[citation needed]
2005– Dancing with the Stars ABC Bruno Tonioli
Louis van Amstel (various seasons)
Mel B (season 5)
Lance Bass (season 7)
Margaret Cho (season 11)
Carson Kressley (season 13)
Chaz Bono (season 13)
Diana Nyad (season 18)
Jonathan Bennett (season 19)
Michael Sam (season 20)
Kim Zolciak (season 21)
Adam Rippon (season 26)
Juan Pablo Di Pace (season 27)
Karamo Brown (season 28)
Johnny Weir (season 29)
Cody Rigsby (season 30)
JoJo Siwa season 30		 [32]
2005– So You Think You Can Dance Fox Sasha Mallory (season 8)
Travis Wall (season 2)
Benji Schwimmer (season 2)		 Mallory chose not to discuss her sexual orientation while on the series, feeling that it was "not important" in the context of the series.[33]
2005– Iron Chef America Food Network Cat Cora Cat Cora is one of the show's Iron Chefs. [citation needed]
2005 Open Bar Logo Tyler Robuck Followed Robuck as he planned, built and opened a gay bar in West Hollywood, California. [citation needed]
2005 Real Gay Logo "Reunion show" featuring LGBT participants from many different reality shows. [citation needed]
2005–2008 Beauty and the Geek The CW Greg Soriano (season 5) Self-proclaimed "Gaysian". [citation needed]
2005–2007 My Fabulous Gay Wedding Global (season 1)
Logo		 Scott Thompson (season 1)
Elvira Kurt		 Reality show profiling the wedding celebrations of gay couples. Logo aired repeats of season 1, retitled First Comes Love, then picked up the show with new episodes hosted by Kurt.
[citation needed]
2005 Queer Eye for the Straight Girl Bravo Robbie Laughlin
Danny Teeson
Damon Pease
Honey Labrador		 Spin-off of Queer Eye that made over women instead of men. [citation needed]
2005 Showdog Moms & Dads Bravo Ryan Pacchiano
Brandon Kindle		 Behind-the-scenes eye on the competitive, quirky world of show dogs. [citation needed]
2004– Project Runway Bravo (2004–2008)
Lifetime (2009– )		 Tim Gunn
Jay McCarroll (season 1)
Santino Rice (season 2)
Christian Siriano (season 4)
Jack Mackenroth (season 4)
Anthony Ryan Auld (season 9)
Bert Keeter (season 9)
Bryce Black (season 9)
Joshua McKinley (season 9)
Rafael Cox (season 9)
Viktor Luna (season 9)
David Chum (season 9)
Gunnar Deatherage (season 9)		 [34]
2004– Ghost Hunters Syfy Adam Berry Berry joined the cast after winning Ghost Hunters Academy.[35]
2004–2017 The Apprentice NBC Richard Hatch (season 11)
Clay Aiken (season 12)
George Takei (season 12)
Carson Kressley (season 15)		 [citation needed]
2004 Mad Mad House Sci Fi Channel Ta'Shia Asanti Asanti, a Voodoo priestess, is one of five "Alts" who select from among ten "normal" houseguests for a $100,000 prize.[36]
2004 There's Something About Miriam Sky One Miriam Rivera Reality dating game show in which men competed for the affections of trans woman Miriam. [citation needed]
2004 Seriously, Dude, I'm Gay Fox Jackie Beat Fox pulled this special, in which two straight men competed for $50,000 by trying to pass as gay, following complaints from gay media watchdog group GLAAD.[37]
2003– The Joe Schmo Show Spike TV "Kip the Gay Guy" (season 1)
"Lavernius the Black Guy" (season 3)		 Reality television parody series. Lance Krall played Kip.
Segun Oduolowu played Lavernius.
[citation needed]
2003– The Bachelorette ABC Kaitlyn Bristowe (Bachelorette, season 11)
Josh Seiter (season 11)
Gabby Windey (Bachelorette, season 19)		 Kaitlyn Bristowe confirmed on the Out & About podcast that she identifies as bisexual.
Josh Seiter a contestant on Kaitlyn Bristowe's season, came out as bisexual and has a boyfriend.
Gabby Windey publicly came out on The View and revealed she has a girlfriend.
2003– America's Next Top Model The CW Jay Manuel
J. Alexander
André Leon Talley
Adrianne Curry (Cycle 1)
Ebony Haith (Cycle 1)
Michelle Deighton (Cycle 4)
Sarah Rhoades (Cycle 5)
Kim Stolz (Cycle 5)
Leslie Mancia (Cycle 6)
Brooke Miller (Cycle 7)
Megan Morris (Cycle 7)
Michelle Babin (Cycle 7)
Anya Kop (Cycle 10)
Isis King (Cycle 11, 17)
Kayla Ferell (Cycle 15, 17)
Sara Longoria (Cycle 16)
Cory Hindorff (Cycle 20)
Marvin Cortes (cycle 20, Runner-up)
Virgg Lin (Cycle 20 Semifinalist)
Will Jardell (Cycle 21)
Bello Sánchez (Cycle 22)
Nyle DiMarco (Cycle 22)
Kyle McCoy (Cycle 23)
Quei Tann (Cycle 23 Semifinalist) 		Manuel, Alexander and Talley served on the judges' panel.
Adrianne, Michelle D., Leslie & Marvin are bisexual.
Ebony, Kim, and Kayla are lesbians.
Sarah R. was portrayed as fluid.
Sara L. and Kyle are genderfluid.
Michelle B. said that she might be gay or bisexual.
Isis is the show's first transgender contestant.
Virgg and Quei are transgender as well.
Isis and Kayla returned for Cycle 17, billed as an "all-star" cycle.
In Cycle 20, Banks expanded the scope of the competition to include male models as well.
Cory identifies as gay.
Nyle is sexually fluid.
[citation needed]
2003–2013 What Not to Wear TLC Clinton Kelly Makeover show focusing on helping people set and follow rules for dressing better. [citation needed]
2003–2008 Canadian Idol CTV Richie Wilcox
Theo Tams		 Tams is to date the only openly gay performer to win an Idol competition in North America. [citation needed]
2003–2007 Queer Eye Bravo Kyan Douglas
Ted Allen
Jai Rodriguez
Thom Filicia
Carson Kressley		 Original name Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. Wardrobe and home makeover show. Blair Boone appears in two episodes of the first season, credited as a "Guest Culture Expert".
[citation needed]
2003–2005 King of the Jungle Animal Planet Adam Stone (season 1)
Cynthia Weiss (season 2)
Matthew Buccilla (season 3)		 Stone was the runner-up of the first season. [citation needed]
2003 Boy Meets Boy Bravo James Getzlaff
Wes Culwell
Brian Austin
Jason Tiner
Darren O'Hare
Robb MacArthur		 Relationship contest. [citation needed]
2003 Gay Weddings Bravo Scott and Harley
Lupe and Sonja
Dan and Gregg
Dale and Eve		 Two gay and two lesbian couples are followed as they prepare for their upcoming marriage ceremonies. [citation needed]
2002– The Bachelor ABC Krisily Kennedy (season 7)
Melissa Schreiber (season 15)
Kaitlyn Bristowe (season 19)
Becca Tilley (Season 19; Season 20)
Jaimi King (Season 21)
Jasmine Goode (Season 21)
Demi Burnett (Season 23)
Colton Underwood (Bachelor, season 23)
Alexa Caves (Season 24)
Elizabeth Corrigan (Season 26)
Gabby Windey (Season 26) 		Kaitlyn, Krisily, Jaimi, Becca, Demi, and Elizabeth are bisexual.
Alexa is sexually fluid.

