Katie Thurston issued an apology to her LGBTQ+ followers.The upcoming season 17 Bachelorette was criticized after she shared a photo of herself getting a kiss on the neck by her friend, Casandra Suarez. In the since-deleted pic, they are sitting in front of a neon sign that reads «Girls, girls, girls,» per a screenshot taken by Thurston captioned the shot, «Whatever floats your boat,» with a purple heart.