Battle of the Network Gays: June 18, 2010

This week's Battle of the Network Gays benefits from the start of the summer TV season. We've got a theatrical gay kid form Reading, England, a Bon Temps fry cook, a Broadway star slumming as an ex-bunny's gay sidekick, and two gays on a goat farm. What bounty! Check out the nominees and choose your poison after the break. 

Josh and Brent from The Fabulous Beekman Boys

Why?  Reviewers have described their new reality show as a cross between Martha Stewart and Green Acres. These two are living out many an urban gay boy's fantasy or retiring to the country. More often, gay couples dream of running a quaint B&B. In Josh and Brent's case it's a goat farm.

Beautiful People's  Simon

Why? As played by Luke Ward-Wilkinson, we love this rubber-faced kid who is based on the childhood of Simon Doonan. This week's episode had Simon hastily arranging a wedding ceremony for his parents after discovering they'd never actually tied the knot. You can check out full episode below...

True Blood's Lafayette

Why? Yay! He's back. The Bon Temps fry cook and "V" pusher was a short-lived character in the Charlaine Harris books on which the show is based. But as played by Nelsan Ellis, Lafayette has pretty much become the heart of the HBO series. He didn't have a lot to do in the season opener besides tend to a distraught Tara and get seriously schooled by vampire Pam, but he absolutely had us with the line, "Hooker please!"

Josh Strickland from Holly's World

Why? Well, the guy went from a leading part on Broadway (as a Tarzan no less) to playing gay sidekick to Hugh Hefner's ex-Holly Madison. That's a strange career trajectory to be sure, but he seems like a good sport about it. Here's a clip from this week's Holly's World where he faces off against some obnoxious guys in a bar...

Vote for your favorite by noon EDT Sunday. And be sure to check back next Monday on the blog to see which network gay our readers have carried to glory!