List of reality television programs with LGBT cast members

The following is a sortable listing of reality TV programs which include central LGBT themes or cast members.

Reality series

Year	Title	Network	Cast member	Notes
2015—	I Am Jazz	TLC	Jazz Jennings	Reality series on life of transgender teen and her family
2015—	I Am Cait	E!	Caitlyn Jenner	Reality series focusing on gender transition of Olympic gold medalist Caitlyn Jenner
2014—	Opposite Worlds	Syfy	Jeffry Celle	Jeffry is on "Team Chronos" which started the game in "Future World".[1][2]
2014-	Virgin Territory	MTV	Alec Melger	Alec comes out to his family and friends on the reality docu-series and then takes charge of his own life to find a man and have sex for the first time
2014—	King of the Nerds	TBS	Xander Jeanneret (season 2) Heather Wensler (season 3) Amanda Liston (season 3) Raychelle Keeling (season 3)	Xander is a gay gamer, or "gaymer" for short.[3] [4] Heather admitted in the second episode she was "mostly gay", putting herself as 80-20 on the Kinsey Scale. Amanda and Raychelle also both put themselves around the middle of the Kinsey Scale.
2014—	#Rich Kids of Beverly Hills	E!	Jonny Drubel[5]
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.[6]
2013—	The Drama Queen	E!	Jacobi (Matt Jacobi)	Jacobi (Matt Jacobi) is an image consultant and self-described "low maintenance guy with a high maintenance face".[7]
2013—	Houston Beauty	OWN	Mia Ryan	Mia is transgender.[8]
2013—	Below Deck	Bravo	David Bradberry[9]
2013	Capture	The CW	James Wallington [10][11] Rob Anderson Jacob Kosior	James is a host for AfterBuzzTV.com where he recaps reality television shows.
2013—	Summer Camp	USA	Kyle Kleiboeker
2013—	Big Brother Canada	Slice	Gary Levy (season 1) Aneal Ramikissoon (season 1) Allison White (season 2) Kenny Brain (season 2) Kyle Shore (season 2) Scott Bosse Contessa (season 2) Sarah Hanlon (season 3) Willow MacDonald (season 3) Johnny Colatruglio (season 3) Mitchell Moffit (Season 4) Raul Manriquez (Season 4) Sharry Ash (Season 4)	Levy, Ramikissoon, Brian, Bosse, Colatruglio, and Manriquez are gay. Ash is a lesbian. White, Shore, Halon and MacDonald are bisexual. Bosse is also a drag queen.
2013	72 Hours	TNT	Michael Holtz	Holtz is a former competitive swimmer and Mr. Gay Chicago 2011.[12]
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".[13]
2013-	Bad Girls All-Star Battle	Oxygen	Florina "Flo" Kaja (season 1) Jenniffer "Jenn" Hardwick (season 1) Julie Ofcharsky (season 1) Raquel "Rocky" Santiago (season 1, season 2) Shelly Hickman (season 2) Stephanie George (season 2) Tiana Small (season 2) Valentina Anyanwu (season 2)
2012—	All the Right Moves	Oxygen	Travis Wall	Wall is a dancer/choreographer and So You Think You Can Dance alumnus.
2013—2014	The Valleys (TV series)	MTV UK	Liam Powell
2012—	Small Town Security	AMC	Dennis Croft	Dennis is a trans man.
2012—	Interior Therapy with Jeff Lewis	Bravo	Jeff Lewis	Spin-off of Lewis's earlier series Flipping Out. Ross Matthews and his partner Salvador appear as clients in one episode.
2012—	Shahs of Sunset	Bravo	Reza Farahan[14]
2012	Full Metal Jousting	History	Jake Nodar[15]
2011–	Platinum Hit	Bravo	Scotty Granger	Granger is the brother of NBA player Danny Granger and the great nephew of gospel singer Mahalia Jackson.[16]
2011–	Face Off	Syfy	Marcel Banks (Season 1) Gage Hubbard (Season 1)[17] Stella Sensel (Season 7) Drew Talbot (Season 7) Nora Hewitt (Season 9; Winner) Ricky Vitus (Season 9) Jason Henricks (Season 9)	Competition series featuring special effects makeup artists.
