We shocked some of you - and ourselves - by agreeing with GLAAD yesterday. Don't worry, we're over it, especially considering the media watchdogs have reverted back to their ridiculous ways. It seems they're taking aim at Bravo over the use of the word faggot on the reality show, The Real Housewives of Orange County.

It seems two teenage characters, Shane and Colton Keough, got into a fight in which both of the gents employed some pretty ungentlemanly language. Shane, the elder, started it off by saying his brother had gay porn. The younger brother later called him a "fucking faggot" and a "homo". The boys' mother, Jeana, meanwhile, did nothing to stop the familial infighting.

Not surprisingly, GLAAD puffed up and blasted the gay-friendly network. GLAAD's Media Entertainment director Damon Romine said:

Had these dehumanizing slurs been addressed or challenged by someone on the show, I think Bravo could make a case for why it was important to air them. But as actually aired, the scene gives viewers tacit permission to downplay this as nothing more than crude misbehavior and nothing could be further from the truth. This kind of unacceptable behavior should be addressed by Shane and Colton’s parents, and it’s Bravo’s responsibility to not broadcast anti-gay insults on air.

Alright, we can understand them wanting to censor the new f-word and homo, but "gay porn"? That's preposterous.

(Update: We've just received an email from Damon Romine saying that phrase isn't "gay porn", but "gaypron" - which we thought was simply a typographical error on the part of The Washington Blade. He also said the paper misrepresented their mission - GLAAD apparently didn't say anything about "gaypron". Wow, you guys are really slipping.)

• Doug Blasdell of Bravo's Work Out died unexpectedly after being rushed to the hospital over the weekend. He was a mere forty-four years of age. No word on cause of death...

• Brandy's "sorry" for accidentally killing someone with her car. We should certainly hope so...

• Senator Dan Sutton will certainly be sorry if found guilty of groping a 19-year old male page. (Seriously, what's wrong with these people?)

• "We applaud and encourage Isaiah's realization that he needs help and his subsequent choice to seek immediate treatment for his behavioral issues," says Grey's Anatomy producer Shondra Rhimes on Isaiah Washington's trip to bigot rehab.

• Speaking of bigots: Hampton University has yet again blocked the formation of a Gay-Straight Alliance.

• So, Paris Hilton didn't pay her rent on a storage unit, some schmuck bought all the contents and has no posted pictures of said contents online. Nothing really interesting, except this picture, of a man covered in what appears to be about a kilo of cocaine. Why? It's a party! Duh.

• Gay judges on the case. "Don't I look fabulous in this robe?" [USA Today]

• Madonna justifies her African love. "To prove it, I'll nail myself to this cross." [Daily Mail]

• Proposed Kentucky bill will hurt prof lovers. "No pension for you." [365 Gay]

• Lucas Films unveils La Dolce Vita trailer. "Oh, yes, there will be cock." [Lucas Blog]

• Former Rabbi admonished World Pride. "I can't stop kvetching about homos." [Pink News UK]

• Todd Oldham to star on Project Runway spin-off. "We've had a crush on Oldham since House of Style. (Seriously.)" [Radar]

After much speculation as to its demise, Queer Eye is going bye bye. The ratings victim has been canned by Bravo after three seasons of making over straight fashion, culture, and style sufferers (and even a transgender fella). Not only was insider chatter hinting for months at the show's cancelation, but "culture vulture" Jai Rodriguez revealed he and his cohorts weren't asked back for 2007.

The early termination of an era, or had the show served its purpose? Five rather stereotypical representations of gays on TV received its share of criticism (from us too, we're sure) — which is typical of any minority group trying to break into the mainstream. (Blacks, Hispanics, and women, for example, all went through – and, arguably, are still in – this phase.) And even though we rarely tuned in for new episodes of Queer Eye, we're going to miss Carson Kressley's excuse for his Fashion Week party ubiquity.

"Queer Eye" Canceled [ABC 4]

Update: TMZ files a report saying Rodriguez was misquoted by AfterElton.com and that Queer Eye is not, in fact, canceled — but rather they're gearing up for an all new season. Meanwhile, some of TMZ's commenters say otherwise. [TMZ]

We've been looking for an answer to gaps in programming cycles of The Biggest Loser — or, more accurately, gaps in Trainer Bob appearing on our TV screens. Tonight, Bravo brings us our answer: Work Out, wherein out lesbian traner Jackie Warner lets a camera crew follow her and her team of trainers as they work fatties into shape. (Well, certainly the trainers also work with moderately fit men and women, too.) But it's not the sweaty bods and hope for gym shower scenes that we're impressed with. Rather, it's that Bravo is letting its heap of gay characters actually identify as sexual beings — and they fit more than one stereotype!

Jackie works with a team of trainers that not only love working out, but who look good doing it. Even better, three out of eight of these trainers are gay. However, all of them are very sexual beings which isn't surprising as few thing go more hand-in-hand with pumping iron than sex (especially in Los Angeles gyms). Work Out plays that up to a maximum. Girls flirt with boys. Boys flirt with girls. Boys flirt with boys. Everyone really just wants to hook up. And there's nothing wrong with that, right?

