Are the same-sex attracted Mormons from ‘My Husband’s Not Gay’ still married? We have updates!
My Husband’s Not Gay.The hour-long special that aired on TLC in early 2015, following the lives of four Mormon men living in Salt Lake City who all openly speak about their experiences with “same-sex attraction”—a.k.a.
SSA—and, yet, would all tell you they were straight. In fact, they were all either married to, or actively pursuing relationships with women!Even for the network that used to be known as The Learning Channel, this was a new low.
The controversial special was met with pushback from the community; GLAAD released a statement calling it “dangerous” in its depiction of sexuality as a choice, while a Change.org petition suggesting TLC cancel the show received over 100,000 signatures.Subscribe to our newsletter for your front-row seat to all things entertainment with a sprinkle of everything else queer.The controversial TLC special featured men with “same-sex attraction” who maintain they’re not gay.While My Husband’s Not Gay did still air its single episode, its format definitely seemed to suggest there were originally plans for more, so maybe the petition did it’s job in the end?Anyway, it seems the world had largely forgotten about the one-off until Reality Rewatch podcaster Julian Hagins stumbled upon it and began posting his hilarious thoughts on TikTok.“So everybody’s in denial on this show?” an aghast Hagins asked.
Watching through with an appropriate amount of side-eye, his reactions highlight some of the special’s most absurd and unbelievable moments—like when one woman shows immediate concern after her husband announces plans for an overnight camping trip with some guys he barely knows.
