History was made on ABC's long-running, reality dating competition The Bachelor when it was revealed that Demi Burnett, one of the contestants on the upcoming Bachelor in Paradise spin-off series, is queer.
In the first trailer for the upcoming sixth season of Bachelor in Paradise (which was released last week), Demi can be seen kissing an unknown female partner.
"I don’t care who sees this," she says in the trailer. "I know that I love this girl. I’m just so happy that I found her, and I can definitely picture being with her for the rest of my life."
\u201cSpoiler alert: I\u2019m a queer queen \ud83d\udc78\ud83c\udffc\ud83d\udc95\ud83c\udf08 #BachelorInParadise\u201d— Demi Burnett (@Demi Burnett) 1563847359
Soon after, Demi also took to Twitter to confirm her sexuality, saying "Spoiler alert: I’m a queer queen."
While this is amazng news and Demi is bringing much-needed queer visibility to an otherwise overwhelmingly hetero TV franchise, because we still live in a very cruel, mean world, the trolls also came out of the woodwork.
Fortunately, Demi is pretty badass and knows how to take said trolls to task.
\u201cI know you\u2019re trying to mean well, however, the goal is for the LGBTQ+ community to not be viewed as separate. Saying they need a \u201crainbow bachelor\u201d is a bit homophobic. We are all humans. Segregation based on sexuality needs to die. Coexist motha fucka\u201d— Demi Burnett (@Demi Burnett) 1563920578
\u201cTwitter do your thing\u201d— Demi Burnett (@Demi Burnett) 1563942019
\u201cThe moment you described the relationship as disgusting is the moment you claimed yourself as homophobic\u201d— Demi Burnett (@Demi Burnett) 1563945264
While the hate she's getting is totally absurd, after her public coming out, Demi was met with a ton of support from her fans online, and she pointed out that the love she's been seeing has far outmatched the hate. Yeah, it sucks that homophobic trolls are still out there, but it's nice to see a self-proclaimed queer queen rise above it all!
\u201cMy DMs are so blown up with love that y\u2019all have drowned out all the hate. It\u2019s 3am and I\u2019m going to bed with a smile on my face. Love you all so much \ud83d\udc95 thank you\u201d— Demi Burnett (@Demi Burnett) 1563955860