Melissa is a lesbian
Colton was the Bachelor on the show's 23rd season, in which Demi participated. Even though Colton was in the closet at the time of his "Bachelor" reign, he revealed to Good Morning America after his breakup with his ex-girlfriend Cassie Randolph (the winner of his Bachelor season), that he is gay. Becca Tilley is confirmed that she's in a relationship with Hayley Kiyoko. Elizabeth Corrigan seemingly confirmed she's bisexual, according to her Instagram page. Jasmine Goode privately has a girlfriend, according to her Instagram page. Gabby Windey publicly came out on The View and revealed she has a girlfriend.

2002– American Idol Fox Jim Verraros (season 1)
Clay Aiken (season 2)
Frenchie Davis (season 2)
Danny Noriega (season 7)
Adam Lambert (season 8)
Ellen DeGeneres		 Controversy resulted when Fox made Verraros remove gay content from network-sponsored website while he was competing.
Aiken came out publicly several years after his appearance on the series.
DeGeneres was a judge for season 9.
Davis did not come out until years after her season had concluded. Noriega appeared on the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race as Adore Delano.[38][39]
2002–2003 Beg, Borrow & Deal ESPN Julian Bryce (season 1) [40]
2001 Lost NBC Joe Gulla [citation needed]
2001– The Amazing Race CBS Joe Baldassare and Bill Bartek (season 1, 11)
Oswald Mendez and Danilo "Danny" Jimenez (season 2, 11)
Ken Duphiney (season 3)
Aaron Goldschmidt (season 3)
Andrew Hyde (season 3)
Reichen Lehmkuhl and Chip Arndt (season 4) Winners
Lynn Warren and Alex Ali (season 7)
Patrick Vaughn (season 7)
John Lowe and Scott Braginton-Smith (season 9)
Lauren Marcoccio (season 10)
Tom Rock and Terry Cosentino (season 10)
Kate Lewis and Pat Hendrickson (season 12)
Mel and Mike White (season 14, 18)
Luke Adams (season 14, 18, 24)
LaKisha Hoffman (season 14, 18) Winner
Sam and Dan McMillen (season 15)
Carol Rosenfeld and Brandy Snow (season 16)
Jordan Pious (season 16) Winner
Ron Zeitz and Bill Smith (season 19)
Justin Young (season 19)
Brent Ridge (season 21)
Josh Kilmer-Purcell (season 21) Winners
Jaymes Vaughan (season 21)
Joey Graceffa (season 22, 24)
Tim Tsao and Te Jay McGrath (season 25)
Harley Rodriguez and Jonathan Knight (season 26)
Bergen Olson and Kurt Jordan Belcher (season 26)
James Earl Corley (season 27)
Tyler Oakley and Korey Kuhl (season 28, 31)
Scott Flanary (season 29)
Seth Tyler (season 29)
Trevor Wadleigh and Chris Marchant (season 30)
Bret LaBelle (season 31)
Will Jardell and James Wallington (season 32) Winners
Alana Folsom (season 32)
Taylor and Isaiah Green-Jones (season 33)
Aastha Lal and Nina Duong (season 34)
Claire Rehfuss (season 34) Winner
Quinton Peron (season 34)
Joe Moskowitz and Ian Todd (season 35)		 Reichen Lehmkuhl and Chip Arndt were the winners of season 4.
Season 11, sometimes billed as an "All-Star" season, brought back previous Racers.
Mel White is the gay father of the bisexual Mike White.
Sam and Dan are brothers who came out to each other about a year before the show.
Carol and Brandy are lesbians.
Jordan and his straight brother Dan were the winners of season 16.
Season 18, billed as "Unfinished Business", features the return of four openly LGB Racers from season 14. Kisha won season 18 with her straight sister, Jen.
Josh and Brent are the stars of the series The Fabulous Beekman Boys. They are the winners of season 21.
Jaymes and his Race partner James Davis are both performers with the Chippendales male dance revue.
Season 28 featured teams of internet celebrities.
Season 31 featured teams consisting of former Amazing Race competitors, Survivor competitors, and Big Brother houseguests.[41][42]
Alana Folsom is bisexual.[43] Claire Rehfuss previously competed on Big Brother 23, and won season 34 with fellow Big Brother cast mate and boyfriend Derek Xiao.
2001–2014 Big Brother Australia Network Ten, Nine Network John Cass (Season 1)
Andy Silva (Season 1)
Gordon Sloan (Season 1)
Nathan Morris (Season 2)
Sahra Kearney (Season 2)
Claire Bellis (Season 3)
Jaime Cedra (Season 3)
Jamie O'Brien (Season 3)
Geneva Loader (Season 5)
Rachael Burns (Season 5)
Michael Farnsworth (Season 5)
David Graham (Season 6)
Rob Rigley (Season 6)
Lauren Clayton (Season 6)
Nick Sady (Season 7)
Zach Douglas (Season 7)
Renee Black (Season 8)
Benjamin Norris (Season 9)
Tully Smyth (Season 10)
Benjamin "Ben" Zabel (Season 10)
Nathan Little (Season 10)
Jason Roses (Season 11)		 John Cass, Nathan Morris, Jamie O'Brien, Claire Bellis, David Graham, Rob Rigley, Zach Douglas, Benjamin Norris, Ben Zabel and Nathan Little are gay.
Andy Silva, Gordon Sloan, Sahra Kearney, Jaime Cedra, Geneva Loader, Rachael Burns, Lauren Clayton, Renee Black and Tully Smyth are bisexual.
[citation needed]
2001–2008 The Mole ABC Jennifer Biondi (Season 1)
Jim Morrison (Season 1)
Bobby O’Donnell (Season 5)
Anderson Cooper (host)		 [citation needed]
2001–2002 U8TV: The Lofters Life Network Mathieu Chantelois (Season 1)
Jason Ruta (Season 2)		 [citation needed]
2000– Survivor CBS Richard Hatch (Season 1, Season 8)
Sonja Christopher (Season 1)
Mitchell Olson (Season 2)
Jeff Varner (Season 2, Season 31, Season 34)
Brandon Quinton (Season 3)
John Carroll (Season 4)
Scout Cloud Lee (Season 9)
Ami Cusack (Season 9, Season 16)
Coby Archa (Season 10)
Rafe Judkins (Season 11)
J. P. Calderon (Season 13)
Brad Virata (Season 13)
Ozzy Lusth (Season 13, Season 16, Season 23, Season 34)
Todd Herzog (Season 15)
Chet Welch (Season 16)
Natalie Bolton (Season 16)
Charlie Herschel (Season 17)
Spencer Duhm (Season 18)
Shannon "Shambo" Waters (Season 19)
Mark "Papa Bear" Caruso (Season 23)
Bill Posley (Season 24)
Colton Cumbie (Season 24, Season 27)
Dana Lambert (Season 25)
Michael Snow (Season 26)
Caleb Bankston (Season 27)
Brice Johnston (Season 28)
Josh Canfield (Season 29)
Reed Kelly (Season 29)
Kelly Remington (Season 30)
Tai Trang (Season 32, Season 34)
Zeke Smith (Season 33, Season 34)
Bret LaBelle (Season 33)
Donathan Hurley (Season 36)
Jeremy Crawford (Season 37)
Lyrsa Torres (Season 37)
Mike White (Season 37)
Aurora McCreary (Season 38)
Ron Clark (Season 38)
Elaine Stott (Season 39)
Missy Byrd (Season 39)
Vince Moua (Season 39)
Evvie Jagoda (Season 41)
Ricard Foyé (Season 41)
Romeo Escobar (Season 42)
Jackson Fox (Season 42)
Hai Giang (Season 42)
Chanelle Howell
Lydia Meredith (Season 42)
Geo Bustamente (Season 43)
Karla Cruz Godoy (Season 43)		 Hatch was the season 1 winner.
Calderon went on to become a model with The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency.
Todd Herzog is a flight attendant and a Mormon and season 15 winner.
Ami Cusack tried out for The Amazing Race with her girlfriend and producers recommended her to audition for Survivor. She made a second appearance as a "Favorites" in Survivor 16: Micronesia.
Colton Cumbie appeared on season 24 and later returned for season 27 along with his fiancé, Caleb. Caleb died on June 24, 2014, due to a work-related accident.[44]
Boyfriends Josh Canfield and Reed Kelly competed in season 29 as part of the Blood vs. Water twist.
Season 34 was entitled Game Changers, and featured four returning LGBT contestants.
Several contestants; including Sonja Christopher and Mitchell Olson did not have their sexuality discussed on-air.
Evvie Jagoda is non-binary.[45]
[citation needed]
2000–2018 Big Brother (UK) Channel 4
Channel 5		 Nichola Holt (Season 1)
Anna Nolan (Season 1) Runner-Up
Sada Walkington (Season 1)
Amma Antwi-Agyei (Season 2)
Brian Dowling (Season 2) Winner
Josh Rafter (Season 2)
Adele Roberts (Season 3)
Nadia Almada (Season 5) Winner
Daniel Bryan (Season 5)
Emma Louise Greenwood (Season 5)
Kitten Pinder (Season 5)
Marco Sabba (Season 5)
Craig Coates (Season 6)
Derek Laud (Season 6)
Kemal Shahin (Season 6)
Sam Brodie (Season 7)
Shahbaz Chauhdry (Season 7)
Michael Cheshire (Season 7)
Richard Newman (Season 7)
Glyn Wise (Season 7) Runner-Up
Tracey Barnard (Season 8)
Seán "Seány" O'Kane (Season 8)
Gerry Stergiopoulos (Season 8)
Dennis McHugh (Season 9)
Charlie Drummond (Season 10)
Freddie/Halfwit Fisher (Season 10)
Rodrigo Lopes (Season 10)
Angel McKenzie (Season 10)
David Ramsden (Season 10)
Lisa Elizabeth Wallace(Season 10)
Corin Forshaw (Season 11)
Caoimhe Guilfoyle (Season 11)
Shabby Katchadourian (Season 11)
Mario Mugan (Season 11)
Tom O'Connell (Season 12)
Luke Anderson (Season 13) Winner
Benedict Garrett (Season 13)
Scott Mason (Season 13)
Sallie Axl (Season 14)
Jack Glenny (Season 14)
Wolfy Millington (Season 14)
Dan Neal (Season 14)
Mark Byron (Season 15)
Christopher Hall (Season 15)
Aaron Frew (season 16)
Simon Gross (season 16)
Adjoa Mensah (season 16)
Sam Giffen (season 17)
Hughie Maughan (season 17)
Ryan Ruckledge (season 17)
Andy West (season 17)
Raph Korine (season 18)
Anamélia Silva (season 19)
Brooke Berry (season 19)
Cian Carrigan (season 19)
Tomasz Wania (season 19)
Cameron Cole (season 19) Winner		 Transgender houseguest Nadia Almada won Big Brother 5 UK in 2004.
Brian Dowling, an openly gay man, won the second series.
Marco Sabba (series 5), Daniel Bryan (series 5, won third place), Derek Laud (series 6), Craig Coates (series 6, won fifth place), Kemal Shahin (series 6, also a crossdresser), Richard Newman (series 7, won fourth place), Michael Cheshire (series 7) and Dennis McHugh (BB9) are gay.
Anna Nolan was the first lesbian seen on Big Brother (second place, series 1).
Kitten Pinder is also a lesbian.
Sara Folino (BB9) is bisexual.
Shabby Katchadorian is a lesbian. Shabby developed a crush on friend and housemate Caoimhe Gurfole.
Caoimhe said she was bisexual until she found out Shabby liked her. It was later revealed that Shabby loved her and Caoimhe thought it was just a crush.
Ryan Ruckledge and Hughie Maughan (season 17) were the first same-sex couple to engage in a sex act on the show.
[citation needed]
2000–2018 Celebrity Big Brother (UK) Channel 4
Channel 5		 Sue Perkins (Season 2)
Michael Barrymore (Season 4) Runner-Up
Pete Burns (Season 4)
Jodie Marsh (Season 4)
Ian 'H' Watkins (Season 5)
Jackiey Budden (Season 5)
Lady Sovereign (Season 7)
Gareth "Alfie" Thomas (Season 9)
Julian Clary (season 10) Winner
Rylan Clark (Season 11) Winner
Lauren Harries (Season 12)
Louie Spence (Season 12)
Ollie Locke (Season 13)
Leslie Jordan (Season 14)
Perez Hilton (Season 15)
Tila Tequila (Season 16)
Austin Armacost (Seasons 16 & 19)
Angie Bowie (Season 17)
Christopher Maloney (Season 17)
Christopher Biggins (Season 18)
Frankie Grande (Season 18)
Samantha Fox (Season 18)
Marnie Simpson (Season 18)
Jemma Lucy (Season 20)
Trisha Paytas (Season 20)
Amanda Barrie (Season 21)
India Willoughby (Season 21)
Shane Jenek (Season 21) Winner
Wayne Sleep (Season 21)
Rodrigo Alves (Season 22)		 Ian Watkins (Celebrity Big Brother 2007, won fourth place) is gay.
Jackiey Budden (Celebrity BB 2007, first evictee) is a lesbian.
Frankie Grande originally appeared on the sixteenth season of the American version of the show.
India Willoughby is the first transgender housemate on the celebrity edition.
Shane Jenek is better known as his drag persona, Courtney Act.
[citation needed]
2000– Big Brother (U.S.) CBS Bill "Bunky" Miller (season 2)
Marcellas Reynolds (seasons 3 & 7)
Will Wikle (season 5)
Ivette Corredero (season 6) Runner-Up
Beau Beasley (Season 6)
Dustin Erikstrup (season 8)
Joe Barber (season 8)
Joshuah Welch (season 9)
Neil Garcia (season 9)
Steven Daigle (season 10)
Kevin Campbell (seasons 11 & 22)
Lydia Tavera (season 11)
Michele Noonan (season 11)
Ragan Fox (season 12)
Annie Whittington (season 12)
Lawon Exum (season 13)
Jenn Arroyo (season 14)
Wil Heuser (season 14)
Andy Herren (season 15) Winner
Frankie Grande (season 16)
Zach Rance (season 16)
Audrey Middleton (season 17)
Jason Roy (season 17)
Vanessa Rousso (season 17)
Paulie Calafiore (season 18)
Jozea Flores (season 18)
Natalie Negrotti (season 18)
Tiffany Rousso (season 18)
Ramses Soto (season 19)
JC Monduix (season 20)
Kaycee Clark (season 20) Winner
Christie Murphy (season 21)
Tommy Bracco (season 21)
Claire Rehfuss (season 23)
Derek Frazier (season 23)
Kyland Young (season 23)
Sarah Beth Steagall (season 23)
Matt Turner (season 24)
Michael Bruner (season 24)
Nicole Layog season 24		 Bunky's husband at the time sent Bunky a letter during the show during Big Brother 2.
Ivette's live-in girlfriend was interviewed on the show during Big Brother 6.
Bunky and Marcellas were both eligible for Big Brother: All Stars, but only Marcellas made it in.
Dustin and Joe were cast as hated ex-boyfriends on Big Brother 8.
Joshua and Neil were originally "soulmates" on the show but Neil had to leave the House voluntarily for urgent personal reasons and Joshua selected formerly evicted Sharon as his new mate.
Andy became the first openly gay winner in the U.S. series.
Frankie is the older half-brother of singer Ariana Grande.
Zach Rance and Frankie Grande were the first same-sex showmance on the U.S. version of the Big Brother series.
Audrey Middleton is the first transgender HouseGuest to appear on the U.S. version of the Big Brother series.
Vanessa and Tiffany are sisters.
Jason later returned for the first season of Big Brother: Over The Top, where he finished in second.
Natalie came out as pansexual on a subsequent appearance on The Challenge.
Kaycee became the first openly lesbian winner of the U.S. series.
Claire and Sarah Beth are both bisexual.
Derek F is gay.
Paulie Calafiore came out as bisexual on the second season of The Challenge:USA