The best part about Work Out though is that it doesn't include just one “token gay” as do so many shows. In fact, Work Out showcases three different types of gay folks.

You have the “straight-acting” Doug Blasdell. At forty-three, he's older and more mature than most of his co-workers, frequently dishing out advice to everyone else whether it be personal or professional. Doug is also in a committed relationship and lives what he refers to as a “normal” life.

Then there is twenty-five year old Jesse, a flamboyant pretty boy from Seattle who is more of a club kid. He represents the young, fun, sexual side of being gay. He's hot. He's sly. And he's the teacher's pet who immediately steps on everyone's toes.

Finally, you have Jackie herself, who runs her own business and doesn't take crap from anyone. Lipstick lesbian all the way, Jackie's tough love gets her respect and success.

While Queer Eye's Carson Kressley regularly tosses around gay sex jokes, he's never appeared on screen as a sexualized character. On Work Out, we get not one but a whole group of sexually charged hotties. You'll be tuning in too, right?

Work Out Pumps Up Gay Visibility on Television [After Elton]
Work Out

• Santino Rice is having a yard sale. THIS WEEKEND. We can't imagine what he is selling! Please take pictures and send them to us. And don't buy anything that smells funny. [SantinoRice]

• Speaking of Santino, Project Runway is casting again. [Bravotv]

• ...and so is the upcoming movie version of Hairspray. John Travolta and Queen Latifah are already cast. Could you be next? April 1, Baltimore; April 8, Las Vegas. [HairsprayMovie]

• Gay author Keith Boykin on BET-J's all-black The View. Except without Star Jones, because she is a total bitch already has a job. And how many BET's are there? [WashBlade]

• Oak Park, IL issues a proclimation welcoming the Gay Games events held there. Oak Park is one of the original "gay suburbs" of America, sitting right outside Chicago. We've been to Oak Park, and seriously--they have the most well-manicured lawns you have ever seen. Apparently, when you live in the suburbs but don't have any kids to take to soccer practice, you have lots of free time to do things like trim your yard by hand with scissors. Oak Park is also the largest concentration of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture; go to the Games, take a FLW architecture tour, and think suburban Midwestern thoughts. Sounds like fun, doesn't it? [GayWired]

• And on a happy note, a major adoption agency in NYC backs gay adoptive parents. At least the smart people are on our side. Not that intelligence matters in America these days. [Philly Inquirer]

• Barney Frank has started a catfight with Condoleezza Rice. Our money's on Frank, but we're not ones to totally discount a Ferragamo-wearing, Lauren Green admiring piano player. [The Advocate]

• It isn't looking good for Q Televison. The've shut down production on all shows. That could leave Friends of Queerty Sandra Bernhard and Riechen out of a job. [Out]

• We'll have a great replacement if the plug is officially pulled on Q TV. Bravo is partnering with PlanetOut on a web-based channel. Could Bravo get any gayer? [NY Times]

• More evidence surfaces that Jacob Robida was unstable. He left a note saying he was planning "something violent." [AP via Yahoo]

• There's no reason why Tony Curtis, who dressed in drag in Some Like It Hot and raves about the homo-friendly Harry Potter movies, should not be a fan of Brokeback Mountain. [Contact Music]

• His ex-wife may look like a drag queen but Tommy Lee isn't really into trannies. [Gay Guide Toronto]

Nick Verreos is Project Runway’s sassy front-runner. The funny Californian recently told Bradford Shellhammer how he really feels about Santino, why he dislikes celebrity designers, and why Kark Lagerfeld looked better chunky.

We both worked for FIDM. What was your experience like at the school?
Several years ago, they asked me to come in and speak to the students , as an alumnus of the school who had "succeeded" in the industry. The response was so positive, that consequently, they asked me if I had time to teach some classes part time. I did, and I discovered that I enjoyed teaching the students and "giving back" all the knowledge I've acquired so far working 12+ years in this industry.

No surprise that I sort of enjoyed being "on stage." The feedback I get from the students is that they find my methods and instruction to be refreshing and rewarding at the same time. Overall, I love teaching, it just takes up a lot of time(outside of class) and sometimes it can be really annoying to deal with students that are there for the wrong reasons: rich kids who have been told my their mommy or daddy that they have “great style” or they can “put outfits very well together,” etc. As well as the current phenomenon of “celebrity designers,” which leads kids to think that it really doesn't require hard work and struggle to do well in the gritty Fashion Industry and that it can happen overnight. I sometimes wish the school would do more of a selective /weeding out process BEFORE they got to us.

Do you read blogs? If so which?
When I have time I do. I am humbled by the support and positive feedback and comments that most of them say about me. Some of my faves are Queerty of course, Blogging Project Runway, Television Without Pity, and Four Four is pretty funny! The whole "whickety whack" and "Uncle Nick" threads are slaying me!!!!!!! Wish I would have made a T-shirt with that written on it!

