It’s an old stereotype: the gay terr signer. Ltle data exists regardg how many gay men are out the sign dtry around the world, but ’s whout a doubt a iendlier dtry than, say, profsnal sports. On the ocsn of World Pri month, Interr Dign reached out to gay sign profsnals around the physil and virtual worlds to get a sense of where thgs stand today, om Tulsa to Turkey.
Contents:
- HOW 2 LOVELY GAYS BEME THE DARLGS OF THE TERR SIGN WORLD
- A WORLD OF PRI: GAY DIGNERS TALK ABOUT ACCEPTANCE AND CHALLENG
- THE STEVEN AND CHRIS SHOW: TWO GAY HOSTS TAKE CANADIAN TV BY {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;}TVBY ALAN WOO JANUARY 7, 2008/10:12 AMBY ALAN WOO JANUARY 7, 2008 / 10:12 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"THE STEVEN AND CHRIS SHOW: TWO GAY HOSTS TAKE CANADIAN TV BY STORM","DATEPUBLISHED":"2008-01-07T15:12:48.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2008-01-07T15:12:48.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","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":"ALAN WOO ","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{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;}{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;}MOVE OVER MARTHA: FORMER DIGNER GUYS STEVEN SABADOS AND CHRIS HYNDMAN WILL BE TAKG UP RINCE ON CANADA'S NATNAL STATN, CBC, WH A H NEW DAYTIME TALK SHOW. THK QUEER EYE MEETS {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;}{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;}TOTED AS A "LIFTYL" SHOW, STEVEN AND CHRIS WILL TACKLE PERTENT ISSU OF THE DAY SUCH AS ENTERTAG, OKG, FASHN, HEALTH, AND THEIR SPECIALTY, HOME R. THE BICKERG BOYS WILL ALSO TERVIEW A SLEW OF CELEBRY GUTS, WHO NO DOUBT WILL HAVE TO FIGHT TO GET A WORD EDGEWISE AMIDST THE HOSTS' NSTANT (AND ENTERTAG) {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 WILL BE THE FOURTH SHOW THAT THE CANADIAN TWOSOME HAVE HOSTED TOGETHER. THEY ARE MORE WILY KNOWN FOR THEIR SIGN PROGRAM, DIGNER GUYS, WHICH AIRED FOR 3 SEASONS AND HAS BEEN SEEN THE US AND OVER 17 UNTRI WORLDWI. THE PREMISE OF THAT SHOW HAD THE TWO GUYS G TO SOMEONE'S SPACE AND HELPG THEM REVAMP THE R, PLETE WH SNARLY MENTS UALLY DIRECTED AT ONE ANOTHER. A SP-OFF SHOW, DIGN RIVALS, HAD THE TWO PETG TO W A CLIENT BY OFFERG UP TWO DIFFERENT RE-RATG SCENARS. WHOMEVER THE CLIENT CHOOS TO GO WH IS THE SIGN THAT THEY MT RRY OUT. SO CHIC WH STEVEN & CHRIS SAW THEM MOVG AWAY OM THEIR SIGN ROOTS AND STEAD, OVERHLG NOCENT WOMEN AND SHOWG THEM HOW TO BE CHIC ON A SHOE-STRG {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;}{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;}PREVLY RELEGATED TO SPECIALTY CHANNELS LIKE HOME AND GARN TELEVISN, STEVEN AND CHRIS HAVE FALLY MA ONTO A MASTREAM WORK WH THE CBC. THIS MARKS THE FIRST DAYTIME TALK SHOW EVER TO BE HOSTED BY NOT ONE, BUT TWO, OPENLY GAY MEN. KUDOS TO CBC FOR PUTTG ON THE AIR! AND WH PERSONALI AS BIG AS STEVEN AND CHRIS', THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT THIS WILL BE A PROGRAM WORTH TUNG TO. STEVEN AND CHRIS PREMIER JANUARY 14TH, 2008 ON {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;}{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;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
- INTERRS: TWO LOVELY GAYS AND A VERY HANDSOME HOE
- HOW GAY MEN FED 20TH-CENTURY TERR SIGN
HOW 2 LOVELY GAYS BEME THE DARLGS OF THE TERR SIGN WORLD
* two gay guys interior design *
The actors turned terr signers 2 Lovely Gays are shakg up the ratg world wh their theatril flair.
A WORLD OF PRI: GAY DIGNERS TALK ABOUT ACCEPTANCE AND CHALLENG
It’s the perfect troductn to the uple who ll themselv 2 Lovely Gays. It was the post of this apartment, SE23 2LG, that led to the pair beg nicknamed 2 Lovely Gays by their iends. “We set up 2 Lovely Gays 2014, and have been workg full-time as signers ever sce.
’ I like that – 2 Lovely Gays is nice, the word lovely is nice, but nice n also be excellent. 2 Lovely Gays lov and loath. Jane Greenwood is the -founr of the ‘Organizatn of Lbian + Gay Archects and Digners’, along wh beg a vol advote for LGBTQIA+ rights.
