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Spencer Duhm – Openly Gay Survivor Voted Off

Spencer Duhm (rhymes with “Boom”) has been voted off Survivor: Tocantins, the fifth member to be cast away. Spencer was the youngest member of the cast at 19 as well as the only openly gay contestant.

“I didn’t see it coming at all; it all changed that last day. The [ immunity ] challenge put the target on me, then I got the target off me, then [ ultimately ] it was back to me,” he said.

“It was very disappointing,” he said. “Being a fan [ of the show ] , you think, ‘Man, I couldn’t even save myself past three tribal councils; that’s pretty pathetic.’ But it’s OK, though I never would have guessed that a challenge would have put a target on my back.

“Overall, it was an incredible experience. Had it lasted [ only ] three days, it [ still ] would have a dream come true. So 15 days is amazing. And I still got the whole experience—just a condensed version.”

Duhm is a student at the University of Florida. He has no returned to his studies.