Back to the Frontier, which premiered on July 10, follows three families, including Hanna and Riggs, as they attempt to live like 19th-century homesteaders. Speaking to LGBTQ+ outlet Queerty, Hanna also called the experience “a great, amazing opportunity to normalize same-sex couples and same-sex families.”

Conservative Christians have called for the Gaineses to 'repent' after having a gay couple on their new show. The pattern is nothing new.

“FRANKLIN GRAHAM: God hates Chip and Joanna Gaines for recognizing that gay people exist and for their war on traditional marriage,” Dr. Kevin M. Young wrote on X. “ALSO FRANKLIN GRAHAM: Donald Trump is a model Christian, does God’s will, and Christians must support him no matter what.”