TLC’s new reality series My Husband’s Not Gay has sparked controversy even before the show’s premiere.

The show follows the lives of four Mormon men living in Salt Lake City, Utah, who are attracted to men but married to women. The men, however, do not identity as gay.

“This show is downright irresponsible,” GLAAD President & CEO Sarah Kate Ellis said in a statement. “No one can change who they love, and, more importantly, no one should have to. By investing in this dangerous programming, TLC is putting countless young LGBT people in harm’s way.”

A petition, created on Change.org by user Josh Sanders asking TLC to cancel the show, has more than 80,000 signatures to date. Sanders, who describes himself as a gay Christian man, writes that the show is damaging to the LGBT community by promoting the idea that they should hide who they are.

“As a devout Christian, I understand the important role faith plays in the lives of the show’s main characters. It was made very clear to me by the conservative community I grew up in that being gay was considered ‘unnatural’ and ‘an abomination,’” he writes. “The men featured in this show deserve to be shown compassion and acceptance. Perhaps even more importantly, TV viewers need to know the horrific consequences of trying to change who you are.”

TLC responded to the controversay saying the cast members "reveal the decisions they have made, and speak only for themselves."

The network still plans to air the show on Sunday, Jan. 11 at 10 p.m. on TLC.

Watch the trailer below:

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