GLAAD - the "inclusive" gay media watchdog group - held their 18th annual media awards last night at New York City's Marriott Marquis. We weren't there, but GLAAD president Neil Guiliano sure as hell was. He's in almost every shot.

As for the actual winners, Patti LaBelle won for Excellence in Media Award, while Tom Ford took home the Vito Russo Award. Marc Jacobs' "bear" ad campaign won the advertising honor and, for some reason, GLAAD granted the "straight" men's magazine, Details, the Outstanding Magazine Overall Coverage. Because, you know, their "Gay or X" column really helps the cause.

Find some pictures after the jump for your - um - enjoyment...

And, to read all about Jennifer Hudson and Patti LaBelle's duet, click here.

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Remember the rumors that Tim Gunn won't be appearing on season four of Bravo's Project Runway. Well, it seems they're true. Never fear, though, because Bravo's offered him his own show. Pretty fucking exciting, right?

That's right, Mr. G's signed a production deal for the inventively entitled Tim Gunn's Guide To Style. According to the main man himself, the series will be "one-part education, two-parts fun".

We're having fun already.

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We almost blew our load when we read this article. There's just so much to discuss. It comes to us from ABC News and seeks to uncover the truth behind gay stereotypes. As an opener, reporters John Stossel and Gena Binkley chat it up with the world's leading gay experts, Carson Kressley and Ted Allen to define some gay stereotypes.

It's that you're obsessed with fashion, and that you tan a lot and that you color your hair," they said. But, says Allen, the stereotypes are not always true. "Not all gay men are superstylish. Not all straight men are bad dressers," he said.

These are two men who've made careers of perpetuating stereotypes and they have the balls to sit there and try to dispel them? Fuck, what kind of bizarro world did we wake up in?

Stossel and Binkley then turn their attention to Michael Bailey, a psychology professor from Northwestern who once helped 20/20 construct a gaydar test for television. Among his words of wisdom, Bailey says:

There's no obvious reason why sexual orientation should be associated with how masculine or feminine one is, but it is in our species. And it probably has to do with the causes of sexual orientation and early effects of hormones on the brain.

Wait, it gets worse.

Gay men absolutely talk differently, on average. You can tell far better than chance who's a gay man from just listening to him say four sentences.

Nice, but we think his arguments may be lacking something, so we're going to add a few other "true" things about gays. One, all gay people have AIDS because they're all slutty drug addicts. Two, gay people want nothing less than to see the world die off from lack of reproduction. As this mission undoubtedly takes a while, gay people shall satisfy themselves by molesting and, in rare cases, eating your children. Three, all gay people like it in the butt. Why? Hormones, of course.

We've been so bogged on our end that we didn't get a look at the fall tv schedule, so you can only imagine the ironic joy we felt upon discovering Fox's new Celebrity Duets. While certainly no Dancing With The Stars - because that's actually good - it has serious potential to become our weekly disaster show. Naturally, Simon Cowell's behind this...

Here's the brilliant set-up: a train wreck of B-C List stars are paired with notable musicians in a competition to see who doesn't suck as much as they others. Among the illustrious line-up we have Lea Thompson, Gold-Medal Gymnast Carly Patterson looking more robust than when we last saw her, reformed stoner Cheech Marin, and not so fresh prince Alfonso Robeiro. Of course, the queer and pseudo-queer are represented by Jai Rodriguez and Hal Sparks, respectively, while hyper-masculine wrestler Chris Jericho shows his softer side. The real singers include LeAnn Womack, Michael Bolton, and a cadaver-esque Randy Travis. It's too bad Smokey Robinson and Gladys Knight got wrapped up in this mess, too.

Surprisingly, Jai Rodriguez doesn't suck. In fact, he's kind of good. When he found out he'd be singing with Gladys Knight, he totally fagged out and called his mom. To be fair, we'd probably do the same thing.

Another high note: judge Little Richard reminds us of a Jewish grandmother, only on more pills. And in a cheaper wig.

If you missed it, there's a "special" encore tomorrow on Fox. Do yourself a favor and take a gander.

GLAAD recently released a survey of fall programing that shows a decline in central gay characters on network television from ten to nine, amounting to a measly 1.3 percent. GLAAD president Neil G. Giuliano says:

It's clear that the broadcast networks have a long way to go before they accurately reflect the diversity of their audience and our society.

Okay, so no gays on network. That leaves cable. With the death of Queer Eye, it seemed the curtain would soon fall on the hey-day of the hey-gay. Never fear, GLAAD, as long as marketing executives continue tapping that gay root we'll have hours and hours of televised faggotry.

