Sassy Gay Friend fix your sad, broken life |

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• SASSY GAY FRIEND
• EXCLIVE: BRIAN GALLIVAN ON SASSY GAY FRIEND, MIO, AND STUPID BIATCH
• WATCH: WHAT YOUR SASSY GAY FRIEND IS REALLY THKG
• DENSTCTG THE "SASSY GAY FRIEND"
• SASSY GAY FRIEND FIX YOUR SAD, BROKEN LIFE
• TACKLG THE HUMOR OF GAY STEREOTYPG ONLE
• IT'S TOUGH BEG A GBF (GAY BT IEND)
• GAY IEND
• SASSY GAY FRIEND SAV THE DAY
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• INTERVIEW WH BRIAN GALLIVAN: THE MAN, THE MYTH, THE SASSY GAY FRIEND
• CONFSNS OF A "SASSY GAY" STYLIST: I'M TIRED OF STROKG STRAIGHT WOMEN'S EGOS FOR MIMUM WAGE"I’M THE ONE-DIMENSNAL PAL THEY’VE SEEN ON TV, ONLY REAL AND THE FLH."{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY STEFON SASSERFEBARY 25, 2019/12:06 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:4912PX;WIDTH:7360PX;}GETTY IMAGPORTRA OF TRENDY STYLISH STYLIST GLASS, HOLDG HAND LIKE GAY LOOKG AT MERA ISOLATED ON GREY BACKGROUND, HAVG SRF AROUND NECKBY STEFON SASSERFEBARY 25, 2019 / 12:06 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"CONFSNS OF A \"SASSY GAY\" STYLIST: I'M TIRED OF STROKG STRAIGHT WOMEN'S EGOS FOR MIMUM WAGE","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2019-02-25T17:06:03.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2019-02-25T17:06:03.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"STEFON SASSER","KEYWORDS":"OPN","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AS WE APPROACH THE THIRD MONTH OF 2019, I FD MYSELF STUCK THE UTTERLY MORN PREDIMENT OF BEG THE TOKEN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DPE KNOWG NEXT TO NOTHG ABOUT FASHN, I WORK AT A POPULAR RETAIL CHA. THE SHOP IS A LIBERAL METROPOLAN AREA, WHICH MEANS PEOPLE ARE MORE THAN OKAY WH ME BEG A VISIBLY QUEER MAN. MY LIMP WRISTS, GDY EARRGS, AND GLTERY NAIL POLISH AREN'T TERRENTS TO THE LARGELY HETEROSEXUAL CTOMER BASE. IF ANYTHG, MY APPEARANCE ATTRACTS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WORKG RETAIL MEANS HAVG PEOPLE ASK ME ABOUT CLOTH ALL THE TIME: “WHAT’S THIS BRAND?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“IS THIS A MORN-LOOKG DRS?”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“DO THIS LOOK BORG?”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THANKFULLY, I N HI MY LACK OF SARTORIAL KNOWLEDGE BEHD THE SASSY GAY PERSONA THAT OTHER GAYS HAVE ADOPTED FOR YEARS. WHEN I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO SAY, I JT SUPPLY A STEREOTYPIL GAY QUIP. A STANDARD, “YOU LOOK FIERCE!” A HIGH VOICE OR WH LOTS OF VOL-Y TENDS TO SILENCE ANY DOUBTS A CTOMER MIGHT HAVE ABOUT A PURCHASE—PECIALLY IF THAT CTOMER IS