THE STEVEN AND CHRIS SHOW: TWO GAY HOSTS TAKE CANADIAN TV BY {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;}TVBY ALAN WOO JANUARY 7, 2008/10:12 AMBY ALAN WOO JANUARY 7, 2008 / 10:12 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"THE STEVEN AND CHRIS SHOW: TWO GAY HOSTS TAKE CANADIAN TV BY STORM","DATEPUBLISHED":"2008-01-07T15:12:48.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2008-01-07T15:12:48.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","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":"ALAN WOO ","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{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;}{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;}MOVE OVER MARTHA: FORMER DIGNER GUYS STEVEN SABADOS AND CHRIS HYNDMAN WILL BE TAKG UP RINCE ON CANADA'S NATNAL STATN, CBC, WH A H NEW DAYTIME TALK SHOW. THK QUEER EYE MEETS {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;}{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;}TOTED AS A "LIFTYL" SHOW, STEVEN AND CHRIS WILL TACKLE PERTENT ISSU OF THE DAY SUCH AS ENTERTAG, OKG, FASHN, HEALTH, AND THEIR SPECIALTY, HOME R. THE BICKERG BOYS WILL ALSO TERVIEW A SLEW OF CELEBRY GUTS, WHO NO DOUBT WILL HAVE TO FIGHT TO GET A WORD EDGEWISE AMIDST THE HOSTS' NSTANT (AND ENTERTAG) {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 WILL BE THE FOURTH SHOW THAT THE CANADIAN TWOSOME HAVE HOSTED TOGETHER. THEY ARE MORE WILY KNOWN FOR THEIR SIGN PROGRAM, DIGNER GUYS, WHICH AIRED FOR 3 SEASONS AND HAS BEEN SEEN THE US AND OVER 17 UNTRI WORLDWI. THE PREMISE OF THAT SHOW HAD THE TWO GUYS G TO SOMEONE'S SPACE AND HELPG THEM REVAMP THE R, PLETE WH SNARLY MENTS UALLY DIRECTED AT ONE ANOTHER. A SP-OFF SHOW, DIGN RIVALS, HAD THE TWO PETG TO W A CLIENT BY OFFERG UP TWO DIFFERENT RE-RATG SCENARS. WHOMEVER THE CLIENT CHOOS TO GO WH IS THE SIGN THAT THEY MT RRY OUT. SO CHIC WH STEVEN & CHRIS SAW THEM MOVG AWAY OM THEIR SIGN ROOTS AND STEAD, OVERHLG NOCENT WOMEN AND SHOWG THEM HOW TO BE CHIC ON A SHOE-STRG {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;}{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;}PREVLY RELEGATED TO SPECIALTY CHANNELS LIKE HOME AND GARN TELEVISN, STEVEN AND CHRIS HAVE FALLY MA ONTO A MASTREAM WORK WH THE CBC. THIS MARKS THE FIRST DAYTIME TALK SHOW EVER TO BE HOSTED BY NOT ONE, BUT TWO, OPENLY GAY MEN. KUDOS TO CBC FOR PUTTG ON THE AIR! AND WH PERSONALI AS BIG AS STEVEN AND CHRIS', THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT THIS WILL BE A PROGRAM WORTH TUNG TO. STEVEN AND CHRIS PREMIER JANUARY 14TH, 2008 ON {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;}{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;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
It’s an old stereotype: the gay terr signer. Ltle data exists regardg how many gay men are out the sign dtry around the world, but ’s whout a doubt a iendlier dtry than, say, profsnal sports.
INTERRS: TWO LOVELY GAYS AND A VERY HANDSOME HOE
And no matter the profsn, clearly the experience of gay men tersects wh other forc—race and class power dynamics, ageism, health, geography—and differs om the experienc of other members of the muny, cludg lbians and trans/non-bary/genr nonnformg sign profsnals.
But on the ocsn of World Pri month, Interr Dign reached out to gay men around the physil and virtual worlds to get a sense of where thgs stand today, om Tulsa to Turkey. “There are que a lot of gay upl livg eely and accepted, ” he says, “but not mentned a lot by the neighbors. Homosexualy to them was a very big al.
They have a posive gay role mol around them as they’ve grown up, and that’s a powerful thg. They may even, like Saghian, e to see a gay inty as a benef. “The stereotype has always been that the bt signers are gay men, ” he says.
HOW GAY MEN FED 20TH-CENTURY TERR SIGN
And Orlando, was supposed to be at the Pulse nightclub the night of the anti-gay terror massacre 2016. Sabatella isn't only proud to be an out gay man — he's also proud to be a "gay dad" and reunted what Pri Month meant to him — while ghg about his dghter — on Instagram 2021. In the post, Sabatella wrote, "People often ask me how is to be a gay dad?
Its [sic] Pri month and beg a gay dad means many thgs to me.