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19 of the Best Queer Players in 'Big Brother,' Ranked
When it comes to LGBTQ+ representation on Big Brother, it's been a whirlwind. Some players include done exceptionally well, love Frankie Grande, Michael Bruner, and winners Kaycee Clark and Andy Herren. Some made history, like Audrey Middleton as the first transgender houseguest. And some made excellent television, favor Ragan Fox. No matter what, Big Brother has some notable players who have impacted the game and the queer group. Oh, and kept the live feeds juicy!
Since 2000, Big Brother has entertained American viewers every season. Whether they tune in just to the episodes on CBS or bite, sleep, and breathe the live feeds, Big Brother fans are obsessed with their favorite show. The show has celebrated over-the-top personalities who have made the show what it is. While it may not have been as progressive in the casting department compared to its CBS sister show Survivor, the individuals from the queer community are worth celebrating. Here are some of the amazing personalities that were out and proud during their hour in the Big Brother house!
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18-year-old Big Brother UK contestant comes out in emotional moment
An 18-year-old housemate has come out as gay on the UK version of Big Brother.
Vlogger Cameron Cole won over audiences as he worked up the courage to advance out of the closet on national TV, sharing the heartfelt moment with his fellow contestants.
Cole was prompted to make the life-changing decision after a fellow gay contestant, Cian Carrigan admitted that he had a crush on him.
“I just desire to f*cking speak it — or not say it, but I just want it done,” Cole said.
“It’s one of those things that you’re never ready for. Because the last four years, I’ve been waiting to be ready. And I’ve never felt ready.”
He continued, reflecting on Cian's confession: “Everyone thinks I’m acting weird because someone said they appreciate me… They don’t understand that there’s more layers to that.”
Cole then urged a fellow housemate to ask him ‘the question’ ("are you gay?"), to which he responded: "yes".
"Now my whole world changes forever," the teenager said.
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“Big Brother 20” kicked off with a two-night, jam-packed premiere that saw 16 houseguests enter the Big Brother house.
Two of this year’s contestants represent the LGBTQ community — Kaycee Clark and JC Monduix. Each week, I will recap the show, focusing on the performances and gameplay of our two LGBTQ contestants.
This week, nobody was evicted from the show and it gave the viewers time to receive a legitimate chance to encounter all the contestants and watch what they are all about.
WEDNESDAY’S EPISODE
On premiere night, the dwelling was divided into two groups of eight and had to compete in a challenge, where the winner would advance to the final competition for the power to save half the house from eviction for the first week.
Both JC and Kaycee took part in the first challenge, which required houseguests to search through a dark room filled with messy objects to find a folder that would allow houseguests to escape the room. JC was one of the first to find his folder and he was shielded , but Kaycee had worse luck. She was the only one to not find a folder and was dealt a punishment for coming in last place.
Ironically, her punishment, known as the “Pinwheel of Doom,” forced K
How Big Brother blazed the trail for LGBTQ+ representation on TV
This article was originally published 28 March 2023.
It was the summer of 2010 and Shabby Katchadourian was walking around the Big Brother bedroom in a black bra, glasses and a bandana. I was 17 and suddenly very aware that all I wanted to do was lick her stomach.
I’m not sure why it was this moment that sparked a big lgbtq+ realisation. It’s not like there was a shortage of images of women in bras in pop culture. In 2010, however, there was a shortage of lesbian visibility on television. Shabby was one of the first times I saw a real-life gay female on screen, real and messy and flawed just enjoy everyone else, trying to navigate the unusual experience of suddenly living with an eclectic community of strangers entity filmed 24/7 and, at the identical time, navigate the universal lesbian encounter of falling for a flirty linear girl. (She’s also hot as fuck but that’s neither here nor there, for the purposes of this article.)
For all its controversies and criticisms, what Big Brother did succeed at was genuinely representing the diversity of the human experience. Unlike reality television today, where