[46][47][48]

2000– Big Brother (Spanish TV series) Telecinco Mari Arrabal (season 2)
Noemí Ungría (season 3)
Raquel Morillas (season 3)
Elba Guallarte (season 3)
Rafa López (season 4)
Nicky Villanueva (season 6)
Natacha Jaitt (season 6)
Arturo Sisniega (season 7)
Amor Romeira (season 9)
Nagore Robles (season 11)
Carolina Sobé (season 11)
Laura Selva (season 11)
Ángela Castro (season 11)
Hans Marcus (season 11)
Dámaso Ángulo (season 12)
Desirée Rodríguez (season 14)
Álvaro Vargas (season 14)
Aritz Castro (season 16)
Han Wang (season 16)
Miguel Vilas (season 17)		 Mari Arrabal, Noemí Ungría, Natacha Jaitt, Carolina Sobé, Aritz Castro and Miguel Vilas are bisexuals.
Raquel Morillas, Elba Guallarte, Rafa López, Arturo Sisniega, Nagore Robles, Laura Selva, Ángela Castro, Dámaso Ángulo, Álvaro Vargas and Han Wang are lesbians and gays.
Nicky Villanueva, Amor Romeira, Hans Marcus and Desirée Rodríguez are transgender.
[citation needed]
2000–2008 Trading Spaces TLC
Discovery Home		 Vern Yip [citation needed]
2000–2001 American High Fox (2000)
PBS (2001)		 Brad Krefman Series follows high school students.[49]
2007-2021 Keeping Up with the Kardashians E! Caitlyn Jenner Jenner, who was part of the main cast until 2017 (and made guest appearances in later seasons), came out as transgender in 2015.
2005–2018 Canada's Worst Driver Discovery Channel Kevin Simmons (Driver;Season 8 & 9:Ever) Worst Driver, Worst Driver Ever

Lenny Stone (Nominator; Season 8 & 9:Ever)

Kevin and Lenny are boyfriends. Lenny nominates Kevin has the worst driver in Season 8, who goes on to be declared a joint Worst Driver. They return for the "all-stars" season Canada's Worst Driver Ever where Kevin is declared the worst driver ever.

