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When It Comes to LGBTQ+ Voice, HGTV Is Still a Labor in Progress
Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent; Davina Thomasula and Kristin Leitheuser; and Keith Bynum and Evan Thomas. (Photos: HGTV; Primetimer graphic)
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In preceding , HGTV staple House Hunters made headlines when it featured its first-ever throuple searching for the perfect home with a three-car garage and expanded bathroom. The episode, "Three's Not a Crowd in Colorado Springs," wasn't the first time 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 move through. Though HGTV currently has two LGBTQ+-led home renovation shows on the air — Bargain Block and The Nate &am For some quick context, Chip and Joanna — who have been married since , and previously hosted the popular HGTV reveal Fixer Upper — are devout Christians. Back in , viewers learned that the pastor of their evangelical and mission-based church appeared to be against same-sex marriage. Meanwhile, Chip and Joanna denied anti-gay allegations during a interview with The Hollywood Reporter. It's the newest demonstrate on the HGTV network and it's filmed right here in Detroit. "Bargain Block"stars personal and professional partners Keith Bynum and Evan Thomas, transplants from Colorado, and follows the couple as they put a unique spin on the concept of house flipping. They buy boarded up and abandoned houses in neglected Detroit neighborhoods for as little as $1, and live in them while they invest their control money fixing them up and bringing them back to life. "We love taking on the absolute worst of the worst,"Bynum tells Parade Source. "The property that no one wants or believes in, that's our jam." Bynum, who common he was disowned by his family when he came out, feels especially at home in Detroit's land of misfit houses. He sees himself in the properties they rehab, he says: "I kind of personify the houses. I was down and beat up and even my family didn't yearn me after I came out, but someone believed in me and I'm in such a better place now. The houses are the same. They just need someone to believe in them again." Partners Keith Bynum and Evan Thomas tour a Detroit h Chip and Joanna Gaines have landed in hot water with some portions of the Christian community. The home improvement power couple, who hold long been vocal about their Christian faith, angered some viewers when a new show they produced featured a same-sex couple. "Back to the Frontier," which premiered this month on HBO Max and their own Magnolia Network (Thursdays, 8 ET/PT), follows several families as they seek to live life appreciate frontiersmen in the s. Among the families taking on the challenge is the Hanna/Riggs clan from Texas, comprised of married couple Jason Hanna and Joe Riggs and their year-old twin sons. The choice to incorporate them was met with immediate backlash from the evangelical community as notable pastors and media personalities participated in a digital pile-on, chiding the Gaineses for allegedly shirking their Christian values. On July 12, Franklin
One of the families featured in the show is a married couple, Jason Hanna and Joe Riggs, and their year-old sons. And sadly, several anti-gay viewers criticized Chip and Joanna for their inclusion of a gay couple — including Franklin Graham, who is the son of Evangelical pastor Billy Graham. Franklin wrote on X, “While we are to love people, we should love them enough to tell them the truth of God’s Synonyms. His Word is absolute truth. God loves us, and His design for marriage is between one man and one chick. Promoting something that God defines as sin is in itself sin.”
Twitter: @Franklin_GrahamAnd now, amid backlash for featuring a gay couple on the new show, Chip has defended himself and Joa
Chip and Joanna Gaines cast a gay couple. Then came the backlash.