A WOMAN, AND EVEN MORE SO IF SHE’S A WOMAN ABOVE THE AGE OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CLTON KELLY TLC'S WHAT NOT TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I’VE BEEN PREPPED MY WHOLE LIFE TO BE A SASSY GAY STYLIST. I GREW UP REGULARLY WATCHG TLC’S WHAT NOT TO WEAR WH MY MOTHER AND SISTER, SOAKG UP CLTON KELLY’S WORDS AND SASSY, YET REFED MEANOR. MY MOM DIDN’T LIKE THE ROWDY ST OF QUEER EYE FOR THE STRAIGHT GUY AS MUCH, BUT WE WOULD STILL TCH RANDOM EPISOS WHEN CHANNEL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AS A JUNR HIGH SCHOOL, I WATCHED THE VIRAL SASSY GAY FRIEND VIOS AND WNSED HOW MUCH VERBAL ABE WOMEN WOULD TAKE IF OM A IEND WH AN EFFEMATE VOICE. THERE WAS THE SASSY GAY FASHNISTA ON E!’S FASHN POLICE; THE SASSY GAY FASHNISTA MY FAVORE ACTN MOVIE RH HOUR 2; THE SASSY GAY FASHNISTA DAMIAN (DANIEL FRANZE) OF MEAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE ROLE OF SASSY GAY AND SUBSERVIENT STORE CLERK GO HAND HAND. THE SASSY GAY IS A IEND! HE ONLY WANTS THE BT FOR YOU. HE’LL TELL YOU THE SASSY GAY TTH YOUR REAL IENDS (WHATEVER THEIR GENR OR ORIENTATN) ARE TOO SRED TO SAY. HE LOOKS GREAT AND WILL HELP YOU LOOK GREAT AS WELL! INSTEAD OF BEG A FULLY PRENT, ROUND HUMAN, HE’S ONLY THERE TO HELP YOU, THE FAHFUL CTOMER! THIS IS THE APPROACHABLE VERSN OF QUEERNS THAT ANY RETAIL EMPLOYER WANTS: A PERKY WORKER WHO CHARMS ANY CTOMER TO G {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE SASSY GAY IS A NTERED, G-RATED, STORE-IENDLY VERSN OF HIMSELF WH NO WANTS OF HIS OWN, SEXUAL OR OTHERWISE. LIKE THE FAIRY GODMOTHER WHO SHOWS UP FOR THE MAKEOVER AND DISAPPEARS AS SOON AS CRELLA HEADS OFF TO THE BALL, HIS SOLE PURPOSE IS TO PROP UP THE MA CHARACTER. HIS OWN MOTIVATN REMAS UNEXPLAED, UNIMPORTANT TO THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT’S THE MA WAY GAY MEN HAVE BEEN VISIBLE THE PUBLIC EYE: SNAPPY DRSERS WH SURFACE-LEVEL FLUENCE. THE OTHER PARTS OF GAYNS (FUCKG OTHER MEN, SOCIAL AND POLIL EQUALY, ETC.) ARE TOO APPROPRIATE TO TALK {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JANIS IAN (LIZZY CAPLAN) TRODUCG DAMIAN (DANIEL FRANZE) MEAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SOCIETY TELLS TO BE GAY, BUT NOT TOO GAY. DON’T BE MSY. HISTORILLY, THE ALTERNATIVE TO BEG THE SASSY GAY IEND WAS BEG ABSENT, VISIBLE—RCED TO NOTHG. THE WORLD TELLS THAT PLAYG TO THE STEREOTYPE IS THE ONLY WAY WE N BE SEEN, HEARD, AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AS THE SASSY GAY AT WORK, FAGGG UP KEEPS EASY AND SURFACE LEVEL. I NEVER HAVE TO SAY ANYTHG MEANGFUL OR HEARTFELT. ALL I HAVE TO DO IS ASK THEM ABOUT THEIR DAY AND THEN PICK A SGLE ASPECT OF TO SERT TO