Raiders of the Lost arc

Here's a riddle for you: When's a gay character NOT a gay character?

Answer: When he's been dead for a year!

Last night it was revealed on Lost that long-dead character Boone (Ian Somerhalder) was a homosexual. Or, at least, he was in airports -- because the only reference made to his sexuality was when his beeotch of a sister, Shannon (Maggie Grace) snapped at him for "hitting on random guys" while waiting for their ill-fated flight. And really, it just came across as a snippy sibling trying to get a rise out of her brother. Somerhalder (who is not gay) played full-on gay in the naughty-college-kid romp Rules of Attraction.

So this is the "gay character" that the folks behind the show were going on about in their podcast? PTTHHHHH!! That's pathetic. Bringing back a dead guy for 5 minutes just to make a vague reference to his sexuality doesn't constitute a gay character or gay storyline or anything -- it's just strange.

And wait, wasn't he sleeping with his sister, anyway? Before they both died, I mean? For crying out loud -- next thing you know the show will have a flashback featuring Eleanor Roosevelt.

Can someone who knows what's going on explain this?

In the meantime, here's some racy footage of Somerhalder in Rules of Attraction, including his make-out scene with James Van Der Beek from Dawson's Creek. It's in French, which makes it even naughtier!