"90210": Which West Beverly High guy is setting off your gaydar?

Last week, the new 90210 debuted amidst a flurry of rumors that the gay fave is (re)starting out with a gay character in the gang (we haven't gotten a straight answer out of the net). Gay bloggers James St. James and Perez Hilton were quick to peg rich kid Ty Collins (Adam Gregory) as the Surprise!Gay, which was a bit of a surprise for me since it was Persian student Navid (Michael Steger) who hit my gaydar.

Then again, almost all of the guys set my gaydar off at one point or another, so I figured it might be interesting to take a look at the new 90210 guys and see why they may turn the needle on the gaydar in each directon.

Dixon Mills (Tristan Wilds) aka NuBrandon

Argument for: Two hours in and no love interest in sight? Either Dixon is really interested in LaCrosse or the 90210 producers have other plans for Dixon.

Arguments against: Considering how this new 90210 seems determined not to take advantage of the acting talents of NuBrandon and NuBrenda (Shenae Grimes), it looks unlikely his character will be that complex. Besides, he has no interest in his starlet grandmother's salacious memoirs.

Likelihood:

One Doug Whitter. If he's gay all the clues will be stuff easily dismissed until he actually comes out.

Ethan Ward (Dustin Milligan) aka NuDylan

Argument for: Mostly memories of Milligan's recent gay role on Supernatural.

Arguments against: When me meet him, Ethan is caught cheating on his girlfriend Naomi (who looks like Kylie Minogue and Elizabeth Berkley's long-lost half-sister). After he breaks up with Naomi, he quickly moves on NuBrenda.

Likelihood:

One Brian Kinney. He gets around but that's probably all he and Brian have in common.

Navid Shirazi (Michael Steger)

Arguments for: He seems oddly unbothered about his pornographer father's "no porn until age 21" rule, as if he had no interest in straight sexuality. From his first scene he's plugged into the West Beverly High grapevine, getting the latest dirt faster than most gossip bloggers. Besides, wouldn't it be a pretty juicy conflict if his father were nontraditional enough to make straight porn but too traditional to easily accept his son's homosexuality?

Argument against: Navid could just be nu-David, who doesn't get a love life until later.

Likelihood:

Five Terris. If he's gay he can keep making his life about everyone else.

Ty Collins (Adam Gregory)

Arguments for: He's the lead in school production of Spring Awakening, which brings up the whole musical theatre stereotype. His long history of breaking female classmates' hearts might suggest repeated attempts to find a beard while backing out before the relationship gets too physical. Also, he's got Luke Snyder bangs.

Argument against: Was his making out with nu-Brenda as convincing to you as it was to nu-Dylan?

Meet the rest of the guys after the jump!

Likelihood:

Four Jack McPhees. Nice artistic guys frequently end up in the 'gay' column.

Ryan Matthews (Ryan Eggold)

Argument for: His first line is a catty comment about the looks of the school news anchor, and he gets even more catty when he verbally spars with spoiled rich girl Naomi.

Argument against: His interest in Kelly Taylor (Jennie Garth) seems genuinely romantic.

Likelihood:

Two Kyle Lendos. Most likely a straight guy who could handle himself in a duel of one-liners against team gay.

George Evans (Kellan Lutz)

Argument for: He's an arrogant, loudmouth jock constantly looking to assert his alpha male-ness, which suggests a touch of trying too hard ... and was I the only one detecting a bit of hoyay in his relationship with Ethan?

Argument against: Sometimes an alpha male is overcompensating for other things.

Likelihood:

Three Drew Boyds. Closeted jocks are so hard to read sometimes.

What do you think? Who's setting off your gaydar?