Who Is Gayer?

[arwalden]

Who is it... that when you hear their name... or see their face... the VERY FIRST THING you think of is "gay" or "lesbian"?

[Stone Cold]

1. I voted for Christopher Lowell....

...but I heard he's married to a woman. Looks like first impressions aren't always right.

[arwalden]

5. Married Schmarried... means nothing.

He's so gay... he just hasn't figured it out yet. LOL

[Stone Cold]

7. LOL

maybe he's too gay to be gay???

[arwalden]

Is That Possible... He's so far and away GAY that he actually...

... he actually wraps around to the STRAIGHT side. Kind of like a sexual "word wrap".

-- Allen

[Stone Cold]

16. Who knows?

lol

[Ellen Forradalom]

44. A comic about Christopher Lowell

I don't know who he is (don't watch much decorating TV) so I googled him and found this:



at http://www.ladygg.com/comics/clowell.htm

[cosmicdot]

95. clue: "his decorating taste is theatrical and over the top"

uh-huh

[quinnox]

14. I don't believe it

I would have to see proof of a marriage certificate before I believe it.

[Xithras]

29. So he swings both ways!

Some of us like the opposite sex, some of us like the same sex, and some of us just like sex :evilgrin:

[Throckmorton]

59. He is not gay.

and I should know, because I am gay and he is my brother

[Hell Hath No Fury]

77. That sound you hear...

is that of my jaw dropping to the floor.

Christopher Lowell? MARRIED TO A WOMAN?

Good heavens, say it isn't so....

Now I am all too familiar with the gay "married" man, but Lowell's flame burns so very brightly that I simply can't imagine he would be the type to engage in such silly subterfuge.

My brain is hurting....

[Red State Rebel]

78. I know someone that works for him...

I will try to see what I can find out :) I do love him and his show!

[Ellen Forradalom]

2. Graham Norton, because's he just soooo

Graham Norton!

[Screaming Lord Byron]

66. You mean Graham Norton is gay?!

didn't see that coming.

[Nailzberg]

3. I gotta go with Chris Lowell

Just about the gayest I can think of.

[quinnox]

4. Christopher Lowell

When I see him and his mannerisms, his beard and baldness, the whole bit, it screams gay.

[arwalden]

12. Honey... Even Helen Keller Could Tell That Christopher Lowell is...

... a Queen. He's more than a queen... he's Ultra-Queen. (Sounds like a gay super hero doesn't it?) LOL

-- Allen

[quinnox]

17. I'm a guy, not a "honey"

Lol, I can understand how gender confusion can happen here in cyber space, I have done the same.

[arwalden]

23. When A Gay Man Says "Honey"... It's Genderless.

But you're right about trying to use the right pronouns in cyberspace. It's funny sometimes.

-- Allen

[trof]

55. My 85 year old uncle calls me "honey"

sometimes. We're both hetero males as far as I can tell.
Maybe it's a southern thang.
I vote for Liberace and it probably is a generational thing.

[Dookus]

6. did ya know....

Liberace once sued a newspaper... AND WON.... when it implied he might be gay.

[arwalden]

8. I Forgot About Nathan Lane...

... Tony Randall was swapped out for Nathan Lane. If you want to vote for Tony Randall, then you'll need to choose "other". Sorry.

-- Allen

[Hell Hath No Fury]

79. I once had an...

onscreen acquiantence with whom I uses to argue about Nathan. She swore Nathan was not gay, and invented some strange story about her sister dating him and how he HATED it when someone thought he was. She also said that he was very sensitive about his weight.

When he finally officially came out, she disappeared from sight, never to return. :)

[Kathy in Cambridge]

9. Christopher Lowell-though Graham Norton

is a close second.

I love Graham Norton-his show is one of the funniest on TV.

[BlackVelvetElvis]

13. Who is Graham Norton?

[arwalden]

25. You Need to Get Out More Often... Or If Your Cable/Satellite Lineup...

... includes BBC-America then you can watch his talk show. Very hip. Very funny. Very adult. Very gay.

-- Allen

[Hell Hath No Fury]

82. I adore Graham...

I especially loved his visit to Dollywood! The Dolly pube and his run in with the beaver lady had me in stiches.

He played here in SF recently, but I was too broke to see him :(

[arwalden]

84. Graham And Dolly

I've got both episodes saved on my ReplayTV. I don't have the heart to delete them.

The Dolly pube was priceless.