SASSY GAY MADLIBS: “COME TH, ___!” OR “WE LOVE ___!” WORKS JT FE. “C’MON, MISS ___!” GETS A LGH AND A SE EVERY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}REPEAT THE L OF EVERY GAY DURG A MAKEOVER MONTAGE, AND YOU’RE GOOD TO GO. IT’S THE VOICE AND VERNACULAR OF IENDLY THORY, THOSE GAYS ON TV. “I KNOW YOU’LL TELL ME THE TTH,” THEY WHISPER TO ME WH A GLIMMER THEIR EYE, NOT KNOWG I’VE LIED TO THEM ABOUT ALL OF THEIR CLOTH AND N’T WA FOR THEM TO GET OUT OF MY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THIS EFFECT IS HEIGHTENED THE MORE EFFEMATE MY APPEARANCE IS. WHEN CTOMERS LIKE WHAT YOU’RE WEARG, THEY RPECT YOUR THORY MORE. BIG, GLTERY EARRGS OR A FUN DRS MEANS I’M SHOWERED WH PLIMENTS. THEY’RE THEN MORE AMENABLE WHEN I TELL THEM THEY N’T TRY ON SHO THE FTG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}STILL, I N’T SHAKE THE FEELG THAT THEIR “I LOVE YOUR DRS” REALLY MEANS “I LOVE THAT YOU’RE WEARG A DRS AND THAT I, A OL LIBERAL, GET TO ASK YOU FOR ADVICE.” TODAY, A CTOMER EXCLAIMED, “I LOVE YOUR GLTERY NAILS!” AND LERALLY PET MY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CARSON KRSLEY OF THE ORIGAL QUEER EYE FOR THE STRAIGHT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GRANTED, I’M NOT UNAWARE OF MY PRIVILEGE. I’M WHE MALE-PRENTG GAY A LIBERAL AREA. I’M SURE IF I WERE MORE GENR NON-NFORMG OR A PERSON OF LOR, I WOULDN’T BE ABLE TO PALIZE ON MY GAYNS SO EASILY. I DREAD G TO WORK EVERY DAY, BUT I RECENTLY WAS AWARD “BT ATTU” AT MY PANY’S HOLIDAY PARTY. I ALSO GOT EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH WH MY FIRST THREE MONTHS OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PLAYG THE ROLE OF THE SASSY GAY MEANS I’VE GOT ALL OF MY WORKERS FOOLED, YET I N'T HELP BUT FEEL LIKE I’M BEG THE FAGGOT URT JTER FOR MIMUM WAGE. I SPEND 30 OR MORE HOURS A WEEK BEG THE PET GAY OF ANYONE WHO WALKS TO THE STORE. I FEIGN HAPPS AND MAKE EVERYONE AROUND ME LGH WH MY CLEVER ASIS WHILE MY HANDS GET VERED HANGER GREASE. LATER, I FD MYSELF SNAPPG AT IENDS, WORN DOWN BY THE STRA OF PLAYG THIS TIRED, OVERLY ACMODATG ROLE ALL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I’M THE ONE-DIMENSNAL PAL THEY’VE SEEN ON TV, ONLY REAL AND THE FLH. WHEN THEY THK OF SASSY GAYS, I’M RIGHT UP THERE WH CARSON KRSLEY OF QUEER EYE AND CLTON—EXCEPT I’M REAL, AND THEREFORE EVEN MORE DAMNG EVINCE THAT ALL GAY MEN ARE HAPPY AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SOMETIM, THE MIDDLE OF THE SHIFT, I WONR IF I’LL EVER SRE A JOB OUTSI OF A RETAIL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SOMETIM, I HONTLY WONR IF ALL I’M GOOD FOR IS PLAYG A RITURE OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

