The former contestant on “Bulăcenza” wants to see “real progress” with the trans leader in the show

A ‘The Bachelorette’ alum wants a transgender lead for the show.

Josh Seiter, who appeared on season 11 of “The Bachelorette” in 2015, praised the showrunners for making the effort to diversify, but said they need to do more.

“It’s great that ‘The Bachelor’ franchise is finally casting a more diverse group of people (it took quite a while), but no real progress was made until they cast a trans woman in the lead,” shared Seiter on Instagram Stories on Tuesday, August 13. .

Seiter, 37, came out as transgender in May. The reality contestant opened up about the transition in an Instagram post.

Former Bulcenza contestant Josh Seiter now identifies as a woman, sharing the story on TikTok. (TikTok: @josh_seiter_official)

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The actor explained that he received death threats about the change.

“I’ve been getting death threats, people telling me they’re going to hang me, they can’t wait to see me to kill me,” Seiter told The Daily Mail in a recently published article.

“These are all the messages I have in (my direct messages).”

Seiter recently faced “vitriolic” backlash from the “extreme left” after coming out as transgender earlier this summer.

Seiter competed on season 11 of “The Bachelorette.” (Rick Rowell)

“Ironically, I’ve found that the far left and the LGBTQ community have been some of the most vitriolic and mean to me in all of this,” Seiter said.The Daily Mail.”

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“I wasn’t greeted with the acceptance, tolerance and open arms that the left loves to preach about,” added the former “Bachelorette” contestant.

“I have struggled with my gender identity – and the resulting feelings of guilt and shame – for as long as I can remember. I’ve spent the last three decades taking great care to keep this side of me private,” the Chicagoan shared on Instagram in May. 20.