-- Allen

[DuctapeFatwa]

10. Ralph Reed

He needs to learn to love himself.

[arwalden]

35. I Think You're On To Something...

... sad, isn't it?

[devilgrrl]

47. Dang! You beat me to it!

nt

[YellowRubberDuckie]

11. Richard Simmons is married and has like a dozen kids.

Isn't that weird?
Duckie

[Dookus]

18. very weird...

and entirely untrue. Richard Simmons ain't married....

[noiretextatique]

15. the duck, of course!

:hi: allen...don't you know you are perpetuating gay stereotypes with that duck...blah, blah blah :D :wtf: i still don't see what the problem is with the duck...i think he's cute :D

[arwalden]

20. Oh My Gay Stars!

Blah blah blah
Yadda yadda yadda

It's not the duck itself (I was told) it's that damn rainbow tank top he's wearing... and his lisp... and the way he prances around... and his nelly expressions... and his friends... and his promiscuity... and that he's a nurse.

But other than that... he's okay.


-- Allen

[BlackVelvetElvis]

22. I love that guy!

does he do hair as well?

[Lydia Leftcoast]

19. I don't even know who Christopher Lowell is

I Googled for his picture, and I still don't know who he is.

So I voted for Graham Norton.

[Feanorcurufinwe]

24. Me neither. I feel decidedly unhip.

[arwalden]

26. Christopher Lowell Is The Host Of An HGTV Home Decorating Show...

... it's been through several incarnations and revisions. The latest version is called the Christopher Lowell show. It's all about ow to do quick and easy decorating on the cheap.

-- Allen

[Feanorcurufinwe]

50. Well maybe I wasn't so unhip after all.

In fact now that I know who he is, I feel even less hip.

[cosmicdot]

94. Christopher Lowell

Here's a theme for one of his decorating shows:

Tuesday at 10 a.m.— Over The Rainbow
Explore color and its power to transform the mood and style of our rooms.

Here's another:

Show #501 — Bodacious Bedrooms
We're exploring bedrooms with wake-up style!

Bodacious???

Show #529 — Marvey Mod
Explore the groovy retro style of the 1960s and 1970s

Marvey???

The Defense rests.



I think he's even dressed in drag (not pretty scene) in recent seasons.

Miss Lowell, though, is raking in the dough -- own furniture line, paint line, etc.

[arwalden]

21. Tim Curry, Rock Hudson, Freddy Mercury, Greg Louganis and Billy Bean...

... also come to mind.

But I'm not sure about Tim Curry. It's hard not to see the actor without thinking Tim Curry as Frank N. Furter as Mr. French.

(Much the same way that I can never see Fay Dunnaway as anyone other than Joan Crawford.)

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

27. But Alan!!!

You didn't put my old housemate, Dave, on the list!

Christ, he was so nelly he got the other gays pissed off at him because they felt he was a one-man stereotype reinforcer.

Seriously. When the girls came over to the farm for a little light cocktailing, I would always hear about it. ;-)

[arwalden]

30. I Think I Might Have Met Him Once...

... because you've described someone I know.

Tell me... does your "Dave" also wear come-fuck-me outfits that went out of fashion 10 years ago---AND EVEN ten years ago, he was too old to be wearing them in the first place?!?

Does your Dave wear too much jewelry and dye his hair darker (even though it looks dyed and fake, and even though the natural grays would look better)?

Just wondering.

-- Allen

[Kat45]

34. Who is Billy Bean? n/t

[arwalden]

39. Billy Bean, played for the Tigers, Padres and Dodgers

Billy Bean, who played for the Tigers, Padres and Dodgers in a six-year major-league career, says it would be "professional suicide" for a gay player to come out.

[Kat45]

41. It caught my eye because I know a gay guy named Billy Bean,

He was a friend in high school that a close friend of mine dated back then. If he realized he was gay back then, it was his secret; it was in later years that we found out he was gay.

Just had to be sure you weren't talking about him; he might have become famous in some way that I wasn't aware of. :-)

[Bertha Venation]

70. don't forget Sean Hayes... it's not an act

although he is extremely talented.

[arwalden]

76. I Liked Him In "Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss"

definitely a gay character... but more three-dimensional than Jack McFarland ("just-JACK!" "Jack Two Thousand")

[Hell Hath No Fury]

85. I really liked that film....

I saw it here when it played and found it very charming, and Sean very good in it.