2010s

Year Title Network Cast member Notes
2014– Brave New Girls E! Canada Jenna Talackova This reality show, based around Talackova's life, was filmed in summer 2013 as Talackova moved to Toronto to pursue a modeling career.[50] The series, produced by Peacock Alley Entertainment, premiered on E! Canada in January 2014.[51]
2015 Becoming Us ABC Family Carly Lehwald Reality show starring Carly Lehwald focusing on a family whose father has come out as a trans woman.[52][53]
2018– Ex on the Beach MTV Paulie Calafiore (season 1)
Cheyenne Parker (season 2)
Cory Zwierzynski (season 2)
Jozea Flores (season 2)
Murray Swanby (season 2)
Rob Tini (season 2)
Aubrey O'Day (season 3)
Billy Reilich (season 3)
Cara Cooper (season 3)
Lisa Coffey (season 3)
Tyler Garrigus (season 3)
Adore Delano (season 4)
Ashley Ceasar (season 4)
Jakk Maddox (season 4)
La Demi Martinez (season 4)
Laurel Stucky (season 4)
Marlon Williams (season 4)
Nicole Zanatta (season 4)
Sydney Langston (season 4)
Todd Mauer (season 4)
Trenton Clark (season 4)
Tyler Ash (season 4)
Arisce Wanzer (season 5)
David Barta (season 5)
Jonathan Troncoso (season 5)
Joelle Brian (season 5)
Kyra Green (season 5)
Emily Salch (season 5)
Mike Mulderrig (season 5)		 Cheyenne originally appeared on Fire Island.
Cory, Murray and Billy originally appeared on What Happens at The Abbey.
Jozea originally competed on Big Brother 18.
Murray is exes with both Cheyenne and Cory.
Jozea and Rob are exes.
Cara is transgender and is Billy's ex. Tyler is also his ex.
Aubrey and Lisa are exes.
Adore originally appeared on American Idol, RuPaul's Drag Race, and RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars.
Paulie came out as bisexual on the second season of The Challenge:USA[48]
[citation needed]
2018 My House Viceland Tati 007
Alex Mugler
Jelani Mizrahi
Precious Ebony
Relish Milan		 On NYC ball culture. Tati is a trans woman.[54]
Alex is gay.[55]
Jelani is gay.[56]
Precious is genderfluid.[57]
Relish is gay.[58]
2018 Holiday Gingerbread Showdown Food Network Sean Patrick Henry (season 1) [citation needed]
2018 Haunted Gingerbread Showdown Food Network Steve Konopelski (season 1) [citation needed]
2018– Celebrity Big Brother (US) CBS Ross Mathews (season 1)
Brandi Glanville (season 1)
Jonathan Bennett season 2		 Ross is openly gay.
Brandi is bisexual.
[citation needed]
2017– Nate & Jeremiah by Design HGTV Nate Berkus (season 1,2,&3)
Jeremiah Brent (season 1,2,&3)		 Nate and Jeremiah are married with two kids.
[citation needed]
2018– Love & Hip Hop: Miami VH1 Trina
Bobby Lytes
Miami Tip
Jeffrey White
Malik Williams		 Trina is openly bisexual.[59]
Bobby is openly gay.[60]
Tip is openly bisexual and expresses sexual interest in Gunplay's girlfriend Keyara.[61]
Jeffrey is Bobby's boyfriend.[62]
Malik is Jeffrey's ex, who comes out for the first time publicly during the season.[63]
2017– Christmas Cookie Challenge Food Network Ricky Webster (season 2) Ricky is the winner of season 2, episode 4. [citation needed]
2017 Halloween Wars: Hayride of Horror Food Network Zac Young [citation needed]
2016–2017 American Grit Fox Michael Wilson Morgan (season 2) Michael is the only LGBT competitor to compete on either season 1 and season 2 - making him the only LGBT to compete on the show. Michael was the runner-up on season 2. [citation needed]
2016– The Boulet Brothers' Dragula OutTV (S2–) The Boulet Brothers
Contestants
Various guest judges		 The Boulet Brothers judge a competition for the world's next drag supermonster.[64]
Most of the contestants have been gay/queer men.[65][66][67]
2016– Leave It To Stevie VH1 Renaye Diaz
Mimi Faust
Alexis Branch		 Renaye is a lesbian and the ex-girlfriend of rapper Siya.[68]
Although never revealed on the show, Mimi prefers "no labels" and has been in relationships with men and women as well as a trans man.[69]
Alexis is a lesbian in a relationship with Tyra B.[70]
2016– Escape the Night YouTube Premium Joey Graceffa
Shane Dawson (Season 1)
Tyler Oakley (Season 2)
Andrea Russett (Season 2)
Manny MUA (Season 3)
Bretman Rock (Season 4)		 Presenter Graceffa is openly gay.
Oakley is openly gay, and won his season along with Russett who is openly bisexual.
Dawson is also bisexual.
MUA and Rock are both gay.
[citation needed]
2016 Big Brother: Over the Top CBS All Access Danielle Lickey (season 1)
Jason Roy (season 1)
Kryssie Ridolfi (season 1)		 Jason is gay.
Kryssie is bisexual.
Both made it to the final, where Kryssie came in third, and Jason came in second.
[citation needed]
2016 Stevie J & Joseline: Go Hollywood VH1 Joseline Hernandez
Mimi Faust		 Joseline is openly bisexual.[71]
Although never revealed on the show, Mimi prefers "no labels" and has been in relationships with men and women as well as a trans man.[69]
2015– I Am Jazz TLC Jazz Jennings Reality series on life of transgender teen and her family. [citation needed]
2015– Halloween Baking Championship Food Network Ray Vizcaino (season 3)
Andrew Fuller (season 4)
Zac Young		 [citation needed]
2015–2016 I Am Cait E! Caitlyn Jenner Reality series focusing on gender transition of Olympic gold medalist Caitlyn Jenner. [citation needed]
2014– Opposite Worlds Syfy Jeffry Celle Jeffry is on "Team Chronos" which started the game in "Future World".[72][73]
2014– King of the Nerds TBS Xander Jeanneret season 2 Xander is a gay gamer, or "gaymer" for short.[74]
2014–2016 Rich Kids of Beverly Hills E! Jonny Drubel [75]
2014– Holiday Baking Championship Food Network Steve Konopelski (season 2)
Joshua Livsey season 4		 [citation needed]
2014–2017 K. Michelle: My Life VH1 K. Michelle
Jonathan Fernandez
K is openly bisexual and reveals her ex-girlfriend Melicia in the third season.[76]
Jonathan is openly gay and refers to himself as K's "gay husband".[77]
2014–2017 The Amazing Race China Shenzhen TV Jin Xing (season 3) Jin Xing is a trans woman.[78]
2014– Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood VH1 Moniece Slaughter
Nikki Mudarris
Miles Brock
Milan Christopher
Jason Lee
Rosa Acosta
Zellswag
Alexis Skyy
A.D. Diggs
Misster Ray
K. Michelle
JayWill		 Moniece is openly bisexual and is in a relationship with A.D.[79]
Nikki enters a relationship with Rosa in the third season.[80]
Miles identifies as bisexual and is introduced as being in a long-term relationship with Milan.[81]
Milan is openly gay.[82]
Jason is openly gay.[83]
Rosa is openly bisexual.[84]
Zell identifies as sexually fluid.[85]
Alexis is openly bisexual and has a flirtation with A.D.[86]
A.D. is openly lesbian and Moniece's girlfriend.[87]
Ray is openly gay and introduces his boyfriend, Vic the Leo.[88]
K is openly bisexual, and at the reunion, expresses sexual interest in Akbar's wife Sade.[89]
JayWill is openly bisexual and has a drag persona named Kandie.[90]
2014- Ex On The Beach UK MTV Jemma Lucy (Season 3 & 5)

Laura-Alicia Summers (Season 3)

Marnie Simpson (Season 8)

Lorna Boswell (Season 8)

Bibi Machin (Season 8)

George Bebbington (Season 11)

Jemma is bisexual and was the first female LGBTQ+ contestant of the series, the first LGBTQ+ ex arrival of the series and the first ever LGBTQ+ contestant of the series.

