Battle of the Network Gays for April 17

Every Friday we pick the gays in television who have had the best week and leave it to you, the keepers of the flame, to decide who will be crowned Gay of the Week and enjoy their own fancy button over on the left. We'll announce the winner on Monday, and that champ will reign until a new set of challengers are introduced the following Friday to try to steal his title.

Last week you voted American Idol hopeful Adam Lambert into the throne for the second time, and despite another great week behind the mic, he's got some tough competition from an interesting group of challengers.

Check them out, and vote for your favorite!

This week's contenders:

Adam Lambert from American Idol (Why?)

John Cooper from Southland (Why?)

Mel White from Anderson Cooper 360 (Why?)

Neil Patrick Harris from The A-List Awards (Why?)

Vote for your favorite by 8 AM EDT on Monday, April 20. And be sure to check back next week to see which gay our readers have carried to glory!