Strange thing was, when he did press for our local paper, he was out. But when "W&G" hit he was suddenly ambigious. I thought that very strange, considering he had a paper trail out there for anyone to dig up.

Still, I would like to see him in something other than "W&G" soon.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

83. Tim Curry...

Okay, I thought forever that he was gay, but I picked up a copy of the "straight" issue of OUT Magazine (gay-friendly straights, who played gay but wasn't, straights gays love, etc.) and was surpised to see him listed as one of those who everyone THOUGHT was "family" but was not.

I still don't really believe it but, you know, with those English boys my gadar is practically useless.

[SiouxJ]

87. So is he or isn't he?

I'd be interested to hear what the gay men here think. I always assumed he was gay, for obvious reasons and also because you never hear about any of his romances. Since I've always had a major crush on him, I never really wanted to know the truth ;-) but I'll get over it ;-) .

[Hell Hath No Fury]

92. Well, if OUT is to be believed...

he isn't.

Hard to wrap my head around it, but there you are.

[mbartko]

28. JM J Bullock, Paul Lynde, Rip Taylor

n/t

[arwalden]

31. Jm-J is the voice of Queer Duck! --- Coincidence? I think not.

:-)

[mbartko]

32. LOL

I always imagined it was such.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

33. Paul Lynde, yes!

In years past, he was the epitome of gay stereotypes.

n/t

[WilliamPitt]

36. How is Liberace not winning this in a walk?

[arwalden]

38. Generational Differences I Suspect...

It's been sixteen years since he died. Many of the folks here were just learning to ride a bike around that time.

-- Allen

[kyrasdad]

37. Without a doubt

It's the "it's all about texture, people" Christopher Lowell

[cosmicdot]

40. Ellen and Rosie are 'butcher'

than the others
:eyes:

[Rowdyboy]

42. If not Queer Duck, It absolutely must be

Elton John...

[FDRrocks]

43. RICHARD SIMMONS!!!!!

no doubt.

[Kamika]

52. nice one

a vote for Richard here

[Book Lover]

45. I had to vote for Queer Duck

Mostly because I can be really, really clueless. Several years ago, I was talking to my friend at work, and he mentioned that John Waters was going to be on The Simpsons that Sunday. My friend then happend to mention the episode was gay-themed and I was completely surprised - I never thought of him in any way other than a filmmaker, and I'm someone who has seen all his movies.

Oh, I hope someday that story reaches him: I would love to know if he'd love it or kill himself :-)

[Don_G]

46. I Don't Believe You Would Care For My Opinion

I certainly don't like yours after you explained your reasoning concerning a few matters.

[devilgrrl]

48. Cal Thomas, Gary Bauer and Michael Medved!!!

Drag queens all of them!!!!

[rucky]

49. Harvey Firestein

is the gayest gay in gayville

[jumptheshadow]

51. Garbo

Half the cast of The Women. Also, forgive me for not naming names, but I'm having a senior moment here and my ex never returned my copy of Hollywood Lesbians:

* That wonderful British actress who played the grumpy old aunt with a heart of gold in 3/4's of the classic black and white costume films.

* The tobacco-chewing ranch owner in The Women.

* If Alice in the Brady Bunch wasn't gay, she missed her calling.

Agnes Moorehead. Tullulah Bankhead. Marjorie Main. (Ma Kettle). Dietrich in The Blue Angel (and elsewhere).

[jumptheshadow]

69. Edna May Oliver

That's the name I was trying to remember!

[arwalden]

71. Ah... You Went Waaaay Back.

I recognised the face... but not the name. So I checked IMDB.com and found where I recalled seeing her. Even though she's appeared in many films, I recall her in Little Women (1933).

-- Allen

[jumptheshadow]

75. She was always the ultimate spinster

Actually, she was from Massachusetts, I mistakenly thought she was English. She once played in an all women's orchestra. She got married and immediately announced that she and her husband were maintaining separate residences. The "marriage" apparently lasted two months although it took a while for them to actually do the paperwork. She died with her dear friend Virginia Hammond at her bedside.

She also played in Tale of Two Cities, David Copperfield, Pride and Prejudice, Drums Along the Mohawk and Romeo and Juliet.

A lesbian prototype.

[cosmicdot]

89. Marjorie Main???

played Ma Kettle, too, I believe

[terrya]

53. I would have added Peter Paige from "Queer as Folk".

Peter Paige is very cute...and very gay.

