Meet the Gay Man Living the Mermaid Lifestyle: VIDEO

Eric Ducharme is the subject of TLC's My Crazy Obsession, premiering tonight. Buzzfeed has the trailer and some wonderful gifs.

The Daily Mail reports:

'When I put on a tail I feel transformed,' Ducharme says while resting on the water's edge. 'I feel like I'm starting to enter into a different world when I hit the water.'

He calls it 'mermaiding,' his own style of costumed free-diving that he says allows him to escape the world up above.

'Being under water I feel, I'm just totally away from the world,' he explains while able to hold his breath for up to four minutes at a time.

Though as bizarre of a 'lifestyle' activity as it is, it's one his family and even boyfriend have accepted - it not without initial astonishment.

'When I first met Eric, I was introduced to the subject of mermaids, on our first date,' Ducharme's boyfriend Matthew Quijano opens up on camera. 'Your jaw just kind of drops and you're just like, "wow."

'When we go swimming I don't even see him because he swims off to his own little corner, it's all about getting away from the rest of the world,' he says.

Check out video of Ducharme mertailing, AFTER THE JUMP...

'Amazing Race' Teams Send Message to Bullied Gay Teen Named Colin: 'You're Amazing'

Amazing Race winners The Beekman Boys says they've received more than 8,000 letters of congratulations from various fans. One of them happened to be from a woman who says her son Colin is gay and bullied:

“I’m sure you guys are way too busy to read this, but I want you to know how inspirational you two are to my 12 year old son. He is gay and is dealing with bullying and harassment in middle school. It’s so hard to see him going through this, and sometimes the “It Gets Better” message is lost on a 12 year old who feels that middle school will never end…We cheered you on every Sunday night and agonized every time you had difficulties. My son was so incredibly thrilled when you two won last night (as was I!). Thank you for helping him see that not only DOES it get better, it gets AMAZING.”

In response, Brent and Josh asked each of the teams on this year's show to send a message of support to Colin, and all of them did so.

Check a few more of them out, on their website.

And, unrelated, but just for fun, I've posted The Fabulous Beekman Boys blooper reel from their show, which they recently posted to YouTube. Check it out, AFTER THE JUMP...

Gay 'Amazing Race' Winners The Beekman Boys Talk About Their Win on 'The Talk': VIDEO

The Beekman Boys showed up on The Talk yesterday to celebrate their win, share what they learned, and how the million dollars will impact their lives.

Said Josh Kilmer-Purcell: "It was a great lesson if you're having troubles in life. Just keep going. Keep trying. Someone will help you, and you're gonna win."

Watch, AFTER THE JUMP...

Did the Gays Win 'The Amazing Race'? - VIDEO

Did the Beekman Boys Josh Kilmer-Purcell and Brent Ridge, who were dubbed the "evil gays" by the Sri Lankan twins,  show America that they could edge out the Chippendales and a couple of straight dating Texas jocks to win the million bucks?

Watch the show's final moments (SPOILERS), AFTER THE JUMP...

The One with the Elevator, The Creepy Girl, and The Doll: VIDEO

Brazilian TV prank shows are so much more fun than American ones.

Watch, AFTER THE JUMP...

Andy Cohen Confronts Joe Giudice About Homophobic Language: VIDEO

Bravo's Andy Cohen confronted Real New Jersey Housewife Teresa Giudice's husband Joe about his homophobia on a "lost footage" extension of the show's reunion program over the weekend, Radar Online reports.

Cohen asked Giudice aboutt remarks he made that one of the show's gay castmembers had a "loose butthole".

"Everyone laughed. I mean, that was funny," interjected Teresa.

"I mean even gay guys tell me it was funny," said Joe.

"Growing up, we always used the word... we call each other, faggot, homo or whatever, that was just our words growing up. doesn't mean anything. We were friends. We call each other names all the time, it doesn't mean we're gay. We just would use that word for whatever reason, that just was in our vocabulary... It was just a word that everybody used. Now, I don't use the word anymore because it's not appropriate and people don't want to hear that, so I don't use it."

Watch, AFTER THE JUMP...