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GLAAD's CEO and president, Sarah Kate Ellis even praised the couple in a statement and said, \"Seeing two women get engaged on Bachelor in Paradise is a groundbreaking step forward toward including LGBTQ couples across reality television. Reality TV is finally moving towards storylines that LGBTQ audiences and allies have been craving for quite some time.\"

“That’s a lot of pressure to be a role model,” said Burnett. “But I do understand like we are in a sense and if we can make people feel more comfortable with their sexuality like I’m super grateful for that and I’m really proud to be that person.”

Now Haggerty and Burnett are owning their relationship and while they are focusing on building their life together, they are encouraging others who may have been questioning their sexuality to find their truth.

Burnett said, “Be vocal about it. Talk to people you trust about it don’t keep it in your head. Talk about it to people who care about you and love you because that’ll help you.”

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