2011–	VoiceThe Voice	NBC	Vicci Martinez (season 1) Frenchie Davis (season 1) Beverly McClellan (season 1) Nakia (season 1) Tyler Robinson (season 1) Erin Martin (season 2) Sarah Golden (season 2)[18] Nathan Parrett (season 2) De'borah (season 3) Karina Iglesias (season 4) Michelle Chamuel (season 4) Nic Hawk (season 5) Kristen Merlin (season 6) Amanda Lee Peers (season 7) Tyler Dickerson (season 9) Jeffery Austin (season 9)	Frenchie Davis did not come out until after her season ended. Michelle Chamuel has the best placing out of any of the openly LGBT contestants on The Voice, coming in second.
2011—2012	Glee ProjectThe Glee Project	Oxygen	Alex Newell (Season 1)[19] Tyler Ford (Season 2)	Ford is the show's first transgender contestant.
2011	Fashion Hunters	Bravo	Wilson Payamps[20]
2011	Mad Fashion	Bravo	Chris March
2011	Ton of Cash	VH1	Justin Derke	Derke is a cosmetologist and drag queen from Lansing, Michigan.[21]
2011	A-List: DallasThe A-List: Dallas	Logo	Levi Crocker James Doyle Chase Hutchinson Philip Willis[22] 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.
2011	Most Eligible Dallas	Bravo	Drew Ginsburg	Series follows single men and women in the Dallas area.[23]
2011	Carson Nation	OWN	Carson Kressley	Former Queer Eye "fashion guy" travels from town to town doling out fashion makeovers.[24]
2011	Staten Island Cakes[25]	WE	Vinny Buzzetta Spiro Grammatikopoulos	Vinny is the owner of bakery The Cake Artist. His partner Spiro is a choreographer.
2011	Expedition Impossible	ABC	AJ Gibson Ryan Allen Carrillo	AJ and Ryan, two members of "Team Fab 3", used to be a couple but are now best friends and roommates.[26]
2011	Setup Squad	Logo	Jonathan D. Lovitz Meredith Schlosser	Lovitz and Schlosser are part of a company that provides "wingmen" for people who have difficulty dating.
2011	NY Ink	TLC	"Robear" Chinosi	Robear manages the tattoo shop in which the series is set.
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.
2011	Your OWN Show: Oprah's Search for the Next TV Star	OWN	Ryan O'Connor[27]
2010–	Only Way Is EssexThe 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, Harry was made a secondary cast member in series 2 and appeared in the opening credits.
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.
2010–	Real Housewives of Beverly HillsThe Real Housewives of Beverly Hills	Bravo	Cedric Martinez	Martinez is the "permanent house guest" of housewife Lisa VanderPump
2010–	Next Great Baker	TLC	Gregory Soriano (season 1) Chad Fitzgerald (season 2)[28]	Competitive cake baking series.
2010—	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)[29]	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.
2010–	Top Chef: Just Desserts	Bravo	Vanarin Kuch (season 2) Craig Poirier (season 2) Lina Biancamano (season 2) Orlando Santos (season 2)[30]
2010–2012	Bachelor Pad	ABC	Krisily Kennedy (season one)[31]
2010–	Fabulous Beekman BoysThe 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.
2010–	Love Games: Bad Girls Need Love Too	Oxygen Network	Lea Beaulieu (season 2) Judi Jai (season 3) Sydney Steinfeldt (season 3)
2010–	Real L WordThe Real L Word	Showtime	Rose Garcia Jill Sloane Goldstein Mikey Koffman Whitney Mixter Tracy Ryerson Nikki Weiss	Like the similarly titled fiction series The L Word, this series follows the lives of several lesbians living in Los Angeles.
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 biological women are paired with drag "professors" to discover their inner drag queen. RuPaul is the "President" of Drag U and Lady Bunny is a judge and the "Dean of Drag".
