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?
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