Also, my friends are always sending me stuff that is being thrown out there in the electronic atmosphere. Good and bad stuff. Fashion and designing/creating fashion is very emotional for me, so to read people's critiques of what we do, which for me comes from my heart---can affect me emotionally. It's especially difficult when I read or hear comments from people that have really no knowledge of what we go through, and the time constraints, etc. My sister, a former Miss Venezuela and a model, used to say the following to people: "If you are not a Make-up Artist, don't talk about my make-up; if you are not a Hair Stylist, don't talk about my hair; and if you are NOT my brother, don't comment on the clothes that I am wearing." But I know that people feel compelled to put in their two cents, heck I used to do it as well, after watching America's Next Top Model or other shows like that. Needless to say, I don't do it anymore, my outlook and views have changed: I have become the commented-on, not the commentator!

After the jump Nick tells us about his relationship with Santino.

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• Drag queen muse, Elvira, is having a moving sale and you can bet Queerty will be there rummaging through boxes and boxes of over-sized wigs and stringy black gowns. [Defamer]

• South African gay men are protesting the country's ban preventing them from donating blood - by lying and doing it anyway. [BBC]

• Gay Brits are taking a break from their marrying long enough to screen Brokeback Mountain, making it the number one movie in the UK, and thereby officialy making it an international sensation. [Time Out]

• Renee Zellweger forgives loved ones who commit fraud pretty easily. She and her ex Kenney Chesney were out shopping together. For sandwiches, not shoes. [Yahoo]

• Richard Hatch might be "the world’s worst bookkeeper" but he is most certainly the "world's worst nude bookkeeper." [Boston Herald]

• Bravo (whose programming continues to compete with Logo and here! TV) has blessed us with a second season of Kathy Griffin's My Life on the D-list. Let's hope we get a reunion with Griffin and her adorable husband, Matt. [Zap2it]

We continue to love this season’s Project Runway. Santino Rice’s dress designed for Nicky Hilton was a hit and we had to say goodbye to Guadalupe. Her dress, basically, sucked ass.

We don’t have the memory like we used to so we’re going to turn you on to a couple other sites that love Project Runway even more. Some of you may remember Rich’s detailed, catty, and oh so funny posts concerning America’s Next Top Model over at Four Four. Well, he promises to do the same for Project Runway. But drats! His DVD drive is busted and won’t be ready until next week.

He suggests in the meantime reading Blogging Project Runway. That site is fine, but lacks the images and bitchiness that we’ve grown to love from Rich. After all, we did fall in love with his site only after he read us for filth. Be sure to check his site out next week for your Project Runway recap fix.

Falling Off The Runway [Four Four]
Redemption [Blogging Project Runway]

photos by Adam David Cohen

Reality television shows usually have room for one or two big personalities in each series. This season’s Project Runway, which unbelievably we’re loving more than season one, is full of those personalities. However, Santino Rice definitely steals the show. The Los Angeles designer caught up with Bradford Shellhammer to discuss the show, his sexuality, and who really was the world’s first supermodel.

What are your New Year's resolutions?
To live, to learn, to love, and to leave a legacy! Persevere, keep trying new things...to keep evolving. To change my world!

Some of the self-proclaimed "faggoty boys" from the show told us 
you're this season's Wendy Pepper. Why would they say such a thing?
My mom says they're just jealous, but she's been saying that to me since I came out the snatch! I think those guys were just being "cute," they know damn well that I’ve got talent and I’m the real deal. I think it's funny though, really man, nothing's sacred, including me! I'll take the piss out of myself before I let some bitter opinionated faggots try to read me!

Is Janice Dickinson really the world's first Supermodel? Do you care?
I'd say what about Veruschka, Penelope Tree, and Twiggy! What about Lauren Hutton, Cheryl Tiegs, Jerry Hall.......Patti Hansen!!!!! I'd say and think of a lot of other names before her file came up in my brain! But god bless her. Shit. People gotta eat and as far as her 15-year-old audience is concerned, she could tell them she invented the "blow-job" and no one would really question that! And yeah, I guess I do care, I’m a caring kind of guy!

What designers do you consider inspirations?
Any designer who is creating their vision, creating a body of work, I find them hugely inspirational. Yohji Yamamoto is the shit! I love him, and I’ve seen many successful collections by many designers and you can't help but store some of that in your memory bank.

Which do you absolutely hate?
Hate is a pretty strong word, especially directed toward someone who's actually doing something with his or her life, I hate idleness, and I hate mediocrity! I can't justify hating on another artist, regardless of what I think about their shit!

After the jump Santino tells us whether he's into guys or girls.

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• Brits have awarded Tom Cruise with the title of "most irritating" star. No word on if they find him to be the gayest star as well. [The Guardian]

• Now playing in LA is the lesbian musical The Breakup Notebook. Melissa Etheridge isn’t the only dyke with a great set of pipes. [The Breakup Notebook Official Site]

• Ryan Seacrest may have replaced Kathy Griffin as queen of the red carpet, but at least we’ll get another season of her Bravo reality show. [Reality TV World]

• Illinois has become one of the few states in the nation to have laws on the books prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation. That’s 15 states down and 35 more to go. [CBS 2 Chicago]

• Texas' first statewide GLBT magazine is no more. RIP TXT Magazine. [Dallas Voice]