Laura-Alicia is bisexual and was the first original LGBTQ+ cast member of the series.

Marnie is bisexual.

Lorna is bisexual.

Bibi is bisexual.

George is bisexual and was the first LGBTQ+ male contestant of the series.

2013– Big Brother Canada Slice
Global		 Aneal Ramkissoon (season 1)
Gary Levy (season 1, 5)
Kenny Brain (season 2)
Johnny Colatruglio (season 3)
Risha Denner (season 3)
Sarah Hanlon (season 3)
Willow MacDonald (season 3)
Kevin Robert Martin (season 3,5)
Mitchell Moffit (season 4)
Raul Manriquez (season 4)
Sharry Ash (season 4)
Tim Dormer (season 4)
William Laprise Desbiens (season 5)
Erica Hill (season 6)
Johnny Mulder (season 6)
Eddie Lin (season 7)
Kiera Wallace (season 7)
Kyra Shenker (season 7)

Brooke Warnock (season 8)
Carol Rosher (season 8)

Breydon White (season 9)

Latoya Anderson (season 9)

Josh Farnworth (season 9)

Julie Vu (season 9 )

Tina Thistle (season 9)

Jay Northcott (season 10)

Jessica Gowling (season 10)

Josh Nash (season 10)

Daniel Clarke (season 11)

John-Michael Sosa (season 11)

Gary was the runner up on his season.
Sarah won her season.
Kyra is the first non-binary person to be on the show.

Julie is the first transgender person on the show.
[citation needed]