SASSY GAY FRIEND

The seri starred actor Brian Gallivan[6] as the tular character who viss famo characters om lerature and film, as well as a handful of historil figur, to give them advice om the perspective of a over-the-top stereotypil homosexual male.

EXCLIVE: BRIAN GALLIVAN ON SASSY GAY FRIEND, MIO, AND STUPID BIATCH

[7] The first Sassy Gay Friend YouTube vio was upload on Febary 17th, 2010 to the Send Cy's channel, pictg the character visg Ophelia om William Shakpeare's Hamlet right before she ms suici. In Febary 2011, Sassy Gay Friend beme the spokperson for MiO[23], a liquid water enhancer product, dog a handful of man on the street terview vios (shown below) for the brand. Gallivan’s character, Sassy Gay Friend, pops up as if transported through a time mache to nsole and buck up historil hysteril women who uld have ed some pla old good advice.

LGBTQ, short for lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer is an ialism ed to refer to a loosely nnected global muny of non-heterosexual and non-cisgenr people, as well as var supporters and anizatns, who are actively volved the advocy of civil rights for the genr and sexual mori. On the Inter and the English-speakg media, the term has been ed to scribe the muny of genr mori, the social movement for the advancement of their civil rights and a wi range of polil issu pertag to genr equaly, such as same-sex marriage, homophobia and discrimatory laws agast members of the LGBT muny. In the mid-to-late 1980s, the ialism LGB (lbians, gays and bisexuals) beme wily adopted as the preferred alternative to the terms "gay" and "homosexuals" to emphasize the growg diversy of sexual and genr mori.

WATCH: WHAT YOUR SASSY GAY FRIEND IS REALLY THKG

", which reported that the anti-gay marriage anizatn Pennsylvania Fay Instute (PFI) listed Amerin fast food rtrant cha "Chick-fil-A ": as a -sponsor of two marriage nferenc. The Facebook image post was stantly met by polarized opns between supporters and crics of gay marriage, quickly latg to a lengthy bate of more than 23, 000 ments the first 24 hours. Gay Wars Tippg Controversy refers to an onle hoax volvg an alleged se of discrimatn toward Dayna Moral, a wars at the Gallop Asian Bistro rtrant Bridgewater, New Jersey, who claimed that she was nied a tip om a fay she had served bee of her sexual inty.

Phil Robertson's Anti-Gay Comment, better known as The Duck Dynasty Controversy, refers to a ntroversial statement ma by the star of the A&E realy TV seri Duck Dynasty on the subject of homosexualy a feature terview wh GQ December 2013. On September 26th, 2013, Guido Barilla, the chairman of the Italian food pany Barilla Group, stated an terview on the rad show La Zanzara that the pany would not nsir g gay upl advertisements for their pasta brand bee he do not agree wh their liftyl.

He went on to emphasize the importance of what he nsirs a tradnal fay, statg “If gays like our pasta and our advertisg, they will eat our pasta; if they don’t like that, they will eat someone else’s pasta. Pat Robertson's Gay AIDS Rg refers to a vio clip of the nservative Christian talk show host claimg that some San Francis's gay muny tentnally try to spread the HIV vis by cuttg each other wh special rgs. Kim Davis is the unty clerk of Rowan County, Kentucky, who beme a ntroversial figure after refg to issue licens for same-sex marriag pliance wh the Uned Stat Supreme Court’s gay marriage lg June 2015.

DENSTCTG THE "SASSY GAY FRIEND"

Orlando Nightclub Shootg was a mass shootg rried out by a lone gunman at Pulse, a gay nightclub Orlando, Florida, which rulted the aths of at least 49 patrons and wound 53 others on June 12th, 2016. Outsi of his actg reer televisn and mils, Harris has garnered a large followg onle for his active social media prence and advocy of LGBT rights as an openly gay actor. It Gets Better Project is a social media mpaign lnched by Amerin thor and gay rights advote Dan Savage an effort to prevent suici among LGBT youth by enuragg gay adults to spread the msage that their liv will improve.

Gee Takei Calls Out Anti-Gay Arkansas School Board Member is a viral vio featurg a public service announcement msage by Gee Takei, a Japane Amerin actor bt known for his supportg role as "Hika Sulu" the sci-fi TV seri Star Trek and polil activism advocy of Gay rights.

SASSY GAY FRIEND FIX YOUR SAD, BROKEN LIFE

The msage is specifilly addrsed to Clt McCance, a Arkansas School Board member who posted a seri of highly homophobic ments on his Facebook page rponse to recent the school-wi LGBT rights mpaign.

TACKLG THE HUMOR OF GAY STEREOTYPG ONLE

Daniel Pierce Comg Out Vio refers to a vio Daniel Pierce, a neteen-year-old om Geia, which was upload to YouTube and shows his father and stepmother abg him after he told them he is gay. " It was first nceived and ed by Amerin lumnist Dan Savage and his rears an effort to publicly shame the former Republin senator Rick Santom for the anti-gay remarks he ma durg an terview wh the Associated Prs April 2003.

IT'S TOUGH BEG A GBF (GAY BT IEND)

Comg Out Vios are rerdgs of long-time closeted lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr dividuals openly disclosg their sexual orientatn and/or genr inty to others for the first time.

