Gays of our Lives (June 16, 2009)

Is The Young and The Restless gay lawyer Rafe about to get lucky? Buzz from the Y&R set is that the first scenes of Michael Muhney, who took over the role of Adam Wilson after Chris Engen exited the show (allegedly after he learned he’d have to kiss his male co-star) involve him lying shirtless in bed after a sexual liaison with an ‘unknown partner’. This is the same week Adam confesses his ‘feelings’ for Rafe, so stay tuned!

Just who does Adam get lucky with
during actor Michael Muhney’s first day on Y&R?

In other Y&R news, as if there was really any doubt, it was confirmed that openly gay actor Thom Bierdz was indeed playing the long believed dead Phillip Chancellor III last week. And it won’t be long before he makes a return to Genoa City. The recently shot episodes where he reunites with his family are said to be spectacular as Phillip has a lot of explaining to do! Look for those scenes in early July.

Thanks to episodes such as “Bad Medicine,” featuring gay character Riley (Argiris Karras), Degrassi is an award winner

Degrassi: The Next Generation has been racking up the awards of late. Last week, the show received the top honor in the Alliance for Children and Television Awards of Excellence in the "All Genres, Teens” category. The show’s creator, Linda Schuyler, was also recently given the Anthony Minghella Memorial Award, named after the late director of the Oscar winning film The English Patient. Furthermore, the 2009 Female Film Festival in Toronto recently bestowed the Female Eye Maverick Award on Ms. Schuyler.

As The World Turns’ Paolo Seganti (Damian) and Van Hansis (Luke)

Daytime’s hottest father and son duo – As The World Turns’ Luke Snyder, played by Van Hansis, and Damian Grimaldi, played by Paolo Seganti – have a difficult and complex relationship, to say the least. As fans know, it was just a couple of years ago that a homophobic Damian tried to ship his gay son off to a deprogramming camp – and then let Luke’s comatose mom Lily take the rap for it.