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Back in January, the Finding out network launched Discovery+, a streaming service for the bevy of networks under its media umbrella. The service has something for every type of queer. Are you a chef-y gay? Discovery+ offers you all your favorite shows from Food Network and the Cooking Channel. A true crime gay? You’ve got Investigation Discovery’s entire library at your fingertips. An adventurous gay? See every corner of the world from the comforts of your couch with the Travel Channel or or Discovery. Are you a gay who’s unsure of where they stay on the question of “is love a lie?” Shows like 90 Evening Fiance and Say Yes to the Dress will help you figure out where your allegiances lie.
For me, though, I’m a home improvement gay, determined to watch enough HGTV to one day level up to the DIY gay status. Thus far my love for HGTV just leaves me with a lot of ideas but lacking the capacity to bring any of them to fruition. I can talk a great game, though!
While I adore watching HGTV, the network is definitely lacking when it comes to diversity. Its talent is disproportionately white and its out queer talent is disproportionately male. As far as
Inside Chip and Joanna Gaines’ lgbtq+ couple scandal – and whether the ‘Fixer Upper’ identity will survive it
The Bible Belt is bringing about a reckoning on Chip and Joanna Gaines.
The home renovation superstars sparked backlash for featuring a same-sex attracted couple on their new reality present “Back to the Frontier.” Conservative Christian leaders like Reverend Franklin Graham – son of slow star evangelist Billy Graham – and podcaster Allie Beth Stuckey both slammed their decision, with Graham calling the casting “very disappointing.”
Sources told The Send Chip and Joanna have a tough position to negotiate – satisfying the demands of an increasingly diverse audience across the US and growing their network while staying true to their faith and fanbase.
Graham was clear in his stance, writing: “His Word is absolute truth. God loves us, and His design for marriage is between one man and one woman.”
This prompted Chip to discharge gasoline on the controversy by tweeting: “The way of ‘modern American Christian culture’ is ‘Judge 1st, understand later/never.’ ”
The remark was seen as a rebuke of conservative Christians, who claim the “Fixe
Chip and Joanna Gaines Put a Gay Couple on Their Novel Show. All Hell Broke Loose.
In the HGTV universe, controversy doesn’t typically come knocking. Home renovation shows tend to follow a simple structure wherein an outdated space is transformed—after some budgetary or building bumps—leaving the homeowners happy and the pair of tool belt–toting hosts (it is almost always a pair) primed to take on next week’s project. It’s comfort TV where the formula is as blandly pleasing as the decor. So color us all surprised to learn that the two biggest and most powerful stars to emerge from the world of HGTV, Chip and Joanna Gaines, have suddenly found themselves embroiled in a good ol’ Christian backlash because they broke their traditional mold, however slightly, by doing something that far-right religious bigots apparently cannot tolerate: admit the existence of LGBTQ+ people.
But while that may not appear like a big deal, it is actually an unexpected one if you know anything about the Gaineses’ lore. So here’s our best attempt to clarify what’s going on with America’s favorite modern farmhouse evangelists.
I’m a middle-aged straight guy. I comprehend nothing about these people and hav Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent; Davina Thomasula and Kristin Leitheuser; and Keith Bynum and Evan Thomas. (Photos: HGTV; Primetimer graphic) In Investigating Discovery+, Primetimer staffers and contributors comb through the Discovery+ catalog to identify veiled gems and seize a closer peek at breakout series. In early 2020, HGTV staple House Hunters made headlines when it featured its first-ever throuple searching for the matchless home with a three-car garage and expanded bathroom. The episode, "Three's Not a Crowd in Colorado Springs," wasn't the first occasion House Hunters centered queer home buyers — it's actually one of HGTV's more diverse franchises — but it resonated with viewers, especially more optimistically-minded fans hoping the installment reflected a shift at the notoriously traditional network. Three years later, viewers are, for the most part, still waiting for that to come to pass. Though HGTV currently has two LGBTQ+-led home renovation shows on the air — Bargain Block and The Nate & Jeremiah Home Project — they're drowned out by the overwhelming amount of programming featurWhen It Comes to LGBTQ+ Representation, HGTV Is Still a Work in Progress