The seri starred actor Brian Gallivan as the tular character who viss famo characters om lerature and film, as well as a handful of historil figur, to give them advice om the perspective of a over-the-top stereotypil homosexual male. #AskTheGays is a satiril hashtag lnched by members and advot of the LGBT muny on Twter rponse to a gaffe uttered by 2016 Republin printial ndidate Donald Tmp while discsg the Orlando nightclub shootg at a mpaign rally June 2016. Gaymer, a portmante of the words “gay” and “gamer, ” is an umbrella term for people who intify themselv as lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr or queer (LGBTQ) wh the vio gamg muny.

"Sassy Gay Friend" very obvly plays on stereotyp -- the stereotype that gay men exist orr to be women's "sassy gay iends" and the stereotype that women are, as is repeatedly stated the vios, "stupid bch. In this stereotype, gay men exist only to help straight people, and are therefore rced to a supportg role and often sexualized so as not to be threateng (thk Stanford on Sex and the Cy). " By llg Juliet and Ophelia "stupid bch, " their so-lled sassy gay iend dismiss the prsn and heartbreak (not to mentn the misogynistic and paternalistic forc opprsg the young women) behd each of their suicis as well, silly.

GAY IEND

He then hollers highly judgmental and apt advice at them (that is the "sassy" part), gets them to stop mopg over their var boyiends and hbands (the "iend" portn), and sav their liv to the tune of a stereotypil and very crappy dance beat (and that, I gus, nveys the "gay"?

It is possible to read Sassy Gay Friend as a satire of the "sassy gay iend" stereotype, which gay men are all extremely fabulo and do absolutely nothg wh their liv but advise straight ladi.

SASSY GAY FRIEND SAV THE DAY

This bridgg gap n also work the reverse way by helpg men make better cisns wh Sassy Gay Friend was ma popular by the popular Send Cy Network sk found on I was almost gog to get wh Steph, but fortunately my sassy gay iend knew om the drk she orred that she had herp and stopped me.

Gay men have been the hottt accsori for straight women ever sce "Will and Grace" ma ntered homosexuals safe for prime time, and acrdg to a Web seri by Chigo's edy troupe Send Cy, some of the most famo women lerature would have been better off wh their own Sassy Gay Friend.

The Sassy Gay Friend is a character played by edian Brian Gallivan who pops up the liv of Shakpearean characters like Ophelia, Juliet and Lady MacBeth (and more recently, Na om "Black Swan") to save them om their impendg doom wh his signature tchphrase, "What, what, what are you dog? While the vios are funny (really, really funny, actually), they exist an unfortable space where you aren't sure if the character of the Sassy Gay Friend is a mentary on how our morn culture views homosexual men and their fag hags by ntextualizg a historil settg, or if they were jt bankg on a gay stereotype to get lghs, like Jack om "Will and Grace.

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It's ["Will and Grace"] turned what was once a special relatnship between two cultural outsirs -- gay men and the straight women who love them -- to an eye-rollg cliché...

She bought to our culture's portrayal of gay men as fun-lovg party monsters so wholeheartedly that she's bld to her iend's barely ncealed disda and disapproval for all the markers that make up that stereotype: He's not to fashn, don't want to go out and dance bee he's jt orred Thai food, and uldn't give a crap about Lady Gaga.

Alice: I was gog to ll Karl, but Alejandro, my sassy gay iend, told me to give the Sassy Gay Friend lackg a gay iend; the chosen selected male to fill this void a group of femal.

INTERVIEW WH BRIAN GALLIVAN: THE MAN, THE MYTH, THE SASSY GAY FRIEND

This male will rarely accept his role as the gay iend whose rponsibili clu fashn nsult and drama queen, so is necsary to keep their signatn as a personal joke for as long as possible. They also tend to be very good lookg, but unfortunately, they are que the Non-Gay-Gay-Friend a male when you have worked your way to beg close enough to a female that she shar everythg wh you as she would a male 'gay iend' but there is absolutely no chance of sex. One of their seri is lled “Sassy Gay Friend” featur a flamboyant man g to save the femal’ liv different stori such as Othello, Adam & Eve, Romeo & Juliet, and more.

