Battle of the Network Gays: September 10, 2009

Every week we pick the gays who we think have made the biggest splash in television 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 Oliver Fish from One Life to Live took the crown for his angsty coming out scene. But this week he's been busy on the periphery with police work, and a slew of reality show personalities have crowded out the field: We've got a gay Idol finalist and his groom, a harried Project Runway contestant, the most successful gay Big Brother housemate ever, and a guy who literally "danced his ass off" (well, at least 90 pounds of it).

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

This week's contenders:

• Project Runway's Ra'mon-Lawrence Coleman. Last Thursday's episode had him unfortunately paired with that charming though far-out-of-his-depth sewing slacker, Mitchell. It looked like Mitchell was going to drag them both down to defeat, but somehow at the last minute Ra'mon managed to artfully staple a girl in a swath of stained neoprene. The judges were so crazy about the look they gave Ra'mon the win. And Mitchell the boot.

Project Runway's Mitchell (left) self destructs and nearly takes Ra'mon with him.

• Big Brother's Kevin has now officially gone further on the show than any other gay housemate before him (and that includes Season 3's Marcellas Reynolds!)
• On Monday the Oxygen network aired the reunion special to their summer dance/weigt-loss series, Dance Your Ass Off. This year's winner, Ruben, lost the most, dropping 90 pounds! You can check out our interview with Ruben here. 
• First season American Idol finalist Jim Verraros and his partner Bill Brennan tied the knot in a lavish wedding last weekend in Chicago. Congrats to the happy couple, and more of their wedding photos here.

Jim Verraros (left) and Bill Brennan

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!