Gay advocates are blasting a new TV show called "My Husband's Not Gay," which centers on gay Mormon men from Utah who chose to marry women.

In the show, three couples talk about their marriages, their sex lives and their faith, while the men in each relationship open up about being attracted to other men.

One of the stars of the reality series, Preston "Pret" Dahlgren, 32, says he married his high school sweetheart years after they met in Sunday school. He is also an active church member and a proud father of two young daughters. However, although he claims to have a happy life and marriage, he says he is also attracted to men.

Megan, Pret's wife, also says she and her husband share a strong bond in spite of his sexual orientation.

"We do have a happy, healthy sex life," she told The Associated Press.

"There are a lot of stories out there, and this just isn't one of them," Pret added.

Dahlgren and another star on the series, Jeff Bennion, said their upbringing in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was a strong factor in why they chose to live a traditional lifestyle according to their faith.

"I would say it was part of my decision early on, especially, and a big influencer of that," Pret said. "It certainly helped guide me toward where I'm at today, no doubt about it."

However, gay rights advocacy groups say the show is irresponsible and dangerous and are pushing the TLC cable network to cancel the program before it airs Sunday.

The gay rights group GLAAD also slammed the show for sending the wrong message to the gay community.

"No one can change who they love, and, more importantly, no one should have to," GLAAD president Sarah Kate Ellis said in a statement. "By investing in this dangerous programming, TLC is putting countless young LGBT people in harm's way."

A Change.org petition asking TLC to cancel the show has also garnered almost 100,000 signatures. According to the petition, the show is encouraging gay, bisexual and transgender people to "lie to themselves and to their faith communities about who they are and who they love."

Josh Sanders, the creator of the petition, says he identifies as "a gay Christian man who's seen first hand how this message can harm people," reports The New York Times.

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