▁in ▁the ▁game ▁to ▁att ain ▁balance ▁of ▁sex ▁ratio . ▁ ▁Series ▁involving ▁gay ▁and ▁bis ex ual ▁contest ants ▁The ▁first ▁gay ▁version ▁of ▁these ▁more ▁real istic ▁shows ▁to ▁receive ▁main stream ▁attention ▁was ▁Boy ▁Me ets ▁Boy , ▁with ▁a ▁format ▁similar ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁The ▁Bach elor ▁and ▁The ▁Bach elor ette . ▁The ▁show ▁featured ▁an ▁unusual ▁plot ▁tw ist : ▁eight ▁of ▁the ▁men ▁from ▁the ▁show ' s ▁original ▁d ating ▁pool ▁were ▁actually ▁heter osex ual ▁men ▁pret ending ▁to ▁be ▁hom osex ual ; ▁one ▁important ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁plot ▁was ▁whether ▁the ▁gay ▁contest ant ▁would ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁recognize ▁the ▁heter osex ual ▁men . ▁ ▁Some ▁gay ▁and ▁straight ▁roman ces ▁have ▁been ▁spark ed ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁reality ▁game ▁shows , ▁suggesting ▁that ▁they ▁too ▁may ▁really ▁be ▁" dating ▁shows " ▁in ▁dis gu ise . ▁But ▁any ▁social ▁situation ▁has ▁the ▁potential ▁to ▁result ▁in ▁rom ance , ▁especially ▁work . ▁The ▁first ▁d ating ▁show ▁to ▁regularly ▁incorpor ate ▁bis ex ual ▁contest ants ▁was ▁MTV ▁series ▁A ▁Sh ot ▁at ▁Love ▁with ▁T ila ▁T equ ila , ▁which ▁included ▁both ▁male ▁and ▁female ▁contest ants ▁v ying ▁for ▁the ▁aff e ctions ▁of ▁the ▁show ' s ▁star , ▁internet ▁star ▁T ila ▁T equ ila , ▁who ▁is ▁bis ex ual . ▁ ▁The ▁British ▁series ▁N aked ▁Att raction ▁has , ▁since ▁its ▁in ception ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 ,