“That’s the really tricky part, because it’s been tried a number of times overseas … no one’s got it right yet anywhere in the world, and this isn’t to say it shouldn’t happen … it’s very difficult to get all the ducks in a row to make that happen.” “How do we make queer dating work in a primetime television format where the economic realities are that it costs hundreds and hundreds of thousands of dollars to make an hour of television? “And if you grow up never having seen a same-sex couple living a fulfilling life, having a happy relationship based on love, based on mutual support of each other, you may not ever know how to have that relationship yourself.” “I’ve always said that queer dating should 100 per cent be on television, you can’t be what you can’t see,” Günsberg told The New Daily. The Bachelor franchise host Osher Günsberg has supported the cause from day one, but believes our networks are still a while away from giving the people what they want. Why then, in 2020, are audiences’ demands for queer-specific dating shows still falling on deaf ears?