"Big Brother 10" welcomes gay rodeo rider Steven Diagle to the house

This morning CBS announced the cast of housemates for its 10th season of reality staple Big Brother, and as has been the case in most recent seasons, there is a gay man among the cast of million-dollar hopefuls.

This time around it's Steven Daigle, a 35-year-old "geographic consultant and rodeo rider" from Dallas:

This year the game promises to be going "back to its roots", meaning that there are no staged pair-ups, tricks, or secret couples or friends amongst the competitors. We'll see how Steven fares in this open field, but if this quote is any indication of his relative stability, there may be hope:

"If you make a mistake and say the wrong things, you may offend people and be known for that forever," said Steven Daigle, a 35-year-old geographic consultant and gay rodeo competitor from Dallas. "People make mistakes. If I do make a mistake, I hope I can learn from it and know that was some part of my life that I was ignorant or uneducated about."

Check out the intro video and full list of contenders after the jump!

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_ Michelle Costa, 28, real estate agent from Cumberland, R.I.

_ Steven Daigle, 35, geographic consultant from Dallas

_ April Dowling, 30, finance manager from Higley, Ariz.

_ Robert "Memphis" Garrett, 25, mixologist and party planner from Los Angeles

_ Dan Gheesling, 24, high school teacher from Dearborn, Mich.

_ Jessie Godderz, 22, bodybuilder from Huntington Beach, Calif.

_ Brian Hart, 27, telecommunication account manager from San Francisco

_ Gerry MacDonald, 75, retired marketing executive from Magnolia, Texas

_ Renny Martyn, 53, hair salon owner from Metairie, La.

_ Bryan Ollie, 27, marketing sales representative from Bloomington, Minn.

_ Keesha Smith, 29, waitress from Burbank, Calif.

_ Angie Swindell, 29, pharmaceutical sales representative from Orlando, Fla.

_ Libra Thompson, 31, human resources representative from Spring, Texas