List of reality television programs with LGBT cast members

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

1970s

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

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)
1996–1998	All Rise for Julian Clary		Julian Clary	"Judge" Julian Clary hears cases of disputes between friends and neighbors.
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)
1992–	The Real World	MTV	Norman Korpi (New York)	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".
			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)

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.
2005	TransGeneration	Sundance TV	Raci "Raycee" Ignacio	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. Two of the students are trans women, and two are trans men. 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.
			Andrea Gabrielle "Gabbie" Gibson
			Lucas Cheadle
			Trent Jackson "T.J." Jourian
2009–2011	The Fashion Show	Bravo	Jeffrey Williams	Williams is the winner of season 2.
2009–2010	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.
2009–2013	Top Chef Masters	Bravo	Suvir Saran season 3
2009–	RuPaul's Drag Race	Logo (2009-2016) VH1 (2017-2022) MTV (2023-present)	RuPaul and contestants	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.
			Santino Rice (season 1–6)
			Ross Mathews (season 7–)
			Carson Kressley (season 7–)
2009–2011	Holly's World	E!	Josh Strickland
2009–2020	Cake Boss	TLC	Tony "Tone Tone" Albanese	Albanese is an intern during season 1.
2009–	HaMerotz LaMillion	Channel 2 Channel 13	Tom Baum and Uriel Yekutiel (season 4)
			Adi Carmeli (season 6)
			Haviv and Itzhak Maman (season 7)
2009–2014	The Amazing Race (Latin America)	Discovery Latin America Space	Gilberto "Beto" Morón and Juan "Juanjo" López (season 5)
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.
2008–2010	She's Got the Look	TV Land	Robert Verdi (season 1)	Robert served on the judges panel. Paula and Sandy identify as lesbians.
			Paula Thomas (season 1)
			Sandy Young (season 2)
2008–2009	Bromance	MTV	Michael Flatley
2008	Transamerican Love Story	Logo	Calpernia Addams	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.
			Alec Mapa
			Andrea James
			Jim
2008–2009	Make Me a Supermodel	Bravo	Ronnie Kroell (season 1)	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.
			Jenny Shimizu (season 2)
			Chris Cohen (season 2)
			C. J. Kirkham (season 2)
			Shawn Nishikawa (season 2)
2008–	Out of the Wild	Discovery Channel	Jake Nodar (season 2)
			Rob Lacombe (season 3)
2008–2013	The Rachel Zoe Project	Bravo	Brad Goreski	Goreski was Zoe's assistant and style consultant for the first three seasons.
2008	A Shot at Love II with Tila Tequila	MTV	Tila Tequila	Follow-up to the original 2007 series.
2007	Deserving Design	HGTV	Vern Yip
2007–2011	Paranormal State	A&E	Ryan Buell	Buell came out as bisexual in his 2010 memoir.
2007–2018	Flipping Out	Bravo	Jeff Lewis	Series about Lewis, who buys houses and "flips" them for profit. Edward, Lewis's boyfriend, joined the series in season 5 as his assistant.
			Gage Edward
2007	Any Dream Will Do	BBC One	Graham Norton	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.
			John Barrowman
			Daniel Boys
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.
2007–2009	Dress My Nest	Style	Thom Filicia	Home makeover show by former Queer Eye interior design expert.
2007–2008	The Amazing Race: A Corrida Milionária	RedeTV!	Narciso and Marcelo
2006–2022	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)
2006–2018	The X Factor (UK)	ITV	Joe McElderry (season 6)	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.
			Lucy Spraggan (series 9)
			Rylan Clark-Neal (series 9)
			Honey G (series 13)
2006–2017	Bad Girls Club	Oxygen	Ty Colliers (season 1)	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.
			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)
2006–	The Real Housewives of Orange County	Bravo	Taylor Armstrong (season 17)
			Braunwyn Windham-Burke (seasons 14–15)
2006–	Top Chef	Bravo	Ted Allen (seasons 3–4)
			Ty-Lor Boring (season 9)
2006–	Million Dollar Listing	Bravo	Madison Hildebrand
			Josh Flagg
2006–2013	HGTV Star	HGTV	Vern Yip	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.
