# tv shows for gay men **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 7, 2009, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-for-gay-men/498980 "2009-06-07T02:57:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BigBertha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d78d45/32.png) [@BigBertha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigBertha)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2009, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-for-gay-men/498980/1 "2009-06-07T02:57:42Z")
What television shows are/were gsy men supposed to like? Wondering… ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2009, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-for-gay-men/498980/2 "2009-06-07T03:23:10Z")
Well there’s _Queer as Folk_… ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2009, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-for-gay-men/498980/3 "2009-06-07T03:36:21Z")
**Ugly Betty** and the whole slate of shows on Bravo. ---
**Author:** ![jormundgondir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dfb087/32.png) [@jormundgondir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jormundgondir)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2009, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-for-gay-men/498980/4 "2009-06-07T04:10:07Z")
Antiques Roadshow ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2009, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-for-gay-men/498980/5 "2009-06-07T04:16:26Z")
Wrestling? 😃 I read Mike Rowe (Dirty Jobs) is greatly admired by gay men. As well as straight women and straight men, don’t know about gay women… ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2009, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-for-gay-men/498980/6 "2009-06-07T04:22:00Z")
For us, _Ugly Betty_, _Pushing Daisies_, _Antiques Roadshow_… I don’t know if the fact that UB and PD both had/have gay showrunners is coincidental or not…they both just seem to hit JUST the right sensibilities to resonate with both **supervenusfreak** and me. ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2009, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-for-gay-men/498980/7 "2009-06-07T16:16:48Z")
Well, from title and subject material, I have to admit that HBO’s new series, “[Hung](http://www.hbo.com/events/hung/)” looks interesting. About a guy whose life seems to be falling apart and decides to use his, uh, huge asset to make a living. Granted, the trailer leaves no doubt he is heterosexual, but think I will be interested in bits and pieces of the show. ---
**Author:** ![BigBertha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d78d45/32.png) [@BigBertha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigBertha)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-for-gay-men/498980/8 "2009-06-08T05:41:51Z")
I ask because i have seen this man around town, found out who he is, added him on facebook. Some of his favorite shows include designing women and golden girls. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-for-gay-men/498980/9 "2009-06-08T06:23:32Z")
Isn’t _Fraiser_ about gay men pretending to themselves and the world to be straight? ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-for-gay-men/498980/10 "2009-06-08T07:36:12Z")
> [@Tamara+](#): > > I ask because i have seen this man around town, found out who he is, added him on facebook. Some of his favorite shows include designing women and golden girls. Yup, he’s on our team. And totally stuck in the bodacious 80s. ---
**Author:** ![BigBertha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d78d45/32.png) [@BigBertha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigBertha)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-for-gay-men/498980/11 "2009-06-08T07:45:39Z")
No straight man can like those shows? ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-for-gay-men/498980/12 "2009-06-08T07:51:16Z")
> [@Tamara+](#): > > No straight man can like those shows? No. We can watch them, and we can tolerate them. But they’d never\* be on any straight guy’s favorite list. Sorry. ☹ - “never” = very ^10 unlikely ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-for-gay-men/498980/13 "2009-06-08T13:28:20Z")
Queer Eye for the Straight Guy ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-for-gay-men/498980/14 "2009-06-08T13:44:54Z")
Every gay man in the world seems to be watching _True Blood_, for what it’s worth. ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-for-gay-men/498980/15 "2009-06-08T14:09:15Z")
_Sex in the City_. At least my gay friend loves it. Sadly, I don’t think he watches much TV, so he’s not hip to anything current. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-for-gay-men/498980/16 "2009-06-08T14:09:54Z")
The Tony Awards. The show last night was gayer than Ross the Intern… ---
**Author:** ![alexandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e68b1a/32.png) [@alexandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alexandra)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-for-gay-men/498980/17 "2009-06-08T14:55:18Z")
> [@Tamara+](#): > > I ask because i have seen this man around town, found out who he is, added him on facebook. Some of his favorite shows include designing women and golden girls. So…you’re going on a random message board to determine whether he fits a stereotype? I’m guessing you’re interested in this bloke. Just ask him. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-for-gay-men/498980/18 "2009-06-08T15:32:16Z")
My straight man loves the Golden Girls, by the way. I’m not sure how he feels about Designing Women. ---
**Author:** ![sachertorte](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sachertorte/32/3727_2.png) [@sachertorte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sachertorte)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-for-gay-men/498980/19 "2009-06-08T16:15:46Z")
> [@Zsofia](#): > > Every gay man in the world seems to be watching _True Blood_, for what it’s worth. Not this one. Should I be? ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-for-gay-men/498980/20 "2009-06-08T16:56:51Z")
> [@sachertorte](#): > > Not this one. Should I be? Not this one either. And it doesn’t seem like something I’d ever watch. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-for-gay-men/498980.md?page=2)