Colton Underwood came out on Wednesday morning, fans of the show took to Twitter to ask for a long-overdue same-sex season of the show. “Ok let’s see a gay Bachelor season,” wrote one Twitter user in response to the news. “So now, obviously, do a long overdue gay Bachelor season,” posted another. “Now give us the season we deserve with a gay bachelor please,” said @anahigu.
Calls for there to be more representation of the LGBTQ+ community on the franchise are not new. In 2019, embattled host Chris Harrison — who is currently on leave from the show for “perpetuating racism” — was not immediately welcoming to the idea of having a queer lead.