			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)
2006–2010, 2016	The Amazing Race Asia	AXN	Claire Goh (season 4)
			Lisa and Nicole Truong-Marchetto (season 5)
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	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.
			Doug Blasdell
			Brian Peeler
			Jesse "JD" Jordan
			Rebecca Cardon
2006–2008	The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency	Oxygen Network	J. P. Calderon	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.
			John Stallings
			Gabrial Geismar
			Duke Snyder
			Rodrigo de Carli
			Shaun McCarron
			Paul Anderson
2006	Chris & John to the Rescue!	OUTtv	Chris Carter	Best friends and self-proclaimed "culture aficionados" are out to save the world, one gay at a time.
			John Simpson
2006	Jacob and Joshua: Nemesis Rising	Logo	Jacob Miller	Jacob and Joshua are the openly gay pop duo Nemesis.
			Joshua Miller
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.
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
2005–	So You Think You Can Dance	Fox	Sasha Mallory (season 8)	Mallory chose not to discuss her sexual orientation while on the series, feeling that it was "not important" in the context of the series.
			Travis Wall (season 2)
			Benji Schwimmer (season 2)
2005–2018	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)	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.
			Elvira Kurt
2005	Queer Eye for the Straight Girl	Bravo	Robbie Laughlin	Spin-off of Queer Eye that made over women instead of men.
			Danny Teeson
			Damon Pease
			Honey Labrador
2005	Showdog Moms & Dads	Bravo	Ryan Pacchiano	Behind-the-scenes eye on the competitive, quirky world of show dogs.
			Brandon Kindle
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)
2004–	Ghost Hunters	Syfy	Adam Berry	Berry joined the cast after winning Ghost Hunters Academy.
2004–2017	The Apprentice	NBC	Richard Hatch (season 11)
			Clay Aiken (season 12)
			George Takei (season 12)
			Carson Kressley (season 15)
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.
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.
2003–	The Joe Schmo Show	Spike TV	"Kip the Gay Guy" (season 1)	Reality television parody series. Lance Krall played Kip. Segun Oduolowu played Lavernius.
			"Lavernius the Black Guy" (season 3)
2003–	The Bachelorette	ABC	Kaitlyn Bristowe (Bachelorette, season 11)	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.
			Josh Seiter (season 11)
			Gabby Windey (Bachelorette, season 19)
2003–	America's Next Top Model	The CW	Jay Manuel	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.
			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)
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	Tams is to date the only openly gay performer to win an Idol competition in North America.
			Theo Tams
2003–2007	Queer Eye	Bravo	Kyan Douglas	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".
			Ted Allen
			Jai Rodriguez
			Thom Filicia
			Carson Kressley
2003–2005	King of the Jungle	Animal Planet	Adam Stone (season 1)	Stone was the runner-up of the first season.
			Cynthia Weiss (season 2)
			Matthew Buccilla (season 3)
2003	Boy Meets Boy	Bravo	James Getzlaff	Relationship contest.
			Wes Culwell
			Brian Austin
			Jason Tiner
			Darren O'Hare
			Robb MacArthur
2003	Gay Weddings	Bravo	Scott and Harley	Two gay and two lesbian couples are followed as they prepare for their upcoming marriage ceremonies.
			Lupe and Sonja
			Dan and Gregg
			Dale and Eve
2002–	The Bachelor	ABC	Krisily Kennedy (season 7)	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.
			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)
2002–	American Idol	Fox	Jim Verraros (season 1)	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.
			Clay Aiken (season 2)
			Frenchie Davis (season 2)
			Danny Noriega (season 7)
			Adam Lambert (season 8)
			Ellen DeGeneres
2002–2003	Beg, Borrow & Deal	ESPN	Julian Bryce (season 1)
2001	Lost	NBC	Joe Gulla
2001–	The Amazing Race	CBS	Joe Baldassare and Bill Bartek (season 1, 11)	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. Alana Folsom is bisexual. Claire Rehfuss previously competed on Big Brother 23, and won season 34 with fellow Big Brother castmate and boyfriend Derek Xiao.
			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)
			Ricky Rotandi & Cesar Aldrete (season 36)
			Yvonne Chavez & Melissa Main (season 36)
2001–2014	Big Brother Australia	Network Ten, Nine Network	John Cass (Season 1)	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.
