Season Two Episode One: God Bless Gay
If any episode could be described as the quintessential spirit of Queer Eye, I think it’s this one.
The transformation of this episode is twofold: Mama Tammye and her son, Miles, get the pampering, attention and emotional support that they need throughout the week as they prepare for Tammye’s church’s Homecoming service. But Tammye also has a special impact on the Fab Five—especially Bobby.
Bobby appears reluctant to even step into church buildings at the start of the episode because he experienced a lot of harm tied to his personal church background after coming out. His own emotional growth through the process of renovating the church hall makes this episode extra compelling.
In addition to its authentic empowerment through makeovers, Queer Eye also takes on the hefty task of trying to bridge harsh cultural divides in our culture through radical empathy.
In God Bless Gay, Tammye stands out as one of the show’s brightest examples of standing up against divisiveness. She is able to illustrate in her own special way that faith and affirmation of LGBTQIA people needn’t be exclusive to one another, and the result is beautiful.