Battle of the Network Gays: September 24, 2009

Every week we pick the gays who we think have made the biggest splash in television (or pop culture in general) and leave it to you, the keepers of the flame, to decide who will be crowned Gay of the Week. We'll announce the winner in Friday's BGWE column, and that champ will reign until a new set of challengers are introduced the following week to try to steal his title.

Last week, Glee's Kurt Hummel (Chris Colfer) won your hearts and took the crown. This week he defends the title against some very worthy challengers, including an ever-popular awards show host, a gay cop with a heartwrenching coming out story, and a pair of hilarious gay fathers.

Check them out after the break, and vote for your favorite!

This week's contenders:

• Last week's winner, Kurt Hummel (Chris Colfer), had yet another strong showing on Glee, becoming the unlikely star of his high school football team and then tearfully coming out to his supportive Dad. Way to go, Kurt!

Kurt comes out to his father on Glee, and it goes much better than expected.

• Over on One Life to Live, poor Oliver Fish (Scott Evans) had a far tougher time coming out to his fundamentalist parents. Good thing roommates Layla and Cristian had his back. 
• The ABC mockumentary Modern Family debuted, and gay fathers Cameron (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) & Mitchell (Eric Sotnestreet) had us rolling in the aisles.
• Finally, Neil Patrrick Harris rode into town to save yet another awards show from irrelevance. This time it was the Emmys.

Neil Patrick Harris

Vote for your favorite by 10 PM EDT Today. And be sure to check back for tomorrow's BGWE column to see which network gay our readers have carried to glory!