			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)
			Little (Season 10)
			Jason Roses (Season 11)
2001–2008	The 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)	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. 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.
			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)
2000–2018	Big Brother (UK)	Channel 4 Channel 5	Nichola Holt (Season 1)	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.
			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
2000–2018	Celebrity Big Brother (UK)	Channel 4 Channel 5	Sue Perkins (Season 2)	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.
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)
2000–	Big Brother (U.S.)	CBS	Bill "Bunky" Miller (season 2)	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
			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
2000–	Big Brother (Spanish TV series)	Telecinco	Mari Arrabal (season 2)	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.
			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)
2000–2008	Trading Spaces	TLC Discovery Home	Vern Yip
2000–2001	American High	Fox (2000) PBS (2001)	Brad Krefman	Series follows high school students.
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	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.
			Lenny Stone (Nominator; Season 8 & 9: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. The series, produced by Peacock Alley Entertainment, premiered on E! Canada in January 2014.
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.
2018–	Ex on the Beach	MTV	Paulie Calafiore (season 1)	Paulie came out as bisexual on the second season of The Challenge:USA
			Cheyenne Parker (season 2)	Cheyenne originally appeared on Fire Island.
			Cory Zwierzynski (season 2)	Cory originally appeared on What Happens at The Abbey.
			Jozea Flores (season 2)	Jozea originally competed on Big Brother 18. Jozea and Rob are exes.
			Murray Swanby (season 2)	Murray originally appeared on What Happens at The Abbey. Murray is also exes with both Cheyenne and Cory.
			Rob Tini (season 2)
			Aubrey O'Day (season 3)	Aubrey and Lisa are exes.
			Billy Reilich (season 3)	Billy originally appeared on What Happens at The Abbey.
			Cara Cooper (season 3)	Cara is transgender and is Billy's ex.
			Lisa Coffey (season 3)
			Tyler Garrigus (season 3)
			Adore Delano (season 4)	Adore originally appeared on American Idol, RuPaul's Drag Race, and RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars.
			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)
2018	My House	Viceland	Tati 007	On NYC ball culture. Tati is a trans woman.
			Alex Mugler	Alex is gay.
			Jelani Mizrahi	Jelani is gay.
			Precious Ebony	Precious is genderfluid.
			Relish Milan	Relish is gay.
2018	Holiday Gingerbread Showdown	Food Network	Sean Patrick Henry (season 1)
2018	Haunted Gingerbread Showdown	Food Network	Steve Konopelski (season 1)
2018–	Celebrity Big Brother (US)	CBS	Ross Mathews (season 1)	Ross is openly gay.
			Brandi Glanville (season 1)	Brandi is bisexual.
			Jonathan Bennett season 2
2017–	Nate & Jeremiah by Design	HGTV	Nate Berkus (season 1,2,&3)	Nate and Jeremiah are married with two kids.
			Jeremiah Brent (season 1,2,&3)
2018–	Love & Hip Hop: Miami	VH1	Trina	Trina is openly bisexual.
			Bobby Lytes	Bobby is openly gay.
			Miami Tip	Tip is openly bisexual and expresses sexual interest in Gunplay's girlfriend Keyara.
			Jeffrey White	Jeffrey is Bobby's boyfriend.
			Malik Williams	Malik is Jeffrey's ex, who comes out for the first time publicly during the season.
2017–	Christmas Cookie Challenge	Food Network	Ricky Webster (season 2)	Ricky is the winner of season 2, episode 4.
2017	Halloween Wars: Hayride of Horror	Food Network	Zac Young
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.
2016–	The Boulet Brothers' Dragula	OutTV (S2–)	The Boulet Brothers	The Boulet Brothers judge a competition for the world's next drag supermonster. Most of the contestants have been gay/queer men.
			Contestants
			Various guest judges
2016–	Leave It To Stevie	VH1	Renaye Diaz	Renaye is a lesbian and the ex-girlfriend of rapper Siya. 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. Alexis is a lesbian in a relationship with Tyra B.
			Mimi Faust
			Alexis Branch
2016–	Escape the Night	YouTube Premium	Joey Graceffa	Presenter Graceffa is openly gay.
