Franklin and James go to a spa for massages and dinner. Each mate goes on an individual date with James. James changes his game strategy from trying to choose someone to date to avoiding choosing the straight man. He reveals the twist to Andra, who flips out. "The Possibly Straight Cat's Out Of The Bag"Īndra has breakfast with the three remaining mates while James absorbs the twist. At the end of this episode, Dani reveals the twist to James, that one of the remaining mates is straight. Three mates remain: Franklin Wes and Brian. James eliminates Darren (gay), Robb (gay) and Sean (straight). The mates are split into pairs and one from each pair is eliminated. The next day brings the next round of eliminations. After dinner, a pair of strippers arrive at the mates' house and each of the mates end up giving James a lap dance. Later that night everyone gathers at the mates' house for a buffet supper. While Andra has a day at the spa, James and the remaining six mates go on a horseback riding group date. Andra does not exercise her veto, and James eliminates Matt (gay), Michael (straight) and Dan (straight). Andra is given "veto power," allowing her to overrule one of James' choices and keep the eliminated mate in the house. At the next elimination round, the remaining nine mates are divided into three groups of three with James eliminating one from each group. Later that night, James, Andra and the other four remaining mates go out for a night of "gay karaoke" hosted by Miss Coco Peru. After the outing, back at the mates' house, James and Andra confront Dan over conflicting stories he has given them regarding his current dating status. James, Andra and five of the remaining mates go on a group outing to a wildlife preserve. "It's Raining Gay and Secretly Straight Men" James eliminates Marc (gay), Paul (straight) and Jim (straight). Unknown to James, the remaining twelve mates are divided into three groups of four and James must eliminate one from each group. James and Andra are pulled out of the party by Dani to make the next round of eliminations. Back at the mates' house, James, Andra and the mates have a backyard barbecue and present James with their gifts. The next day, the second group of six mates go on a group date with James, rock climbing, while the first group go on a shopping trip with Andra to buy James a gift (apparently the second group had gone shopping during the dance lesson date, but this was not shown). The first group of six goes with James on a group date to a ghost town, where they have country-western dance lessons. The 12 remaining mates are split into two groups. "Where Have All The Possibly Straight Cowboys Gone?" He advised his commanding officer of his sexual orientation before the show aired and was discharged under Don't ask, don't tell. Mate Jason (full name Michael Jason Tiner) was on active duty in the United States Navy when he participated in the program.
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He eliminates Chris (gay), Jason (gay) and Brian A (straight). Later that night, James made his first round of three eliminations.
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James and Andra spend time with the group at a luau, and James spends some time individually with several of the mates. James and Andra move into their Palm Springs house and meet the mates, who are living together in a separate house. At the end of each episode, the sexual orientation of each eliminated mate was revealed to viewers. The producers managed to keep a mixture of gay and straight men in the house despite the eliminations by putting the men into groups that prevented the contestant from eliminating all of the gay men or all of the straight men. If James chose a straight mate, James would win nothing and the mate would win $25,000. If James' final choice from among the mates was gay, James and the mate would win a cash prize and a trip for two to New Zealand provided by Alyson Adventures of Key West, Florida, which specializes in gay and lesbian small group tours throughout the world. James was not told of this fact until nearly the end of the series' run, and the gay mates were never informed. The controversial twist was that some of the housemates were gay, while others were straight.
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Helping him choose was his best friend Andra Stasko. The show featured a gay man named James Getzlaff selecting another man to date from among a group of 15 potential suitors, known as "mates". The show was taped in Palm Springs, California and hosted by Dani Behr. A total of six episodes were aired weekly until the finale on September 2, 2003. The show premiered July 29, 2003, on the Bravo cable television channel. The show featured the twist that the "leading man" did not know that the mix of suitors included both gay and heterosexual men. Boy Meets Boy is an American reality television show in which a gay man meets and chooses a mate from a group of 15 potential male suitors.