Loud and Queer

.

Did you catch the Christmas episode of  “Glee” ?  When the two little-LGBTQ love birds sang “Baby, It’s Cold Outside“?  I melted.

“That was by far the gayest thing that has ever been on TV, period.” said Chris Colfer of the fan favorite scene between him and (my future husband) Darren Criss in last week’s Entertainment Weekly.

Chris, who snagged a Golden Globe for his performance as the bullied, but proud Kurt, appears on the cover of EW with co-star Darren for a story about the recent trend of gay characters on network television. The issue chronicles the history of gay teenagers on TV from classics like “My So-Called Life,” “Dawson’s Creek” and “Degrassi” to current ground breakers like “Glee” and “Pretty Little Liars“ (both of which were nominated for GLAAD Media Awards this week).  Have you seen “Pretty Little Liars”? I am modeling my life after it! So juicy!

The article brings up a stellar point:  Just how much has the television landscape changed over the past few years.  In 2005, the folks over at “The O.C.” were met with resistance when they tried to show a short-lived relationship between Marissa (Mischa Barton) and Alex (Olivia Wilde). One of the show’s executive producers explained, “We could’ve had more support in terms of making that a long-term story line. There were definitely some questions about how long we were doing this story. And we did have to do some editing to make kisses shorter and pull back on some physicality of the characters.”

But now,  six years later, in the wake of the string of tragic gay youth suicides that shook the U.S., “Glee” has openly gay characters with a fledgling romance. Even on “90210“, the spawn of classic 90s super-hit “Beverly Hills 90210” we have hunky gay characters in believable plots!  Check out this steamy vid to see what I mean…

Let’s have a Coming Out Party!  There is a new gay in town!  (And we aren’t talking about former RNC Chair Ken Mehlman)

It looks like a new fresh fag (or at least curious) will soon be a part of Fox’s hit show GLEE. Perpetually single-and-slinky Kurt Hummel is about to get a boyfriend, and it’s going to be the quarterback of the football team. According to E!:

GLEE GETS EVEN GAYER

“Rumors that new cast member Chord Overstreet will play Chris Colfer’s on-screen boyfriend – Sam Evans – appear to be true.”

“They’ve cast him already,” Jane Lynch told us. “He becomes the new star quarterback and he’s going to be Kurt’s boyfriend.”

Sam, will in fact be a protege of super-sexy but still-straight Finn, but eventually the student will surpass the mentor and Finn and the new fairy will become rivals.  Hopefully, a light dusting of some hot hate sex will ensue.  (While I love Colfer’s Kurt, I’m seriously smitten with Finn.
While Lynch couldn’t remember the name of the actor who is playing Kurt’s beau (it’s Chris Colfer by the way), she described the lucky guy as “a good looking kid.”

“He’s tall, boyish with straight blond hair and big fat, pouty lips,” she said.

Boy-oh-boy is Lynch ever right!  Look at this doll! Let’s hear it for the boy!

Glee returns in a new time slot this season… Look for it Tuesday, September 21 2010 at 8:00/7:00c