Often an important first step troducg queer storyl to mastream dienc, the GBF trope had a tenncy to rerce stereotyp about gay men: that their only terts are makeovers, shoppg and drama, that their stggl and relatnships fa to the background unls they're supportg a straight person's story, and that they only exist to be wise oracl about love and LGBTQ+ reprentatn Hollywood improv both onscreen and behd the mera, movi and TV shows are gettg creasgly self-aware, creatg gay characters who provi the ic relief we love while tearg down outdated ias. Perhaps the earlit example of the classic Gay Bt Friend character is 1984 movie The Woman Red, a Gene Wilr edy about a married man who be obssed wh a mol (Kelly LeBrock) after he se her skirt get blown up by a wd grate, Marilyn Monroe-style. Rickie Vasquez (Wilson Cz) of ABC's short-lived cult classic My So-Called Life (1994-1995) is one of the first exampl of a gay character a high school ensemble seri -- but what mak him pecially noteworthy is that he challenged the Gay Bt Friend trope before was even a trope.

CONFSNS OF A "SASSY GAY" STYLIST: I'M TIRED OF STROKG STRAIGHT WOMEN'S EGOS FOR MIMUM WAGE"I’M THE ONE-DIMENSNAL PAL THEY’VE SEEN ON TV, ONLY REAL AND THE FLH."{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY STEFON SASSERFEBARY 25, 2019/12:06 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:4912PX;WIDTH:7360PX;}GETTY IMAGPORTRA OF TRENDY STYLISH STYLIST GLASS, HOLDG HAND LIKE GAY LOOKG AT MERA ISOLATED ON GREY BACKGROUND, HAVG SRF AROUND NECKBY STEFON SASSERFEBARY 25, 2019 / 12:06 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"CONFSNS OF A \"SASSY GAY\" STYLIST: I'M TIRED OF STROKG STRAIGHT WOMEN'S EGOS FOR MIMUM WAGE","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2019-02-25T17:06:03.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2019-02-25T17:06:03.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"STEFON SASSER","KEYWORDS":"OPN","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AS WE APPROACH THE THIRD MONTH OF 2019, I FD MYSELF STUCK THE UTTERLY MORN PREDIMENT OF BEG THE TOKEN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DPE KNOWG NEXT TO NOTHG ABOUT FASHN, I WORK AT A POPULAR RETAIL CHA. THE SHOP IS A LIBERAL METROPOLAN AREA, WHICH MEANS PEOPLE ARE MORE THAN OKAY WH ME BEG A VISIBLY QUEER MAN. MY LIMP WRISTS, GDY EARRGS, AND GLTERY NAIL POLISH AREN'T TERRENTS TO THE LARGELY HETEROSEXUAL CTOMER BASE. IF ANYTHG, MY APPEARANCE ATTRACTS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WORKG RETAIL MEANS HAVG PEOPLE ASK ME ABOUT CLOTH ALL THE TIME: “WHAT’S THIS BRAND?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“IS THIS A MORN-LOOKG DRS?”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“DO THIS LOOK BORG?”