The Duggars’ stance on the LGBTQ community is particularly problematic considering that certain fans believe Jana Duggar is in the closet. She is famously the eldest Duggar daughter not yet paired off, with In Touch Weekly charting her parents’ many attempts to betroth her over the years. 

A former Duggar employee told The Hollywood Gossip precisely why she’s not married. “I feel sorry for her. She’s gay, and she just doesn’t know how she’s gonna admit that she’s gay, but she’s in love with her best friend,” the insider revealed, referring to Laura DeMasie, who featured on “Counting On” and frequently pops up on social media alongside Jana and her extended family.

Per Hollywood Life, the reality star shot down the rumors in 2019 in response to a curious fan on Instagram. “I have no interest in girls that way whatsoever,” the eldest Duggar daughter reportedly wrote. Laura also denied the rumors, alongside Jill Duggar and husband Derick Dillard. 

Jana clarified, “I have ‘courted’ or ‘dated’ a few guys, but so far nothing has gone into a serious relationship. Just continuing to wait and pray for the right guy to come along.”

There’s been speculation that her father, Jim Bob Duggar, stopped things from getting serious between the two women, but we’ll likely never know the truth. The Hollywood Gossip source did note, though, that Jim Bob isn’t pleased that Jana hasn’t settled down just yet, considering that marriage is a major tenet of their faith.