As you recall - unless you were too hung over this morning, lush - Sunsilk Hairapy has the homo three. If that's not enough, we have the oh-so-progressive MTV (they do own Logo, you know, the gay station...) and their Next dating show. They've been known to throw the homos into that tacky sex bus. We were lucky enough to catch an episode a few nights back featuring a group of young faglings, one of whom admitted to making a little girl cry. Why? "I'm a diva!"

Sure, GLAAD, we need more of this like we need another asshole. Wait...would that be good or bad?

We always found Kyan Douglas to be the dreamiest of the Queer Eye Fab Five, so of course he has been dating an equally dreamy guy for two years. Kyan plans to marry his boyfriend Gregory Durham next May even though they expect the union will not be legal in the state of New York, where they both share an apartment in Brooklyn.

One thing we learned from the announcement is that both of them are yoga instructors. Oh to be a fly on the wall...

Queer Eye star gets engaged [Canada.com via Towleroad]

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]

• Should some stereotypical images of black women in advertising still cause outrage if black women are represented in other ways too? (Hint: Substitute "homos" for "black women.") [NYT]

• Jai Rodriguez insists: Queer Eye made Bravo. Funny, 'cause Queer Eye made Jai Rodriguez. [After Elton]

• Mel Gibson's anti-Semitic drunken tirade joins his anti-homosexual ranting, which Christopher Hitchens suggest might have something to do with a lingering "'unaddressed' problem." [Slate]

• If there can be a calendar for hot priests, why not a calendar for hot undertakers? [Towleroad]

• Not as infuriating as the campaign to bring back Mischa Barton's character on The O.C., this campaign hopes to bring D.C. blogeratti VividBlurry back online. [Tiburos]

We have the hots for Tyson Beckford around here. Not only is he supportive of us gays and HIV/AIDS causes, Beckford is unreasonably good-looking and made an appearance on Queer Eye recently. Someone should package and distribute this man's bath water. We'd drink it.

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It is bad enough that us gays have to deal with some ignorant beliefs that we are right up there with those into bestiality and pedophilia. That gay agenda is infiltrating movie theaters across the country thanks to Brokeback Mountain. Now, they’re gonna be claiming that we are coming for their kids.

And guess what? We are.

Those feminine Unkle Toms the Queer Eyes are looking for protégés aged 10-18. Isn’t Jai already underage? Below is the Queer Eye Craigslist posting looking for the five young style makers.

We're looking to cast five young male talents age 10-18 to act as FAB5 protege's on an episode of Queer Eye!

If you consider yourself fairly knowledgeable on any of the following fields: food, fashion, grooming, culture or design. Then send us your photo for consideration. This is your chance to strut your stuff and make over one of our straight guys!

If this is not you, but know someone who fits the bill, then nominate him! E-mail us at crodriguez@thequeereye.com. Include applicants name and phone number.

Keep away from our nieces and nephews, you queens. We’re not scared you’ll turn them gay. We’re scared you’ll suck their souls. (And yes the spelling and grammar mistakes were in the Craigslist posting)

CASTING YOUNG TALENTS for BRAVO TV'S "QUEER EYE" [Craigslist]

• Continuing the trend of blogger t-shirt lines, Trent over at Pink is the New Blog has unveiled a new shirt, which is available in really gay pink. Don’t worry, Queerty will soon launched a line of cocktail dresses and handbags.

• Gay.com has the rundown on the first episode of Project Runway. We like all the contestants remaining, but we’re still sticking to our initial gut reaction. Our money is on Santino Rice.

• The Plain Dealer, Cleveland's largest newspaper, has repeatedly wanted to include our pal Brian’s faggotyassfaggot.com in their weekly blog write up. But they won’t because of the name, though they “printed the word ‘fag’ or ‘faggot’ in 48 articles over the past ten years.”

• The Queer Eye backlash continues. Even The Gays are over it.

• Cool Hunting has compiled a holiday gift guide and we’d like one of each. Please.

• Anderson Cooper’s is tiny. Ryan Seacrest’s is huge. Their ties, you filthy, dirty minds. Watch it here.

• Madonna released a new song to her fan club members yesterday and not even we can come to its defense. With lyrics like “If I was an animal I’d be a lion” and “If I was a hero I’d be Martin Luther” we can see why it was left off the new album.

• The Queer Eyes are looking for gays to makeover this coming season. Personally, we would not let those queens near our hair, our homes, or our closets. Viewers should be making them over. Just look at their hair!

• This year’s must have coffee table book is, ahem, um, Bottom’s Up. Yes, it’s a bunch of boys baring their butts.

• Bird flu is killing the world’s hottest guys? Not quite, but it sounded like a believable excuse as to why Matthew McConaughey was named People’s “Sexiest Man Alive.”