2010–2011	Work of Art: The Next Great Artist	Bravo	John Parot (season 1) Young Sun (season 2)[32]
2010–2011	A-List: New YorkThe 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.
2010, 2012	Be Good Johnny Weir	Sundance (2010) Logo (2012)	Johnny Weir
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.
2010	High Society	The CW	Paul Johnson Calderon	Paul Johnson Calderon is a socialite in New York City.
2009–	Fashion ShowThe Fashion Show	Bravo	Jeffrey Williams	Williams is the winner of season 2.
2009–	Ghost Hunters Academy	Syfy	Adam Berry	As the winner of season 1.5, Berry joined the cast of Ghost Hunters
2009–	Chopped	Food Network	Ted Allen	Allen, formerly the food expert on Queer Eye, is the presenter.
2009–	Top Chef Masters	Bravo	Suvir Saran (season 3)[33]
2009—2010	The Real World: D.C.	MTV	Mike Manning (actor)	Mike is openly bisexual.
2009–	RuPaul's Drag Race	Logo	RuPaul and the contestants Santino Rice	RuPaul chooses from among drag queens to decide who will be "the next drag superstar". Rice is a judge. Most of the contestants are gay men. Other contestants Sonique, Kenya Michaels, Carmen Carrera, and Monica Beverly Hillz are transgender women.
2009–	Holly's World	E!	Josh Strickland
2009–	Cake Boss	TLC	Tony "Tone Tone" Albanese	Albanese is an intern during season 1.
2009	Undercover Princes	BBC Three	Manvendra Singh Gohil
2009	Tacky House	Style	Thom Filicia	Former Queer Eye design guru redoes homes for people who have gone overboard on a theme.
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.
2009	Miami Social	Bravo		Follows the lives of seven friends in Miami.
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 and Mapa is the host.
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.[34]
2008–	Out of the Wild	Discovery Channel	Jake Nodar (season 2) Rob Lacombe (season 3)
2008–	Rachel Zoe ProjectThe Rachel Zoe Project	Bravo	Brad Goreski	Goreski was Zoe's assistant and style consultant for the first three seasons.
2008	Shot at Love II with Tila TequilaA Shot at Love II with Tila Tequila	MTV	Tila Tequila	Follow-up to the original 2007 series.
2007–	Deserving Design	HGTV	Vern Yip
2007–	Paranormal State	A&E	Ryan Buell	Buell came out as bisexual in his 2010 memoir.[35]
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.[36]
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 and Barrowman sat on the judge's panel.
2007	Shot at Love with Tila TequilaA 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 the bisexual Tequila.
2007–2009	Dress My Nest	Style	Thom Filicia	Home makeover show by former Queer Eye interior design expert.
2006–	X FactorThe X Factor (UK)	ITV	Joe McElderry (season 6)
2006–	Bad Girls ClubThe Bad Girls Club	Oxygen Network	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) Valentina Anyanwu (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 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)	Colliers, Carlisle, Kaja, Beaulieu, Arceneaux, Stienfeldt, Jai, Figueroa, Ofcharsky, Anyanwu, George, Hardwick, Mett, Rivera, Small, Thomas, Garza, Clanton, and Miller are bisexual. Hopkins, Hickman, Ramos, Santiago, Carswell, Booth, Florek, Adams, and Jimenez are gay.
2006–	Top Chef	Bravo	Ted Allen (seasons 3–4) Ty-Lor Boring (season 9)
2006–	Million Dollar Listing	Bravo	Madison Hildebrand Josh Flagg[37]
2006–	HGTV Star	HGTV	Vern Yip David Bromstad (season 1) Josh Johnson (season 2; All-Stars)[38] Michael Stribling (season 3) Matt Locke (season 3)[39] Mikey Verdugo (season 3) Jason Champion (season 4) Nathan Galui (season 4) Trent Hultgren (season 5) Michael Moeller (season 5) Tyler Wisler (season 6)[40] Leslie Ezelle (season 6; All-Stars) Kevin Grace (season 6) Karl Sponholtz (season 6)[41] Tylor Devereaux (season 8)[42]	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.[43]
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.
