I feel a sense of pride that TARPH was the first TAR to have a transgender Racer in Jervi who is absolutely All-Star worthy on any TAR. She was awesome.
She worked in Philippine entertainment before TAR as a writer, but became a producer/editor on TARPH2. She recently gained a lot of attention recently for some viral videos impersonating a well-known news anchor which led to a lot of TV guestings and some acting roles too.
I feel a sense of pride that TARPH was the first TAR to have a transgender Racer in Jervi who is absolutely All-Star worthy on any TAR. She was awesome.
She worked in Philippine entertainment before TAR as a writer, but became a producer/editor on TARPH2. She recently gained a lot of attention recently for some viral videos impersonating a well-known news anchor which led to a lot of TV guestings and some acting roles too.
The “besties” met while working on the same daily noontime show for years—Saida was a mainstay dancer, while Jervi worked as the program’s floor director. They consider themselves the ultimate mix of beauty and brains on the race. More than that, they claim that their dynamic combination is unique. Jervi and Saida also insist that they are smarter than how they appear while racing. Both are used to being underestimated. On the race, they want to prove how much more of themselves they can become.
I feel a sense of pride that TARPH was the first TAR to have a transgender Racer in Jervi who is absolutely All-Star worthy on any TAR. She was awesome.
She worked in Philippine entertainment before TAR as a writer, but became a producer/editor on TARPH2. She recently gained a lot of attention recently for some viral videos impersonating a well-known news anchor which led to a lot of TV guestings and some acting roles too.
OH MY GOD
I just realized that now!!! That Jervi from TARPh is KaladKaren Davila's Jervi!!! Wow! :hearts:
Don't forget TAR Vietnam's Hương Giang. She raced on two seasons of the show (2014/2016), and was also transgender.
Oh, and also Jin Xing from TAR China 3.
Violet, in case you weren't aware, TAR China pretty much involves celebrities and their loved ones from China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, or Chinese people living in the USA.
Jin Xing? She brought along her German husband who speaks maybe 10 words of Chinese, Heinz.
That is why TAR China 3 is the best season of TAR China.
Also, I was compiling a list of LGBT racers, and while I was cross-checking, it also showed up that (either one or both of) Kisha & Jen were lesbians ? Could somebody confirm ?
Also, I was compiling a list of LGBT racers, and while I was cross-checking, it also showed up that (either one or both of) Kisha & Jen were lesbians ? Could somebody confirm ?
I was just about to do that myself. Hope I don't step on your toes?
Wikipedia notes that Kisha is a lesbian. This may or may not have been confirmed in a post-race interview, but I'm like 90% sure it was never mentioned on the show.
Quick and dirty list before I go to bed. I'll fix it up later.
Gay/Lesbian couples on TAR:
Carlos & Orlando (TARLA6)
Carol & Brandy (TAR16)
Diego & Miguel (TARLA1)
Fer & Ferds (TARLA4)
Harley & Jonathan (TAR26)
Joe & Bill (TAR1/TAR11)
Josh & Brent (TAR21)
Juanjo & Beto (TARLA5)
Julie & Vichy (TARN1)
Kate & Pat (TAR12)
Laura & Jackie (TARC3)
Lisa & Nicole (TARA5)
Lynn & Alex (TAR7)
Narciso & Marcelo (TARACM)
Reichen & Chip (TAR4)
Rex & Bob (TARC2)
Ron & Bill (TAR19)
Sam & Paul (TARC5)
Steph & Kristen (TARC4)
Tim & Te Jay (TAR25)
Tom & Terry (TAR10)
Trevor & Chris (TAR30)
Other confirmed gay contestants:
Oswald & Danny (TAR2) (both gay, but not in a relationship)
Ken (TAR3) (confirmed in team introduction)
Lauren (TAR10) (major part of their story)
Luke (TAR14/TAR18/TAR24) (confirmed in TAR24)
Kisha (TAR14/TAR18)
Mel & Mike (TAR14/TAR18) (both confirmed in team introduction)
Sam & Dan (TAR15) (gay brothers)
Dan & Jordan (TAR16) (gay brothers)
Joey (TAR22/TAR24) (confirmed online)
Bergen & Kurt (TAR26) (gay blind date)
Tyler (TAR28) (confirmed online)
Seth (TAR29) (confirmed in episode one) <--Is this correct? I feel like I'm mis-remembering
Jamie & Pierre (TARC1) (gay best friends)
Tom & Uriel (TARI4) (gay best friends)
That's all I can think of for now, my brain stopped working an hour ago...
I don't think Dan of Dan & Jordan is gay. Just Jordan.
Antoine is, he talked in media articles about how accepting Stephane was when he came out.
Jaymes & James, one of them is, I can never remember which.
Hmmmmm.... something does not feel right in debating/determining whether a certain person is gay or not.
Or maybe it is just me :lol:
Literally all this is, it's a record of any team or contestant who has identified themselves as gay during their time on the race
I see the entire world as numbers. Everything is numbers and lists to me.Love this expression. I share the same worldview, if you can call it that.
I see the entire world as numbers. Everything is numbers and lists to me.Love this expression. I share the same worldview, if you can call it that.
On a more thematic note, I've been waiting for seasons for another all-female dating couple. Why have we only had 2 in 30 seasons?? I know everybody keeps saying this, but let me just repeat that S26 was such a huge missed opportunity.
Yeah, I didn't realize this until just now when making the list, but in three seasons The Amazing Race Australia has never featured any openly LGBT contestants. I find that to be rather surprising, tbqh.
Yeah, I didn't realize this until just now when making the list, but in three seasons The Amazing Race Australia has never featured any openly LGBT contestants. I find that to be rather surprising, tbqh.
We didn't really have too many same-sex couples, until the law was passed in October last year...
Who's that man with Lisa and Nicole?
That's Joey Corvino of course Bourkie!!
Find them? Ha, I took it! We all had dinner and a great evening of storytelling last night. $TARFamily
There is, again, no explanation for how that was mixed up (Again, I've SPOKEN WITH HIM! I'm so sorryyyyyy)
I've never been good with names in the first place. I spent like five minutes trying to remember the name of TAR29 Joey's partner...
That's Joey Corvino of course Bourkie!!
Find them? Ha, I took it! We all had dinner and a great evening of storytelling last night. $TARFamily
then-Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada Pierre Trudeau (who eventually became the 15th Prime Minister of Canada) famously commenting, "There's no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation."
In November 2016, Vietnam, together with South Korea, Japan, the Philippines, Israel, Thailand, Nepal and Mongolia, were the only Asian countries to vote in favor of the appointment of an independent expert to raise awareness of the discrimination faced by the LGBT community and to find ways to properly protect them.
Here's a quick rundown of how LGBT contestants on the show have finished so far:
1st - 8
2nd - 5
3rd - 6
4th - 3
5th - 5
6th - 4
7th - 6
8th - 7
9th - 7
10th - 5
11th - 3
Old news at this point I suppose, but TAR Canada just had its third team of gay winners. That's almost half of all their seasons!