But I voted for the fabulous Queer Duck.

[arwalden]

62. Yes! I Really Like The "Emmett" Character from "Queer as Folk"...

... you're right. I should have added him, but he didn't enter my mind right away when I was trying to come up with ten choices. I'm guessing that Peter Paige would have garnered about 10% of the vote if he had been listed.

-- Allen

[soleft]

54. Is anyone gayer than Little Richard?

Come on!

[arwalden]

60. Remember "Little Richard Simmons"? --- An Eddie Murphy SNL Character

"When I was a small black child, I remember picking cotton... out of a little hole in my mattress."

Yep, Little Richard is definitely gay.

-- Allen

[soleft]

68. eeewwww! LOL!

[RogueTrooper]

56. Graham Norton

but that was only because I was watching him last night whilst I was on the phone to Laz. He is coming to America quite soon for good, by all accounts.

I was secretly thinking of the duck 'though.

[Skittles]

57. My gaydar is very good

and I'd have to say that flamboyant duck of yours has everyone beat. Hey Allen, did you watch Arrested Development last night? There was a gay demonstration going on and the mom character said EVERTHING THEY DO IS SO FLAMBOYANT; it makes me want to . . . . SET MYSELF ON FIRE. :thumbsup:

[peekaloo]

58. the needle on the fabulous scale is red lining

on Christopher Lowell.

Graham Norton is cute. I love the audience participation portions of his show. Plus he once called himself a poofter.

[KittyWampus]

61. Truman Capote

Is the person who sprang to mind.

[arwalden]

63. Ooooh! Excellent Choice! --- I Should Have Thought Of Him Too.

I rushed when I was trying to come up with the names for my poll, and I didn't think of him right away.

-- Allen

[Kamika]

64. omg

"-Honey, I'm not gay"

[arwalden]

65. Christopher Lowell's Teeth...

Didn't he used to have a big ole Elton-John-like gap between his two front teeth?

[Kamika]

67. Must been along time ago

Im sure he had it fixed

[WoodrowFan]

72. who is the guy next to the duck??

Can I vote for him??

[arwalden]

73. The Guy In My Sigline Is "Graham Norton"... And YES, you can vote for him.

lol

[WoodrowFan]

74. too late

I voted for the duck. :)

[Feanorcurufinwe]

81. Gee, I thought that was you...

[Bertha Venation]

86. the guy in your sigline looks like Wolfgang Puck

[noonwitch]

80. Snagglepuss

And Huckleberry Hound.

[tishaLA]

88. Ummmmmm. HELLLLLL-OOOOOOOOO!

Have we never heard of Charles Nelson Reilley? OMG. Between match Game, where he hobnobbed with the comic genius of Brett Summers, to his fabulous roles on Bewitched and H.R. Puffinstuff, he really lived the very gay life of Reilley. Not to mention his HAIR! Oy gevalt.

[arwalden]

91. Charles Nelson Reilley... MY GOODNESS... How Could We Forget??

Of course!

[cosmicdot]

93. more on Chuck ... Charles Nelson Reilly ...

won a Tony for the original 'How to Succeed Business Without Really Trying'; he appeared in the original productions of 'Hello, Dolly!' and 'Bye Bye Birdie', among others; his acting has received numerous Emmy nominations, and his directing earned a Tony nomination (possibly for 'The Belle of Amherst').

- made his NYC in a 1956 revival of the musical "Best Foot Forward".

- in 1960, he was featured in the Jerry Herman revue "Parade"

- later went on to understudy both Dick Van Dyke and Paul Lynde in the hit musical "Bye Bye Birdie"

- had his breakthrough musical role, earning a Tony Award as Bud Frump, the insidious nephew of a corporate head (Rudy Vallee) in the Pulitzer-winning "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying".

- was cast as the ambitious office clerk Cornelius Hackl in the Jerry Herman musical "Hello, Dolly!" (1964), for which he picked up a Tony nomination.

http://www.hollywood.com/celebs/bio/celeb/1677591

[Castilleja]

90. I admit, I did not know Christopher Lowell was gay...

I thought he looked good in his jeans on one show, it took a comment from my husband, for me to see it.

I had a thing for Tim Curry, never occurred to me that he may be gay. Is he?

I voted for Richard Simmons, though. Hell, I could be wrong, though. Apparently my powers of observation are shot, it is my husband who clues me in to these things. :dunce: :dunce: