We've never been inclined to watch Survivor, but that may change now that the reality show added this fine specimen: Charlie Herchel.

His official bio:

A lawyer for one of the top 10 most prestigious law firms in the world, Herschel is ready to try his persuasion skills on a different type of jury.

This 29-year-old, marathon-running attorney and University of Pennsylvania graduate says he is above nothing when he gets to the island. Charlie's strategy is to be authentic but with a twist. "With high risks, come high rewards, but the risks must be calculated." The middle son of three boys and a native New Yorker, the Ivy Leaguer is not afraid to claw his way to the top.

Or bottom, perhaps?!

Gay Survivor winner Richard Hatch simply can't take the prison heat.

The openly gay ex-Army man, doing four years for tax evasion, is "having such a hard time in prison [that], to be honest, I think he's starting to lose it. I don't think he'll make it, and he looks horrible," former Survivor contestant Jenna Morasca told Steppin' Out's Chaunce Hayden at Hawaiian Tropic Zone.

"He's really going out of his mind…He blames [Survivor creator] Mark Burnett for all his troubles . . . He literally hates Mark, and he claims he's going to write a tell-all book when he gets out."

Um, it wasn't Burnett's fault Hatch didn't file his winning with the IRS. Fool.

Queer Survivor winner Todd Herzog opens up to Out magazine.

While Herzog and journo Bryan Buss spend quite a bit of time talking about the logistics of televised Darwinism, we're more interested in how Herzog reconciles his homosexuality and his Mormon background. Mormonism is, of course, the "It" religion these latter days:

BB: How's it being a gay Mormon? Are you still active in the church?
TH: I haven't been active in the church for quite a while now. I think the reason I'm happy I was raised Mormon is because it's given me a level of values and morals that I like to stay true to. I'm just proud of how I was raised. And I love my mom so much I want to make her proud too.

BB: Did you ever go on a mission?
TH: No, I did not go on a mission. You go when you're 19 and I came out at 19, and I figured, well, it's either go on a mission and lie or tell everybody why you're not going on a mission.

There are those morals his mother taught him. We're sure she's proud, especially of all the semi-revealing pictures.

Mitt Romney isn't the only Mormon making headlines! A big queer congratulations to 22-year old homo-Mormo Todd Herzog, who won Survivor: China. And all it took was a bit of deceit!

Todd Herzog, a longtime fan of Survivor, won the CBS reality show's $1 million prize after 39 days of lying and scheming.

"I wasn't the strongest. I wasn't the smartest," Herzog said during the finale. "But I was definitely the most strategic."

The 22-year-old flight attendant from Pleasant Grove, Utah, bested his Survivor: China allies Courtney Yates, a 26-year-old waitress from New York, and Amanda Kimmel, a 23-year-old hiking guide and former beauty queen from Los Angeles.
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"I knew that the second that I got out there that, no matter what it took, I would do everything that I possibly could to be sitting right here," Herzog said after the votes were revealed.

That meant teaming up with Kimmel on the first day of the competition and aligning himself with both weaker and stronger players to deflect any attention away from himself.

"I can't believe it worked," he said.

Three cheers for money-hungry manipulation!!

"No one talks to me," claims gay model JP Calderon, who came out last February. Despite being on both Survivor, The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency and being super fucking attractive, it seems poor Calderon can't get a date. So, in an effort to boost his bed notches, Calderon tells Oh la la Blog, "I want to meet someone!" Interested in making Calderon a happy homo? Leave him a love note on his website.

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We live in uncertain times: there's a seemingly endless war raging, terrorists want to destroy Americans and Carol Channing's reputation may or may not have been intentionally tarnished.

If there's one certainty in this world, however, it's that if you're in the public eye and have salacious videos floating around, they'll inevitably surface. Just ask Ozzy Lusth of Survivor.

Our homie Frank Griggs sent us this link to his blog, !! OMG Blog !! where he's posted some pretty scandalous of Lusth's pretty penis. So, where did these pictures come from? A Playboy Channel television show entitled, Foursome. What's this show about? Well, if we have to tell you then you probably shouldn't be reading this blog.

Nor should you click the link above to gaze at the NSFW pictures of Lusth's shlong (and a comparative study involving fellow Survivor-ite, Jonathan Penner).

• Dolly Parton was nominated for an Oscar for Original Song and we cannot wait to see what she wears to the ceremony. [Oscar.com]

• Theater queens all over the world are gasping: Evita is coming back. [BBC]

• Survivor Gaydar™ is something The Malcontent seems to have. They’re all too butch for us to make any assumptions. [The Malcontent]

• It’s not all good news today. Alito’s confirmation is expected later this afternoon. [CNN]

• RIP Coretta Scott King. [Jossip]

• Richard Gere and a gerbil? Keanu and Geffen? Bowie and Mick? Check out these gay urban legends debunked. [Gay.com]

• The Gays in NYC have something to scream about: Liza Minnelli is set to perform at Bloomberg’s inauguration. Brian Ellner must be thrilled. [ABC News]

• The gay community lost several prominent players this year. Gay.com remembers, but leaves out Luther Vandross too. [Gay.com]

• Clay Aiken’s boyfriend is a singer/dancer/hairstylist. We can’t fought him. We love men with multiple talents too. [Perez Hilton]

• Out lists the gay folks they’d like to play Survivor with. Yes, it’s as inane as it sounds! [Out]

22-year old Jeff Wilson was a contestant on this year's Survivor: Palau. Not bad. We wouldn't mind being stuck on an island with him. Photographhy by Lewis Payton.

Lewis Payton Photographer [Lewis Payton]

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