How Gay Is That?

For this, my inaugural post, I've decided to discuss my favorite topic: The Gays.

I recently came upon a post on Past Deadline* about gay-friendly companies. (Here's the full report, if you're interested.) Bravo is, apparently, the gay-friendliest. You won't hear any arguments from me on that one. And I'll save my rant about programming veep Andy Cohen for a later date.

What did surprise me, however, was the absence of ABC/Disney. From daytime to primetime, ABC is chock full of gay, lesbian and transgender characters. And Disney, evil corporation though it may be, is the most overtly homo-happy company there is. If I were to have taken that poll, Disney would have been the first name to trip from my tongue.

So, really, it seems to me that Bravo has been promoting itself pretty hard. (As opposed to Disney stepping back a bit.) No doubt, Andy "Chest Hair Forward" Cohen had something to do with that. But, again, that's another post for another time.

*If you don't know about Past Deadline, I suggest you familiarize yourself with it right quick. Unfortunately, Ray Richmond doesn't post as much as he used to, but when he does, it's hilarious and insightful. Barry Garron is pretty entertaining, as well, but Ray really is the king.