			Shane Dawson (Season 1)	Dawson is bisexual.
			Tyler Oakley (Season 2)	Oakley is openly gay, and won his season along with Russett who is openly bisexual.
			Andrea Russett (Season 2)
			Manny MUA (Season 3)	MUA and Rock are both gay.
			Bretman Rock (Season 4)
2016	Big Brother: Over the Top	CBS All Access	Danielle Lickey (season 1)
			Jason Roy (season 1)	Jason is gay. Kryssie is bisexual. Both made it to the final, where Kryssie came in third, and Jason came in second.
			Kryssie Ridolfi (season 1)
2016	Stevie J & Joseline: Go Hollywood	VH1	Joseline Hernandez	Joseline is openly bisexual.
			Mimi Faust	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.
2015–	I Am Jazz	TLC	Jazz Jennings	Reality series on life of transgender teen and her family.
2015–	Halloween Baking Championship	Food Network	Ray Vizcaino (season 3)
			Andrew Fuller (season 4)
			Zac Young
2015–2016	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".
2014–	King of the Nerds	TBS	Xander Jeanneret season 2	Xander is a gay gamer, or "gaymer" for short.
2014–2016	Rich Kids of Beverly Hills	E!	Jonny Drubel
2014–	Holiday Baking Championship	Food Network	Steve Konopelski (season 2)
			Joshua Livsey season 4
2014–2017	K. Michelle: My Life	VH1	K. Michelle	K is openly bisexual and reveals her ex-girlfriend Melicia in the third season.
			Jonathan Fernandez	Jonathan is openly gay and refers to himself as K's "gay husband".
2014–2017	The Amazing Race China	Shenzhen TV	Jin Xing (season 3)	Jin Xing is a trans woman.
2014–	Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood	VH1	Moniece Slaughter	Moniece is openly bisexual and is in a relationship with A.D.
			Nikki Mudarris	Nikki enters a relationship with Rosa in the third season.
			Miles Brock	Miles identifies as bisexual and is introduced as being in a long-term relationship with Milan.
			Milan Christopher	Milan is openly gay.
			Jason Lee	Jason is openly gay.
			Rosa Acosta	Rosa is openly bisexual.
			Zellswag	Zell identifies as sexually fluid.
			Alexis Skyy	Alexis is openly bisexual and has a flirtation with A.D.
			A.D. Diggs	A.D. is openly lesbian and Moniece's girlfriend.
			Misster Ray	Ray is openly gay and introduces his boyfriend, Vic the Leo.
			K. Michelle	K is openly bisexual, and at the reunion, expresses sexual interest in Akbar's wife Sade.
			JayWill	JayWill is openly bisexual and has a drag persona named Kandie.
2014-	Ex On The Beach UK	MTV	Jemma Lucy (Season 3 & 5)	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 Summers (Season 3)	Laura-Alicia is bisexual and was the first original LGBTQ cast member of the series.
			Marnie Simpson (Season 8)	Marnie is bisexual.
			Lorna Boswell (Season 8)	Lorna is bisexual.
			Bibi Machin (Season 8)	Bibi is bisexual.
			George Bebbington (Season 11)	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)	Gary was the runner up on his season.
			Kenny Brain (season 2)
			Johnny Colatruglio (season 3)
			Risha Denner (season 3)
			Sarah Hanlon (season 3)	Sarah won her season.
			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)	Kyra is the first non-binary person to be on the show.
			Brooke Warnock (season 8)
			Carol Rosher (season 8)
			Breydon White (season 9)
			Latoya Anderson (season 9)
			Josh Farnworth (season 9)
			Julie Vu (season 9)	Julie is the first transgender person on the show.
			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)
2013–	The Amazing Race Canada	CTV	Jamie Cumberland and Pierre Cadieux (season 1)	Jamie and Pierre are best friends.
			Laura Takahashi and Jackie Skinner (season 2)	Laura and Jackie are a married lesbian couple.
			Rex Harrington and Bob Hope (season 2)	Rex and Bob were engaged when the program aired.
			Ryan Steele and Rob Goddard (season 2)	Ryan and Rob are best friends. Despite both being openly gay, their sexualities were never mentioned during the airing of the program.