2013– The Amazing Race Canada CTV Jamie Cumberland and Pierre Cadieux (season 1)
Laura Takahashi and Jackie Skinner (season 2)
Rex Harrington and Bob Hope (season 2)
Ryan Steele and Rob Goddard (season 2)
Brent Sweeney and Sean Sweeney (season 3)
Hamilton Elliott (season 3)
Steph LeClair and Kristen McKenzie (season 4)
Sam Lambert and Paul Mitskopoulos (season 5)
Anthony Johnson & James Makokis (season 7)
Craig Ramsay (season 8)
Gisele Shaw (season 9)
Jermaine Aranha & Justin Baird season 9		 Jamie and Pierre are best friends.[91]
Rex and Bob were engaged when the program aired.[92]
Laura and Jackie are a married lesbian couple.[93]
Ryan and Rob are best friends. Despite both being openly gay, their sexualities were never mentioned during the airing of the program.[94]
Brent and Sean are brothers and both openly gay.[95]
Hamilton is a trans man and the first openly transgender contestant on either the Canadian or American edition of The Amazing Race. He competed with his fiancée, Michaelia Drever.[96]
Steph and Kristen were the first female team to win The Amazing Race Canada, and the first lesbian couple team to win any edition of the Race worldwide.[97]
Sam and Paul are a dating couple.[97] They were the first gay male couple to win The Amazing Race Canada.[98] Anthony & James are married.
2013 Generation Cryo MTV Breeanna Breeanna is an 18-year-old lesbian who was conceived via anonymous sperm donation. The series follows her attempts to meet her half-siblings and her biological father.[99]
2013– Houston Beauty OWN Mia Ryan Mia is transgender.[100]
2013– Below Deck Bravo David Bradberry [101]
2013 Capture The CW James Wallington
Rob Anderson
Jacob Kosior		 James is a host for AfterBuzzTV.com where he recaps reality television shows.[102][103]
2013 72 Hours TNT Michael Holtz Holtz is a former competitive swimmer and Mr. Gay Chicago 2011.[104]
2013– The Great Christmas Light Fight ABC J.W. and Jerome Salveson-Sangall (season 6) [citation needed]
2013– Storage Wars: New York A&E Chris Morelli
Tad Eaton		 Professional and personal partners, Morelli and Eaton own a boutique together called "Frayed Knot".[105]
2013–2014 Bad Girls All-Star Battle Oxygen Florina "Flo" Kaja (season 1)
Jenniffer "Jenn" Hardwick (season 1)
Julie Ofcharsky (season 1)
Raquel "Rocky" Santiago (seasons 1 & 2)
Tiana Small (season 2)
Shelly Hickman (season 2)
Stephanie George (season 2)		 Jenn and Tiana both won their respective seasons.
Flo finished second on her season.
[citation needed]
2012 VIP Brother 4 (Bulgaria) Nova TV Lucy Diakovska [citation needed]
2012–2018 Shahs of Sunset Bravo Reza Farahan [106]
2012–2014 The Amazing Race Philippines TV5 Jervi Li (season 1) Jervi Li is a trans woman also known as KaladKaren.[107]
2012–2013 The Amazing Race Norge TV 2 Julie Aamodt and Vichy Ericsson (season 1) [108]
2012– Ink Master Paramount Network Jackie Jennings (season 3)
Randy Vollink (season 4)
Ty'Esha Reels (season 5)
Kevin Laroy (season 8)
Amanda Boone season 11		 [109]
2012 Full Metal Jousting History Jake Nodar [110]
2012– Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta VH1 Joseline Hernandez
Mimi Faust
K. Michelle
Ariane Davis
Kalenna Harper
Jessica Dime
Margeaux Simms
Ashley Nicole
Tommie Lee
D. Smith
Chris Gould
Melissa Scott
Jasmine Washington
Keanna Arnold
Erica Mena
Pooh Hicks		 Joseline is openly bisexual and has had sexual encounters with fellow cast members Mimi, Jessica Dime and Tommie.[71]
Mimi prefers "no labels". She has had sexual encounters with Joseline, dated Chris and is dating a woman.[69]
Although only hinted on the show, K has identified as bisexual in interviews.[76]
Ariane expresses her bi-curiosity in the second season, before coming out as a lesbian and dating DJ Toni K.[111]
Kalenna is openly bisexual and her relationship with Ashley is featured on the show.[112]
Jessica's sexual tryst with Joseline is a major storyline in season four, and in season six, she dates Alexis Skyy.[113]
Margeaux is openly bisexual and dating model Merike Palmiste.[114]
Ashley Nicole is a lesbian and in the fourth season introduces her girlfriend of two years, Jamie.[115]
Tommie's sexual tryst with Joseline is a major storyline in season five, although it is unclear how she identifies sexually.[116]
D. Smith is a trans woman.[117]
Chris is a trans man.[118]
Melissa is openly lesbian.[119]
Jasmine and Keanna are openly bisexual and in a polyamorous relationship with Rod.[120]
Erica Mena is openly bisexual.[121]
Pooh is openly bisexual, and claims to have had a threesome with Karlie and her husband.[122]
2012– The Amazing Race Vietnam VTV3 Hương Giang (seasons 3 & 5) Hương Giang is a trans woman and the winner of season 3.[123]
2011–2014, 2019– The Amazing Race Australia Seven Network
Network 10		 Jonathan "Jono" Trenberth (season 3)
Tim and Rod Sattler-Jones (season 4)
Dwesmond Wiggan-Dann (season 5)
Marijana Rajcic and Chelsea Randall (season 5)
Sam Trenwith and Alex Hill (season 6)
Chace Tran (season 6)
Lauren Howells and Steph McGrath (season 6)
Pako Komira and Mori Perez (season 6)
George Mladenov (season 7)		 Tim and Rod were the winners of season 4.[124]
[125][126][127]
2011– Love & Hip Hop: New York VH1 Somaya Reese
Erica Mena
Cyn Santana
K. Michelle
Jhonni Blaze
Cardi B
Mariahlynn
Felicia "Snoop" Pearson
Hennessy Carolina
J. Adrienne
Kim Wallace
Anaís
Brittney Taylor
Jonathan Fernandez
Trent Crews
Alexis Skyy
Sidney Starr		 Although never revealed on the show, Somaya is openly bisexual. After the show, she entered a relationship with rapper Lady Luck.[128]
Erica Mena is openly bisexual.[121]
Cyn is introduced as Erica's girlfriend, the first woman she has ever been romantically involved with. After they break up, Cyn enters a relationship with a man, Ray.[129]
Although never revealed on the show, K has identified as bisexual in interviews.[76]
Jhonni is openly bisexual and expresses sexual interest in fellow cast member Precious Paris.[130]
Cardi is openly bisexual.[131]
Mariahlynn is openly bisexual.[132]
Snoop is openly lesbian.
After her time on the show, Hennessy came out as a lesbian.[133]
J is introduced as Snoop's girlfriend, the first woman she has ever been romantically involved with. She claims she is only "gay for Snoop".[134]
Kim is openly lesbian and wears suits in a stud fashion.[135][136]
Anaís is openly bisexual.[137]
Brittney is openly bisexual.[59]
Jonathan is openly gay.[138]
Trent is Jonathan's boyfriend.[139]
Alexis is openly bisexual.[86]
Sidney is a trans woman.[140]
2011– Platinum Hit Bravo Scotty Granger Granger is the brother of NBA player Danny Granger and the great nephew of gospel singer Mahalia Jackson.[141]
2011– Face Off Syfy Marcel Banks (season 1)
Gage Hubbard (seasons 1 & 11)
Nora Hewitt (season 9)
Ricky Vitus (season 9)		 [142]
2011– The Voice NBC Vicci Martinez (season 1)
Frenchie Davis (season 1)
Beverly McClellan (season 1)
Nakia (season 1)
Erin Martin (season 2)
Sarah Golden (season 2)		 Frenchie Davis did not come out until after her season ended.
[143]
2011– Geordie Shore MTV (UK and Ireland) Nathan Henry
Marnie Simpson
Elettra Lamborghini		 Henry initially identified as bisexual, before coming out as gay.[144]
Simpson and Lamborghini are also bisexual.
[citation needed]
2011–2012 The Glee Project Oxygen Alex Newell (Season 1) [145]
2011 Fashion Hunters Bravo Wilson Payamps [146]
