Best. Gay. Week. Ever. (September 14, 2007)

HOW HOT WILL IT GET ON SURVIVOR?
I'm always grateful when there is a gay guy on Survivor because then I don't have to justify why I'm watching it to Brent (aka The Wind Beneath My Wings). "Look, Brent! I have to watch it tonight! It's for work!"

So I'm going to be annoyed if 22-year-old Todd Herzog goes and gets himself voted off of Survivor: China (which debuts next Thursday on CBS) short of anything but the final four. You've been warned, Todd! Probably the most interesting thing about this season is that Todd will be competing against Leslie, a Christian radio talk show host. Hopefully this won't play out in the obvious way and instead the two can actually bond.

To get us started for the new season, I thought I'd kick it off by a look back at last season's gay contestants — although one of them wasn't out yet.

Here is scruffy Brad Virata. He was out.

And less scruffy Brad!

Here is J.P, not out

And J.P. out!

Who knows? Maybe this season has a second gay fella just waiting to announce it to the world!