Gen Z leads LGBT shift
Generation Z is breaking with binary notions of gender and sexuality. And, how the first season of \u201cThe Bachelor\u201d to feature a Black man has only highlighted the show\u2019s racism problem.
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Recent surveys show that a growing percentage of the U.S. population identifies as LGBT. What\u2019s less clear is why. Is it because of a real shift in sexual orientation and gender identity? Or is it because of a greater willingness among young people to identify as LGBT? Samantha Schmidt reports.
The \u201cBachelor\u201d franchise is facing a public reckoning after revelations about a contestant\u2019s racist past. Style reporter Emily Yahr and Vulture writer Ali Barthwell explain what happened, and what this episode can tell us about Bachelor Nation and reality television as a whole.
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