2011 Mad Fashion Bravo Chris March [citation needed]
2011 Ton of Cash VH1 Justin Derke Derke is a cosmetologist and drag queen from Lansing, Michigan.[147]
2011 The A-List: Dallas Logo Levi Crocker
James Doyle
Chase Hutchinson
Philip Willis
Taylor Garrett		 First expansion of Logo's A-List franchise. Beau Bumpas, a photographer, was originally announced as a cast member. He was removed from the show's website without explanation.[148]
2011 Most Eligible Dallas Bravo Drew Ginsburg Series follows single men and women in the Dallas area.[149]
2011 Carson Nation OWN Carson Kressley Former Queer Eye "fashion guy" travels from town to town doling out fashion makeovers.[150]
2011 Pretty Hurts Logo Rand Rusher
Curt Meeuwsen		 Rusher is a registered nurse who specializes in cosmetic injectables.
Meeuwsen is the chief executive officer of Rusher's medical practice.
The two were a couple for twelve years but are no longer romantically involved.
[citation needed]
2011 Your OWN Show: Oprah's Search for the Next TV Star OWN Ryan O'Connor [151]
2010– The Only Way Is Essex ITV2 Harry Derbidge In series 1, openly gay Harry Derbidge is introduced as the cousin of Amy Childs, one of the show's main cast members, and reappears throughout the series. Due to the demands from fans and his unexpected popularity, Derbidge was made a secondary cast member in series 2 and appeared in the opening credits.
[citation needed]
2010– Hair Battle Spectacular Bravo Derek J
Kirby Keomysay, AKA "Nostradamus" (season 2)		 Derek J is a fantasy hair stylist and judge.
Keomysay is the winner of season 2.
[citation needed]
2010– The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Bravo Taylor Armstrong (seasons 1–3; guest 4–6)
Brandi Glanville (seasons 3–5; guest 2, 6, 9–10)
Cedric Martinez (season 1)		 [152]
Martinez was the "permanent house guest" of housewife Lisa VanderPump. [citation needed]
2010– Next Great Baker TLC Gregory Soriano (season 1)
Chad Fitzgerald (season 2)		 [153]
2010–2012 Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys Sundance Channel Joel Derfner (season 1)
Sahil Farooqi (season 1)
David Munk (season 1)
Nathan Hale Williams (season 1)
Jared Allman (season 2)
Peter Depp (season 2)
Shane Stevens (season 2)
Brent Oscar Young (season 2)		 Season one follows the lives of four women and their gay best friends in New York City. For season two the series moves to Nashville, Tennessee with an entirely new cast.[154]
2010– Top Chef: Just Desserts Bravo Yigit Pura (season 1)
Vanarin Kuch (season 2)
Craig Poirier (season 2)
Lina Biancamano (season 2)
Orlando Santos (season 2)		 [155]
2010–2012 Bachelor Pad ABC Krisily Kennedy (season one) [156]
2010– The Fabulous Beekman Boys Planet Green Josh Kilmer-Purcell
Brent Ridge
John Hall
Doug Plummer
Garth Roberts		 Series follows author and advertising executive Kilmer-Purcell and his partner Ridge, a former Martha Stewart Omnimedia executive and geriatric physician, as they work to convert their weekend farm into a profitable brand, Beekman 1802.
John Hall (aka Farmer John) brought his goat herd to the farm and assists with the farm's operations.
Plummer and Roberts are their neighbors and owners of the American Hotel in Sharon Springs, New York, where the series is set.
[citation needed]
2010– Love Games: Bad Girls Need Love Too Oxygen Network Lea Beaulieu (season 2)
Judi Jai (season 3)
Sydney Steinfeldt (season 3)		 [citation needed]
2010– The Real L Word Showtime Rose Garcia
Jill Sloane Goldstein
Mikey Koffman
Whitney Mixter
Tracy Ryerson
Nikki Weiss		 Like the similarly titled fictional series The L Word, this series follows the lives of several lesbians living in Los Angeles. [citation needed]
2010–2012 RuPaul's Drag U Logo RuPaul
Lady Bunny
Nina Flowers (season 1)
Tammie Brown (season 1)
Ongina (seasons 1—2)
Shannel
Pandora Boxx
Jujubee
Raven
Morgan McMichaels
Tyra Sanchez (season 2)
BeBe Zahara Benet (season 1)
Carmen Carrera (season 3)
Mariah (season 2)
Latrice Royale
Chad Michaels
Raja
Alexis Mateo
Delta Work
Sharon Needles
Willam		 Each week three cisgender women are paired with drag "professors" to discover their inner drag queen. RuPaul is the "President" of Drag U.
Lady Bunny is a judge and the "Dean of Drag".
[citation needed]
2010–2011 Work of Art: The Next Great Artist Bravo John Parot (season 1)
Young Sun (season 2)		 [157]
2010–2011 The A-List: New York Logo Reichen Lehmkuhl
Rodiney Santiago
Mike Ruiz
Austin Armacost
Derek Lloyd Saathoff
Ryan Nickulas		 Series follows the lives of gay men in New York City. Although not listed as a cast member, Nicklaus's assistant TJ Kelly appeared in every episode. [citation needed]
2010, 2012 Be Good Johnny Weir Sundance (2010)
Logo (2012)		 Johnny Weir [citation needed]
2010 On the Road with Austin & Santino Lifetime Santino Rice Rice and fellow Project Runway alumnus Austin Scarlett travel to small towns in the United States performing makeovers on local women. [citation needed]
2010 High Society The CW Paul Johnson Calderon
Paul Johnson Calderon is a socialite in New York City. [citation needed]
2018– Queer Eye Netflix Bobby Berk
Karamo Brown
Tan France
Antoni Porowski
Jonathan Van Ness
AJ (Season 1)
Skyler (Season 2)
Jess (Season 3)		 Berk, Brown, France, Porowski, are gay.
Van Ness is gay, gender non-conforming and non-binary.
AJ, a hero from season 1, is gay.
Skyler, a hero from season 2, is a trans man.
Jess, a hero from season 3, is a lesbian.
[citation needed]
2010– RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked! Logo (2010–2014)
VH1 (2018–)		 RuPaul, contestants. An accompanying series to RuPaul's Drag Race. Most contestants are gay men, with some being non-binary, trans women, etc. [citation needed]
2012– RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Logo (2012–2016)
VH1 (2016–)		 RuPaul, contestants
Santino Rice (Season 1)
Carson Kressley (Season 2–)
Todrick Hall (Season 2)
Ross Mathews (Season 2–)		 RuPaul, Rice, Kressley, Hall, and Matthews are all gay men.
Most contestants are gay men.
Season 4 contestant Gia Gunn is a trans woman, being the first trans All Star contestant.
[citation needed]
2019– RuPaul's Drag Race UK BBC RuPaul, contestants.
Alan Carr
Graham Norton		 RuPaul, Carr, and Norton are all gay men.
Most contestants are also gay men.
Season 1's Scaredy Kat is bisexual.
[citation needed]
2018– Drag Race Thailand LINE TV Judges, contestants Various contestants are trans, gay, and non-binary.[citation needed]
2015– The Switch Drag Race Mega Judges, contestants. Various contestants are gay men and trans women.[citation needed]
2018 Dancing Queen Netflix Alyssa Edwards
Shangela Laquifa Wadley
Laganja Estranja		 The series follows Edwards' life as a world famous drag queen and owner and artistic director of Beyond Belief Dance Company.[citation needed]
2018– House of Drag TVNZ OnDemand
OutTV		 Kita Mean
Anita Wigl'it		 Judges and contestants are gay men and trans people.[citation needed]
2019– Queen of Drags ProSieban Bill Kaulitz (Judge)
Conchita Wurst (Judge)		 Contestants.[citation needed]
2018– Drag Heals OutTV Contestants Series follows aspiring drag kings and queens in a "drag school" program. [citation needed]
2017– The Great Canadian Baking Show CBC Television Dan Levy (Host)
Corey Shefman (Season 1)		 Dan is gay.
Corey is stated to have a male partner.[citation needed]

