Is there a limit to gay reality TV wins?

Call me after there have been 20 seasons and no other gay winner.

Obviously, these professions are often considered the pervue of gay men and straight women, so more gay winners than are represented by population averages are probably warranted, but there's just too many variables going into the mix. I would also point out that Top Chef has had two out winners. One was a bisexual man, the other a lesbian.

the cream will rise to the  top...gay or not...even though i would like to see more poeple of color take the prize...i was very disappointed on runway 2 years ago when marcus didn.t win and they chose that tatooed biker ex drug-addict...while i admire his turning his life around, and probably would have dated him, i like marcus' designs better...i don;t pay much attention to american idol, but felt proud when ruben and fantasia won...maybe more people should be  e ncouraged to apply to these reality shows...but they have to have the chops

I was on a contest show on IFC (no title, sorry, I'm still abiding by the rules) a few years back, and won my West Coast division.  At the nationals, all other competitors were eliminated, until it was just me and one other guy and the guest judge.  The judge (who I'll also leave nameless) said he thought I was "poetic" but also said he thought I might be "too soft."  (?)  It didn't occur to me at the time that this might have been a slightly prejudicial remark.  Anyways, he picked the other guy to win.  (So I always empathize with runners-up, including Adam Lambert, David Archuleta, "Brokeback Mountain," etc.!)  And yes, I was "out" on the show, thanking my partner and mentioning that I'm not straight.

Was that the deciding factor?  Who knows?  My age was also mentioned, and that my competitor was younger and just starting out, and possibly "hungrier."  These things are sometimes very hard to call.  But I still wanted to be publicly "out" on TV, and I have no regrets about it.  (Not that it's scored me any contacts or anything advantageous script-wise.)  Living "out loud" is worth it to me integrity-wise.  I'm old enough and intolerant enough that I'm not up for continuing to play closet games.  :) I can be discrete, but I'm not going to live a lie.

 

I thought they were almost absurd in some of their hostility towards gay designers in seasons 2 and 3, especially season 3, where they frequently trashed Kayne for the same aesthetic they loved in the vile, but mostly heterosexual, Jeffrey. They seemed desperate to have a straight man win that season, as they not only fawned over Jeffrey, but also the charming but talentless Michael Knight, who went on to dress women like rejects from a Pam Grier supermama movie.

I thought the way the Food Network treated Dan and Steve was very unfortunate. I really liked their show. They were never even given a real chance.

The best reality show on TV has only had one gay couple win the show to my knowledge, but they frequently have gay/lesbian team-mates. I prefer shows like this where everyone could win and there aren't clear favorites or outside factors and judges holding contestants back or manipulating the game (hopefully).