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THANKFULLY, I N HI MY LACK OF SARTORIAL KNOWLEDGE BEHD THE SASSY GAY PERSONA THAT OTHER GAYS HAVE ADOPTED FOR YEARS. WHEN I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO SAY, I JT SUPPLY A STEREOTYPIL GAY QUIP. A STANDARD, “YOU LOOK FIERCE!” A HIGH VOICE OR WH LOTS OF VOL-Y TENDS TO SILENCE ANY DOUBTS A CTOMER MIGHT HAVE ABOUT A PURCHASE—PECIALLY IF THAT CTOMER IS A WOMAN, AND EVEN MORE SO IF SHE’S A WOMAN ABOVE THE AGE OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CLTON KELLY TLC'S WHAT NOT TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I’VE BEEN PREPPED MY WHOLE LIFE TO BE A SASSY GAY STYLIST. I GREW UP REGULARLY WATCHG TLC’S WHAT NOT TO WEAR WH MY MOTHER AND SISTER, SOAKG UP CLTON KELLY’S WORDS AND SASSY, YET REFED MEANOR. MY MOM DIDN’T LIKE THE ROWDY ST OF QUEER EYE FOR THE STRAIGHT GUY AS MUCH, BUT WE WOULD STILL TCH RANDOM EPISOS WHEN CHANNEL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AS A JUNR HIGH SCHOOL, I WATCHED THE VIRAL SASSY GAY FRIEND VIOS AND WNSED HOW MUCH VERBAL ABE WOMEN WOULD TAKE IF OM A IEND WH AN EFFEMATE VOICE. THERE WAS THE SASSY GAY FASHNISTA ON E!’S FASHN POLICE; THE SASSY GAY FASHNISTA MY FAVORE ACTN MOVIE RH HOUR 2; THE SASSY GAY FASHNISTA DAMIAN (DANIEL FRANZE) OF MEAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE ROLE OF SASSY GAY AND SUBSERVIENT STORE CLERK GO HAND HAND. THE SASSY GAY IS A IEND! HE ONLY WANTS THE BT FOR YOU. HE’LL TELL YOU THE SASSY GAY TTH YOUR REAL IENDS (WHATEVER THEIR GENR OR ORIENTATN) ARE TOO SRED TO SAY. HE LOOKS GREAT AND WILL HELP YOU LOOK GREAT AS WELL! INSTEAD OF BEG A FULLY PRENT, ROUND HUMAN, HE’S ONLY THERE TO HELP YOU, THE FAHFUL CTOMER! THIS IS THE APPROACHABLE VERSN OF QUEERNS THAT ANY RETAIL EMPLOYER WANTS: A PERKY WORKER WHO CHARMS ANY CTOMER TO G {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE SASSY GAY IS A NTERED, G-RATED, STORE-IENDLY VERSN OF HIMSELF WH NO WANTS OF HIS OWN, SEXUAL OR OTHERWISE. LIKE THE FAIRY GODMOTHER WHO SHOWS UP FOR THE MAKEOVER AND DISAPPEARS AS SOON AS CRELLA HEADS OFF TO THE BALL, HIS SOLE PURPOSE IS TO PROP UP THE MA CHARACTER. HIS OWN MOTIVATN REMAS UNEXPLAED, UNIMPORTANT TO THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT’S THE MA WAY GAY MEN HAVE BEEN VISIBLE THE PUBLIC EYE: SNAPPY DRSERS WH SURFACE-LEVEL FLUENCE. THE OTHER PARTS OF GAYNS (FUCKG OTHER MEN, SOCIAL AND POLIL EQUALY, ETC.) ARE TOO APPROPRIATE TO TALK {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JANIS IAN (LIZZY CAPLAN) TRODUCG DAMIAN (DANIEL FRANZE) MEAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SOCIETY TELLS TO BE GAY, BUT NOT TOO GAY. DON’T BE MSY. HISTORILLY, THE ALTERNATIVE TO BEG THE SASSY GAY IEND WAS BEG ABSENT, VISIBLE—RCED TO NOTHG. THE WORLD TELLS THAT PLAYG TO THE STEREOTYPE IS THE ONLY WAY WE N BE SEEN, HEARD, AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AS THE SASSY GAY AT WORK, FAGGG UP KEEPS EASY AND SURFACE LEVEL. I NEVER HAVE TO SAY ANYTHG MEANGFUL OR HEARTFELT. ALL I HAVE TO DO IS ASK THEM ABOUT THEIR DAY AND THEN PICK A SGLE ASPECT OF TO SERT TO SASSY GAY MADLIBS: “COME TH, ___!” OR “WE LOVE ___!” WORKS JT FE. “C’MON, MISS ___!” GETS A LGH AND A SE EVERY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}REPEAT THE L OF EVERY GAY DURG A MAKEOVER MONTAGE, AND YOU’RE GOOD TO GO. IT’S THE VOICE AND VERNACULAR OF IENDLY THORY, THOSE GAYS ON TV. “I KNOW YOU’LL TELL ME THE TTH,” THEY WHISPER TO ME WH A GLIMMER THEIR EYE, NOT KNOWG I’VE LIED TO THEM ABOUT