			Brent Sweeney and Sean Sweeney (season 3)	Brent and Sean are brothers and both openly gay.
			Hamilton Elliott (season 3)	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.
			Steph LeClair and Kristen McKenzie (season 4)	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.
			Sam Lambert and Paul Mitskopoulos (season 5)	Sam and Paul are a dating couple. They were the first gay male couple to win The Amazing Race Canada.
			Anthony Johnson & James Makokis (season 7)	Anthony & James are married.
			Craig Ramsay (season 8)
			Gisele Shaw (season 9)
			Jermaine Aranha & Justin Baird (season 9)
			Kevin Martin (season 10)
			Julia Viola & Olivia Curto (season 10)
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.
2013–	Houston Beauty	OWN	Mia Ryan	Mia is transgender.
2013–	Below Deck	Bravo	David Bradberry
2013	Capture	The CW	James Wallington	James is a host for AfterBuzzTV.com where he recaps reality television shows.
			Rob Anderson
			Jacob Kosior
2013	72 Hours	TNT	Michael Holtz	Holtz is a former competitive swimmer and Mr. Gay Chicago 2011.
2013–	The Great Christmas Light Fight	ABC	J.W. and Jerome Salveson-Sangall (season 6)
2013–	Storage Wars: New York	A&E	Chris Morelli	Professional and personal partners, Morelli and Eaton own a boutique together called "Frayed Knot".
			Tad Eaton
2013–2014	Bad Girls All-Star Battle	Oxygen	Florina "Flo" Kaja (season 1)	Jenn and Tiana both won their respective seasons. Flo finished second on her season.
			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)
2012	VIP Brother 4 (Bulgaria)	Nova TV	Lucy Diakovska
2012–2018	Shahs of Sunset	Bravo	Reza Farahan
2012–2014	The Amazing Race Philippines	TV5	Jervi Li (season 1)	Jervi Li is a trans woman also known as KaladKaren.
2012–2013	The Amazing Race Norge	TV 2	Julie Aamodt and Vichy Ericsson (season 1)
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
2012	Full Metal Jousting	History	Jake Nodar
2012–	Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta	VH1	Joseline Hernandez	Joseline is openly bisexual and has had sexual encounters with fellow cast members Mimi, Jessica Dime and Tommie.
			Mimi Faust	Mimi prefers "no labels". She has had sexual encounters with Joseline, dated Chris and is dating a woman.
			K. Michelle	Although only hinted on the show, K has identified as bisexual in interviews.
			Ariane Davis	Ariane expresses her bi-curiosity in the second season, before coming out as a lesbian and dating DJ Toni K.
			Kalenna Harper	Kalenna is openly bisexual and her relationship with Ashley is featured on the show.
			Jessica Dime	Jessica's sexual tryst with Joseline is a major storyline in season four, and in season six, she dates Alexis Skyy.
			Margeaux Simms	Margeaux is openly bisexual and dating model Merike Palmiste.
			Ashley Nicole	Ashley Nicole is a lesbian and in the fourth season introduces her girlfriend of two years, Jamie.
			Tommie Lee	Tommie's sexual tryst with Joseline is a major storyline in season five, although it is unclear how she identifies sexually.
			D. Smith	D. Smith is a trans woman.
			Chris Gould	Chris is a trans man.
			Melissa Scott	Melissa is openly lesbian.
			Jasmine Washington	Jasmine and Keanna are openly bisexual and in a polyamorous relationship with Rod.
			Keanna Arnold
			Erica Mena	Erica Mena is openly bisexual.
			Pooh Hicks	Pooh is openly bisexual, and claims to have had a threesome with Karlie and her husband.
2012–	The Amazing Race Vietnam	VTV3	Hương Giang (seasons 3 & 5)	Hương Giang is a trans woman and the winner of season 3.
2011–2014, 2019–	The Amazing Race Australia	Seven Network Network 10	Jonathan "Jono" Trenberth (season 3)	Tim and Rod were the winners of season 4.
			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)
2011–	Love & Hip Hop: New York	VH1	Somaya Reese	Although never revealed on the show, Somaya is openly bisexual. After the show, she entered a relationship with rapper Lady Luck.