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, the heterosexual Rebecca has a brief relationship with Jackie.
2006–2008	Janice Dickinson Modeling AgencyThe 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.
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.
2006	Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Fresh Meat	MTV	Ryan Kehoe Evelyn Smith
2006	Jacob and Joshua: Nemesis Rising	Logo	Jacob Miller Joshua Miller	Jacob and Joshua are the openly gay pop duo Nemesis.
2006	Gay Army	Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Italy, Germany, Poland (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.
2005–	Dancing with the Stars	ABC	Bruno Tonioli Louis van Amstel (various seasons) Lance Bass (season 7) Margaret Cho (season 11) Carson Kressley (season 13) Chaz Bono (season 13)[44] Jonathan Bennett (Season 19) Michael Sam (Season 20)
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.[45]
2005–	Iron Chef America	Food Network	Cat Cora	Cat Cora is one of the show's Iron Chefs.
2005	Open Bar	Logo	Tyler Robuck	Followed Robuck as he planned, built and opened a gay bar in West Hollywood, California.
2005	Real Gay	Logo		"Reunion show" featuring LGBT participants from many different reality shows.
2005–2008	Beauty and the Geek	The CW	Greg Soriano (season 5)	Self-proclaimed "Gaysian"
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.
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.
2005	Showdog Moms & Dads	Bravo	Ryan Pacchiano Brandon Kindle	Behind-the-scenes eye on the competitive, quirky world of show dogs.
2004—	The Apprentice	NBC	Richard Hatch (season 11) Clay Aiken (season 12) George Takei (season 12
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)[46]
2004–	Ghost Hunters	Syfy	Adam Berry	Berry joined the cast after winning Ghost Hunters Academy.[47]
2004	Mad Mad House	Sci Fi Channel	Ta'Shia Asanti[48]	Asanti, a Voodoo priestess, is one of five "Alts" who select from among ten "normal" houseguests for a $100,000 prize.
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.
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.[49]
2003—	Joe Schmoe ShowThe Joe Schmoe 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.
2003–	America's Next Top Model	The CW	Jay Manuel J. Alexander André Leon Talley Adrianne Curry (Cycle 1) Ebony Haith (Cycle 1) Sarah Rhoades (Cycle 5) Kim Stolz (Cycle 5) Leslie Mancia (Cycle 6) Megg Morales (Cycle 7) Michelle Babin (Cycle 7) Isis King (Cycle 11, 17) Kayla Ferell (Cycle 15, 17) Cory Hindorff (Cycle 20)<b /r> Will Jardell (Cycle 21) Bello Sanchez (Cycle 22)	Manuel, Alexander and Talley served on the judges' panel. Adrianne, Michelle, and Leslie are bisexual. Ebony, Kim, and Kayla are lesbians. Sarah was portrayed as fluid. Michelle said that she might be gay or bisexual. Isis is the show's first transgender contestant. Her 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, including Cory, who identifies as gay.
2003—2013	What Not to Wear	TLC	Clinton Kelly	Makeover show focusing on helping people set and follow rules for dressing better.
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.
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".
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.
2003	Boy Meets Boy	Bravo	James Getzlaff Wes Culwell Brian Austin Jason Tiner Darren O'Hare Robb MacArthur	Relationship contest.
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.
2002–	The Bachelor	ABC	Krisily Kennedy (season 7)
2002–	American Idol	Fox	Jim Verraros (season 1) Clay Aiken (season 2) Frenchie Davis (season 2) Daniel Noriega (season 7)[50] Adam Lambert (season 8) Ellen DeGeneres	Controversy resulted when Fox made Verraros remove gay content from network-sponsored website while he was competing.[51] 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.
2002—2003	Beg, Borrow & Deal	ESPN	Julian Bryce (season 1)[52]
2001–	Amazing RaceThe 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) 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) Sam and Dan McMillen (season 15) Carol Rosenfeld and Brandy Snow (season 16) Jordan Pious (season 16) Ron Zeitz and Bill Smith (season 19)[53] Justin Young (season 19) Brent Ridge (season 21) Josh Kilmer-Purcell (season 21) 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)	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.[54]
2001–	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.