ALL OF THEIR CLOTH AND N’T WA FOR THEM TO GET OUT OF MY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THIS EFFECT IS HEIGHTENED THE MORE EFFEMATE MY APPEARANCE IS. WHEN CTOMERS LIKE WHAT YOU’RE WEARG, THEY RPECT YOUR THORY MORE. BIG, GLTERY EARRGS OR A FUN DRS MEANS I’M SHOWERED WH PLIMENTS. THEY’RE THEN MORE AMENABLE WHEN I TELL THEM THEY N’T TRY ON SHO THE FTG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}STILL, I N’T SHAKE THE FEELG THAT THEIR “I LOVE YOUR DRS” REALLY MEANS “I LOVE THAT YOU’RE WEARG A DRS AND THAT I, A OL LIBERAL, GET TO ASK YOU FOR ADVICE.” TODAY, A CTOMER EXCLAIMED, “I LOVE YOUR GLTERY NAILS!” AND LERALLY PET MY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CARSON KRSLEY OF THE ORIGAL QUEER EYE FOR THE STRAIGHT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GRANTED, I’M NOT UNAWARE OF MY PRIVILEGE. I’M WHE MALE-PRENTG GAY A LIBERAL AREA. I’M SURE IF I WERE MORE GENR NON-NFORMG OR A PERSON OF LOR, I WOULDN’T BE ABLE TO PALIZE ON MY GAYNS SO EASILY. I DREAD G TO WORK EVERY DAY, BUT I RECENTLY WAS AWARD “BT ATTU” AT MY PANY’S HOLIDAY PARTY. I ALSO GOT EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH WH MY FIRST THREE MONTHS OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PLAYG THE ROLE OF THE SASSY GAY MEANS I’VE GOT ALL OF MY WORKERS FOOLED, YET I N'T HELP BUT FEEL LIKE I’M BEG THE FAGGOT URT JTER FOR MIMUM WAGE. I SPEND 30 OR MORE HOURS A WEEK BEG THE PET GAY OF ANYONE WHO WALKS TO THE STORE. I FEIGN HAPPS AND MAKE EVERYONE AROUND ME LGH WH MY CLEVER ASIS WHILE MY HANDS GET VERED HANGER GREASE. LATER, I FD MYSELF SNAPPG AT IENDS, WORN DOWN BY THE STRA OF PLAYG THIS TIRED, OVERLY ACMODATG ROLE ALL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I’M THE ONE-DIMENSNAL PAL THEY’VE SEEN ON TV, ONLY REAL AND THE FLH. WHEN THEY THK OF SASSY GAYS, I’M RIGHT UP THERE WH CARSON KRSLEY OF QUEER EYE AND CLTON—EXCEPT I’M REAL, AND THEREFORE EVEN MORE DAMNG EVINCE THAT ALL GAY MEN ARE HAPPY AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SOMETIM, THE MIDDLE OF THE SHIFT, I WONR IF I’LL EVER SRE A JOB OUTSI OF A RETAIL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SOMETIM, I HONTLY WONR IF ALL I’M GOOD FOR IS PLAYG A RITURE OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

Helen Hunt stars as Carol, a sgle mom and his love tert who "mak him want to be a better man, " while former Talk Soup host Greg Knear surprised dienc wh his imprsive actg chops as Simon, the gay neighbor who be iends wh the curmudgeonly Simon, an artist, is badly beaten up by a iend of one of his mols, his agent (Cuba Goodg Jr. She enlists the help of her gay iend Gee (Rupert Everett), who drops everythg to fly to Chigo, pretends to be Jul' fiance to make Michael jealo, and trolls the hell out of her while dispensg nuggets of wisdom about her love is such a fantasy of a character that he may as well be a unirn, but Everett is jt so charmg about the whole thg. The flash-forward at the end, wh all the characters beg one big happy fay, was progrsive for s time; but the ia that a gay man uld be attracted to a woman if she plays her rds right is a b unfortable.