			Erica Mena	Erica Mena is openly bisexual.
			Cyn Santana	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.
			K. Michelle	Although never revealed on the show, K has identified as bisexual in interviews.
			Jhonni Blaze	Jhonni is openly bisexual and expresses sexual interest in fellow cast member Precious Paris.
			Cardi B	Cardi is openly bisexual.
			Mariahlynn	Mariahlynn is openly bisexual.
			Felicia "Snoop" Pearson	Snoop is openly lesbian.
			Hennessy Carolina	After her time on the show, Hennessy came out as a lesbian.
			J. Adrienne	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".
			Kim Wallace	Kim is openly lesbian and wears suits in a stud fashion.
			Anaís	Anaís is openly bisexual.
			Brittney Taylor	Brittney is openly bisexual.
			Jonathan Fernandez	Jonathan is openly gay.
			Trent Crews	Trent is Jonathan's boyfriend.
			Alexis Skyy	Alexis is openly bisexual.
			Sidney Starr	Sidney is a trans woman.
2011–	Platinum Hit	Bravo	Scotty Granger	Granger is the brother of NBA player Danny Granger and the great nephew of gospel singer Mahalia Jackson.
2011–	Face Off	Syfy	Marcel Banks (season 1)
			Gage Hubbard (seasons 1 & 11)
			Nora Hewitt (season 9)
			Ricky Vitus (season 9)
2011–	The Voice	NBC	Vicci Martinez (season 1)
			Frenchie Davis (season 1)	Frenchie Davis did not come out until after her season ended.
			Beverly McClellan (season 1)
			Nakia (season 1)
			Erin Martin (season 2)
			Sarah Golden (season 2)
2011–	Geordie Shore	MTV (UK and Ireland)	Nathan Henry	Henry initially identified as bisexual, before coming out as gay.
			Marnie Simpson	Simpson and Lamborghini are bisexual.
			Elettra Lamborghini
2011–2012	The Glee Project	Oxygen	Alex Newell (Season 1)
2011	Fashion Hunters	Bravo	Wilson Payamps
2011	Mad Fashion	Bravo	Chris March
2011	Ton of Cash	VH1	Justin Derke	Derke is a cosmetologist and drag queen from Lansing, Michigan.
2011	The A-List: Dallas	Logo	Levi Crocker
			James Doyle
			Chase Hutchinson
			Philip Willis
			Taylor Garrett
2011	Most Eligible Dallas	Bravo	Drew Ginsburg	Series follows single men and women in the Dallas area.
2011	Carson Nation	OWN	Carson Kressley	Former Queer Eye "fashion guy" travels from town to town doling out fashion makeovers.
2011	Pretty Hurts	Logo	Rand Rusher	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.
			Curt Meeuwsen
2011	Your OWN Show: Oprah's Search for the Next TV Star	OWN	Ryan O'Connor
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.
2010–	Hair Battle Spectacular	Bravo	Derek J	Derek J is a fantasy hair stylist and judge.
			Kirby Keomysay, AKA "Nostradamus" (season 2)	Keomysay is the winner of season 2.
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)	Martinez was the "permanent house guest" of housewife Lisa VanderPump.
2010–	Next Great Baker	TLC	Gregory Soriano (season 1) and Chad Fitzgerald (season 2)
2010–2012	Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys	Sundance Channel	Joel Derfner (season 1)	Season one follows the lives of four women and their gay best friends in New York City.
			Sahil Farooqi (season 1)
			David Munk (season 1)
			Nathan Hale Williams (season 1)
			Jared Allman (season 2)	For season two the series moves to Nashville, Tennessee with an entirely new cast.
			Peter Depp (season 2)
			Shane Stevens (season 2)
			Brent Oscar Young (season 2)
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)
2010–2012	Bachelor Pad	ABC	Krisily Kennedy (season one)
2010–	The Fabulous Beekman Boys	Planet Green	Josh Kilmer-Purcell	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.
			Brent Ridge
			John Hall	John Hall (aka Farmer John) brought his goat herd to the farm and assists with the farm's operations.
			Doug Plummer	Plummer and Roberts are their neighbors and owners of the American Hotel in Sharon Springs, New York, where the series is set.