2001–2008	MoleThe Mole	ABC	Jennifer Biondi (season 1) Jim Morrison (season 1) Bobby O’Donnell (season 5) Anderson Cooper (host)
2001–2002	U8TV: The Lofters	Life Network	Mathieu Chantelois (season 1) Jason Ruta (season 2)
2000–	Survivor	CBS	Richard Hatch (season 1, season 8) Sonja Christopher (season 1) Mitchell Olson (season 2) Jeff Varner (season 2, season 31) 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) Todd Herzog (season 15) Chet Welch (season 16) Rocky Reid (season 14) Charlie Herschel (season 17) Spencer Duhm (season 18) Shannon "Shambo" Waters (season 19) Mark "Papa Bear" Caruso (season 23) 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)	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. Boyfriends Josh Canfield and Reed Kelly competed in season 29 as part of the Blood vs. Water twist. Several contestants; including Sonja Christopher and Mitchell Olson did not have their sexuality discussed on-air.
2000–	Big Brother (UK)	Channel 4 Channel 5	Nichola Holt (Season 1) Anna Nolan (Season 1) Runner-Up Sada Walkington (Season 1) 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)	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) while Kitten Pinder is also a lesbian and 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.
2000–	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 Sovreign (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)	Ian Watkins (Celebrity Big Brother 2007, won fourth place) is gay; Jackiey Budden (Celebrity BB 2007, first evictee) is a lesbian.
2000–	Big Brother (U.S.)	CBS	Bill "Bunky" Miller (season 2) Marcellas Reynolds (season 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 (season 11) 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)[55] Andy Herren (season 15) Winner[56] Frankie Grande (season 16) Audrey Middleton (season 17) Jason Roy (season 17) Vanessa Rousso (season 17)	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. Audrey Middleton is the first transgender HouseGuest to appear on the U.S. version of the Big Brother series.
2000–2008	Trading Spaces	TLC Discovery Home	Vern Yip
2000–2001	American High	Fox (2000) PBS (2001)	Brad Krefman[57]	Series follows high school students.
1996–1998	All Rise for Julian Clary		Julian Clary	"Judge" Julian Clary hears cases of disputes between friends and neighbors.
1995-	Road RulesRoad Rules	MTV	Sophia Pasquis (The Quest) Rachel Robinson (Campus Crawl) Shane Landrum (Campus Crawl) Danny Dias (X-Treme) Nick Haggart (X-Treme)
1992–	Real WorldThe 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) Katelynn Cusanelli (Brooklyn) J.D. Ordonez (Brooklyn) Sarah Rice (Brooklyn) Ayiiia Elizarraras (Cancun) Derek Chavez (Cancun) Mike Manning (Washington, DC) Preston Robertson James (New Orleans II) Frank Sweeney (San Diego: La Jolla) Samantha "Sam" McGinn (San Diego: La Jolla) Marlon Williams (Portland) Arielle Scott (Ex-Plosion) Ashley Ceasar (Ex-Plosion) Nicole Zanatta (Skeletons)	20-somethings living together, some LGB 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 bisexual in the course of the series, but has since publicly moved away from so identifying.[58] Arielle and Ashley are ex-girlfriends brought together for a season dubbed "The Real World: Ex-plosion".[59]
1973	American FamilyAn American Family	PBS	Lance Loud

Notes

1. Contestants: Jeffry
2. Opposite Worlds Cast: Jeffry Celle
3. Meet Xander, The Adorable “Gaymer” On TBS’ Reality Competition “King Of The Nerds”
4. Meet Xander, The Adorable “Gaymer” On TBS’ Reality Competition “King Of The Nerds”
5. Meet Jonny Drubel, Hot Gay Romantic of "#RichKids Of Beverly Hills"
6. Modern family seeks donor dad in Generation Cryo
7. “The Drama Queen” is Full of Screaming…and Not Much Else
8. Meet Mia, the Trans Woman Who'll Make You Want to Watch Houston Beauty
9. David Alonson Bradberry goes 'Below Deck'
10. "James Wallington: Bullying, Empowerment & Being a Big Brother"
