(Los Angeles, California) Fox Television spent most of Friday furiously backpedaling after a press release trumpeting its newest "reality" show was accused of being homophobic.

"It’s a heterosexual male’s worst nightmare: turning gay overnight," said the p.r. statement, trumpeting its new show "Seriously, Dude, I'm Gay."

"For one week a pair of straight guys will immerse themselves in 'the gay lifestyle.' Each will move into separate West Hollywood lofts, complete with three gay roommates, to experience what it’s like to live life as a gay man."

If they master each of their challenges, the press release says, they’ll stand before "a jury of their queers" which will declare which of the two guys they believe is actually gay, and that guy will win fifty thousand dollars.

"It certainly raises red flags about negative stereotypes," Stephen Macias the Media Director for the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation told 365Gay.com.

GLAAD has asked for a copy of the tape of the show.

"The concern around the show is humor at the expense of the LGBT community," Macias said. "It's certainly not welcome when it's possible that it can be translated into physical harm against members of our community."

The network Friday issued an apology for the press release. "Our failed attempt at humor was ill-chosen and inappropriate." But, it has failed to address any of GLAAD's concerns about the content of the show.

The show is produced by the creators of “My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiancé” and is scheduled for Monday, June 7 from 8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT)

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Im sorry but what do these people expect? I mean c'mon how many gay guys do you know that act like the QEFTSG men? If that isnt perpetuating a stereo-fucking-type what the hell is?

Still i suppose to some extent it shows that the pink dollar is as good for mainstream as it is in the porn business

Regards,

Lee