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No Pageants for the Lesbians?

October 29, 2007

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20071023_mrgay_320x240.jpgOver the weekend, the US Mr. Gay Pageant was held in Hollywood. The pageant is not to be confused with “Mr. Gay US,” “MISS Gay USA” or “Miss Gay USofA” or “Mister-Gay-but-doesn’t-want-to-be-associated-with-any-other-gay-pageants-USA.”

Seriously, it’s a little insane. There are countless numbers of pageants for gay men. Or men dressed as women, or women dressed as men (though, surprisingly, (sorta) not a whole lot of pageants for lesbians).

Each pageant website we went to had its own particular “we’re the best one” feel to it. Which made us briefly consider doing an expose on the counterculture of gay pageantry. And then the more we thought about it -- wow, that sounds so exhausting.

“J.T.” Taylor of San Francisco took home the sash and the crown, while runners-up were won by Josh Roberts of Chicago and Derek Moates of Birmingham, Alabama.

The best comment we’ve heard about it was queerty's take on the event: that three muscle boys from San Francisco take home the top honors, proving that gay men are not a stereotype. The part we loved best, actually came directly from the press release:

With the tagline, “Because Gay Is Not a Stereotype,” the U.S. Mr. Gay Competition searches beyond looks to identify one man with the individual charisma to serve as a successful role model in challenging gay stereotypes.”

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