11. “Capture”‘s Luke Tipple & James Wallington On Breaking Gay Stereotypes
12. Out Athlete Michael Holtz Is No Cupcake On “72 Hours”
13. Gay 'Storage Wars' Stars: 'Duck Dynasty' Hater Is Missing Out on Mass Ass
14. 'Shahs of Sunset' Star Reza Farahan Says He's Prepared to Take the Heat
15. Interview with Jake Nodar of "Full Metal Jousting"
16. Meet Scotty Granger, the "Solo Gay" on Bravo's "Platinum Hit"
17. Meet "Team Gay" From Syfy's New Reality Competition "Face Off"
18. Meet 'The Voice's' New Out Contestants: Erin Martin and Sarah Golden
19. Will Alex Newell be "The Glee Project"'s Kurt Hummel?
20. 10 Questions for "Fashion Hunter" Wilson Payamps
21. Justin, 21 - Lansing, MI
22. Here Are the Gays (and Girl) Crazy Enough to Be Gay Housewives of Dallas
23. Bravo Announces New Reality Series 'Most Eligible Dallas' Debuts in August (Video)
24. OWN Adding Four Series To Lineup In June
25. No Need to Settle for Summer Reruns
26. Meet Team Fab 3 From ABC's "Expedition Impossible"
27. Oprah's Network Announces 10 Show Host Contestants
28. Let ’em eat cake
29. 'Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys' films in Nashville
30. TV on Tap: Meet "Top Chef: Just Desserts"' Team Gay
31. Life & Style exclusive: Bachelor Pad star Krisily Kennedy reveals she's bisexual
32. Bravo's "Work of Art" to Return With Much Drama, Sobbing and, Hopefully, Art
33. Suvir Saran
34. Make Me a Supermodel season 2, episode 1
35. EW Exclusive: 'Paranormal State' star Ryan Buell comes out in new book
36. Bio: Gage Edward
37. SDGLN EXCLUSIVE: Josh Flagg comes out on Bravo's “Million Dollar Listing,” reveals his boyfriend, discusses memoir
38. Interview with Design Star's Josh "Sparkle" Johnson
39. Interview with "Design Star"'s Matt Locke
40. TNG Interview: Tyler Wisler of “Design Star” – Just Your Average Gay Dad
41. “Design” for Living: An Interview with Kevin Grace and Karl Sponholtz
42. Tylor Devereaux
43. Design Star's Gay Ex-Cheerleader Knockout
44. 'Dancing With The Stars' Season 13 Cast Revealed
45. An interview with Sasha Mallory
46. TV on Tap: Meet Team Gay of the New "Project Runway" and Is Kevin Smith the Next Great Talk Show Host?
47. Need To Know: Ghost Hunters' Adam Berry
48. Voodoo in the house
49. Goodridge, Mike (October 12, 2004). "Seriously, dude, it was a joke". The Advocate. pp. 85–7. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
50. Meet the Queens of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” Season 6!
51. "Idol gossip". The Advocate. 2002-09-03. Archived from the original on 2007-03-22. Retrieved 2007-07-18.
52. ESPN's out player
53. Meet the New Cast from Season 19 of "The Amazing Race"
54. "The Amazing Race" 21: Meet the Newest Members of Team Gay!
55. Will "Big Brother"'s Lawon Exum Confront Jeff Schroeder Over His Homophobic Rant?
56. Meet Andy Herren Of “Big Brother 15,” The Gay Contestant Who Already Deserves To Win
57. Tropiano, p. 263
58. Straight Real World Star Isn't Shy About What 'Just Happened' With Other Men
59. “Real World” Creator Jonathan Murray On The New Season’s “Explosive” Gay Couple

References

• Tropiano, Stephen (2002). The Prime Time Closet: A History of Gays and Lesbians on TV. New York, Applause Theatre and Cinema Books. ISBN 1-55783-557-8.