2020s

Year Title Network Cast member Notes
2020– RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race VH1 RuPaul (Host)
Carson Kressley (Judge)
Ross Matthews (Judge)
Nico Tortorella (Contestant)
Monét X Change
Bob the Drag Queen
Trixie Mattel
Asia O'Hara
Trinity the Tuck
Alyssa Edwards
Nina West
Kim Chi (Drag Mentors)		 RuPaul, Kressley, Matthews, and the Drag Mentors are gay men.
Tortorella is non-binary.
Kiyoko is a lesbian.
[citation needed]
2020– Dragnificent! TLC Alexis Michelle
BeBe Zahara Benet
Jujubee
Thorgy Thor		 Michelle, Benet, Jujubee, and Thor are all gay men.
Originally started as the 2019 TV special Drag Me Down the Aisle. Started as full television series in April 2020.
[citation needed]
2020- Princess Charming RTL Contestants German reality dating show with women-identifying and non-binary queer contestants based on The Bachelorette and Prince Charming.
2022 Bad Hair Day TLC Ryan Wesley (Self) Ryan Wesley is the Hair Center Director for Bad Hair Day which changes the lives of those with severe hair medical conditions.
2023 Charming Boys RTL Contestants A German dating show that originated as a spin off of the format Prince Charming. Old participants from the four seasons meet new contestants to leave the villa as the winning couple at the end.
2023 Amazing Race Suomi Nelonen Ilmari Nurminen and Aapo Heitula
Silvia Modig		 [158]

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