			Garth Roberts
2010–	Love Games: Bad Girls Need Love Too	Oxygen Network	Lea Beaulieu (season 2)
			Judi Jai (season 3)
			Sydney Steinfeldt (season 3)
2010–	The Real L Word	Showtime	Rose Garcia	Like the similarly titled fictional series The L Word, this series follows the lives of several lesbians living in Los Angeles.
			Jill Sloane Goldstein
			Mikey Koffman
			Whitney Mixter
			Tracy Ryerson
			Nikki Weiss
2010–2012	RuPaul's Drag U	Logo	RuPaul	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".
			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
2010–2011	Work of Art: The Next Great Artist	Bravo	John Parot (season 1) and Young Sun (season 2)
2010–2011	The A-List: New York	Logo	Reichen Lehmkuhl	Series follows the lives of gay men in New York City.
			Rodiney Santiago
			Mike Ruiz
			Austin Armacost
			Derek Lloyd Saathoff
			Ryan Nickulas
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.
2018–	Queer Eye	Netflix	Bobby Berk	Berk, Brown, France, Porowski, are gay.
			Karamo Brown
			Tan France
			Antoni Porowski
			Jonathan Van Ness	Van Ness is gay, gender non-conforming and non-binary.
			AJ (Season 1)	AJ, a hero from season 1, is gay.
			Skyler (Season 2)	Skyler, a hero from season 2, is a trans man.
			Jess (Season 3)	Jess, a hero from season 3, is a lesbian.
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.
2012–	RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars	Logo (2012–2016) VH1 (2016–)	RuPaul	RuPaul, Rice, Kressley, Hall, and Matthews are all gay men.
			Santino Rice (Season 1)
			Carson Kressley (Season 2–)
			Todrick Hall (Season 2)
			Ross Mathews (Season 2–)
2019–	RuPaul's Drag Race UK	BBC	RuPaul, Alan Carr and Graham Norton	RuPaul, Carr, and Norton are all gay men.
2018–	Drag Race Thailand	LINE TV	Judges, contestants	Various contestants are trans, gay, and non-binary.
2015–	The Switch Drag Race	Mega	Judges, contestants.	Various contestants are gay men and trans women.
2018	Dancing Queen	Netflix	Alyssa Edwards, Shangela Laquifa Wadley and Laganja Estranja	The series follows Edwards' life as a world famous drag queen and owner and artistic director of Beyond Belief Dance Company.
2018–	House of Drag	TVNZ OnDemand OutTV	Kita Mean and Anita Wigl'it	Judges and contestants are gay men and trans people.
2019–	Queen of Drags	ProSieban	Bill Kaulitz (Judge) and Conchita Wurst (Judge)
2018–	Drag Heals	OutTV	Contestants	Series follows aspiring drag kings and queens in a "drag school" program.
2017–	The Great Canadian Baking Show	CBC Television	Dan Levy (Host) and Corey Shefman (Season 1)	Dan is gay, and Corey is stated to have a male partner.

2020s

Year	Title	Network	Cast member	Notes
2020–	RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race	VH1	RuPaul (Host)	RuPaul, Kressley, Matthews, and the Drag Mentors are gay men.
			Carson Kressley (Judge)
			Ross Matthews (Judge)
			Nico Tortorella (Contestant)	Tortorella is non-binary.
			Monét X Change
			Bob the Drag Queen
			Trixie Mattel
			Asia O'Hara
			Trinity the Tuck
			Alyssa Edwards
			Nina West (Drag Mentor)
			Kim Chi (Drag Mentor)
2020–	Dragnificent!	TLC	Alexis Michelle	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.
			BeBe Zahara Benet
			Jujubee
			Thorgy Thor
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

See also

• List of comedy and variety television programs with LGBT cast members
• List of LGBT characters in television and radio
• List of animated series with LGBTQ characters
• List of dramatic television series with LGBT characters: 1970s–2000s
• List of dramatic television series with LGBT characters: 2010s
• List of dramatic television series with LGBT characters: 2020s
• List of made-for-television films with LGBT characters
• List of LGBT characters in soap operas
• List of news and information television programs featuring LGBT subjects

References

Parenthetical sources

• 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.