My husband is gay tlc

And that's to be expected; TLC has become known for taking the wildest people and turning them into enjoyable content for viewers. Yet it's in how enjoyable this episode could be that reveals its insidious implications, ones that viewers in recognized quickly, and that watchers are still reiterating today.

People Are Outraged Over The New TLC Show 'My Husband's Not Gay'

Recently, transgender teenager Leelah Alcorn committed suicide. Her story of her religious parents rejecting her went viral. This happens far too often. Rolling Stone is a part of Penske Media Corporation. All rights reserved. By Eliel Cruz Eliel Cruz. View all posts by Eliel Cruz.

4 Reasons TLC’s ‘My Husband’s Not Gay’ is Dangerous for LGBT People

The men featured in this show deserve to be shown compassion and acceptance. Instead, TLC is presenting their lives as entertainment while sending the message that being gay is something that can and ought to be 'changed' or that you can fight your sexual orientation by marrying someone of the opposite sex.

TLC Faces Pressure to Cancel ‘My Husband’s Not Gay’ Special, GLAAD Calls Show ‘Dangerous’

TLC's My Husband's Not Gay didn't cross this line, in my opinion, as a simultaneously frothy and thought-provoking piece of TV, but clearly in the real world, its participants have done so on multiple occasions. They can't expect viewers to stop and think and empathize with their "unconventional" coupling if they're hell-bent on messing with others'.