Meet "Team Gay" from the new season of "Project Runway"!

Like many people, I've been worried that Project Runway would lose the certain "je ne sais gay" that it enjoyed on Bravo when it made the move to Lifetime (and its recent promos haven't helped assuage my fears.)

But they're certainly taking a step in the right direction with the announcement of this year's designers. Of the sixteen new contestants, eight are men, six of whom are out. Well, five of the guys are out, and one describes his sexuality as "in flux".

Look below for pics and profiles of the five out gay designers (and the "in flux" designer Malvin) and be sure and catch Project Runway when it debuts on Lifetime on Thursday, August 20th at 10PM ET.

Christopher Straub

Age: 30

Hometown: Shakopee, MN

Profession: Visual merchandiser

Favorite Designer: Valentino, Zac Posen

Johnny Sakalis

Age: 30

Hometown: West Hollywood, CA

Profession: Fashion designer

Favorite Designer: Alexander McQueen, Viktor & Rolf

Nicolas Putvinski

Age: 27

Hometown: New York, NY

Profession: Associate designer

Favorite Designer: Olivier Theyskens

Mitchell Hall

Age: 26

Hometown: Savannah, Georgia

Profession: Creative director, retail

Favorite Designer: Valentino

Ra'mon-Lawrence Coleman

Age: 31

Hometown: Chicago, IL

Profession: Designer for Kohl's Corporation

Favorite Designer: Marc Jacobs

Malvin Vien

Age: 24

Hometown: New York, NY

Profession: Self-employed

Favorite Designer: Myself

Well, I already have my favorite (let's just say I quite fancy guys in baseball caps). How about you? First thoughts?