The Bachelor reality TV franchise is a top show with American conservatives because it reinforces antiquated ideas of love where 12 people go at each other’s throats for the top prize, a hand in marriage to a random stranger.

As the most heteronormative show on tv with the blandest contestants, it came as a bit of surprise when Colton Underwood, one of the series’ top contestants came out as gay, along with a tell all book sharing every juicy detail of his sex life.

Colton is now on the talk show circuit, promoting his new book where he declares “I’ve hated myself for a long time.” Well Colton, that makes two of us.

Today we’re taking a look at queer bating on reality TV dating shows, the all new Gay Bachelor Colton Underwood, A Shot of Love with Tila Tequila and Robert Sepuvelda Jr. the Instagram escort who was the prize pig on Logo’s “Finding Prince Charming” hosted by Lance Bass.

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➤ Plastic surgeons report a growing number of teens want to look like their Instagram filters in real life.

➤ Before Michael Stipe became a pop music legend with REM, he regularly showed up as Dr Frank N Furter at screenings of the Rocky Horror Picture Show.

➤ Chris Crocker’s masterpiece viral video “Leave Britney Alone” sells for $41,000 in cryptocurrency.