Overview

• Back to the Frontier premiered July 10 on Magnolia Network and streams on HBO Max.
• Franklin Graham called the inclusion of Jason Hanna and Joe Riggs’s family “very disappointing” and termed it sinful.
• Ed Vitagliano of the American Family Association labeled the casting “sad and disappointing” for promoting an unbiblical view of marriage.
• Chip Gaines used his X account to urge critics to “talk, ask questions, listen...maybe even learn” about LGBTQ+ representation.
• Jason Hanna said the show offered an “amazing opportunity to normalize same-sex couples and same-sex families” and emphasized the importance of visibility.