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Article Archive General News Bravo names Two-Spirit man sexiest gay of the year
| Bravo names Two-Spirit man sexiest gay of the year | | Print | |
| Tuesday, 09 January 2007 14:57 |
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Nearly 500,000 votes cast in outzonetv.com's 1st Annual Sexiest Gay 2007 poll NEW YORK – Kevin Van Wanseele, one of the founders of NorthEast Two-Spirit Society and a member of the Kumeyaay Nation, was voted Sexiest Gay of the year in OUTzoneTV.com's first ever Sexiest Gay 2007 poll, while Nate Berkus, best known as Oprah's in-house decorator, won the title of Sexiest Celebrity while Jake Gyllenhaal won the title of Sexiest Gay-Friendly Celebrity. Bravo's OUTzoneTV.com, the first-ever broadband channel specifically targeted to the gay and lesbian online community, conducted the poll on its site from December 8 – 28. Nearly 500,000 votes were cast in the poll, and voting was based on a 1-5 scale, 5 being the sexiest. In the Sexiest Gay of the Year category, Kevin from New York won the title. The nominees in this category were culled from "OUTzone's Gay of the Day." In Kevin's description explaining why he should be "Gay of the Day," Kevin wrote, "I'm the only Native American, Two-Spirit, Chelsea-Boy, Bravo-lover you're ever gonna get." While, Berkus bested other sexy gay celebrities, including Lance Bass, Portia de Rossi, Pedro Almodovar and John Cameron Mitchell, with a 4.2 ranking. "How I Met Your Mother" star Neil Patrick Harris, Ellen DeGeneres and Reichen Lehmkuhl tied for second place, all garnering a 3.9. Gyllenhaal, who held onto his early lead, scored a 4.5 in the Sexiest Gay-Friendly category, beating out other strong contenders including Hugh Jackman, Brangelina, Julian McMahon and Justin Timberlake. ABOUT NORTHEAST TWO-SPIRIT SOCIETY Founded in October 2004, NE2SS works to increase the visibility of the Two-Spirit community and provide social, cultural and recreational opportunities that are culturally appropriate. At the heart of this effort is community development. For building community instills greater cultural awareness and pride for the membership. ABOUT OUTZONETV.COM OUTzoneTV.com is the first online broadband and entertainment destination for thought provoking content about and for the LGBT audience. The website features a wide array of exclusive, seriously fun long and short-form video. Subjects range from eye-opening historical examples of queer images in media to contemporary explorations of LGBT subjects, to content that is not overtly LGBT, but appeals to the audience. Videos range from vintage films and television to contemporary documentaries and viral short subjects. The site is updated daily with a wealth of blogs, features, news, photos, community and user-generated content. ABOUT BRAVO Bravo is the cable network that plugs people into arts, entertainment and pop culture with original programming, acclaimed drama series, movies, comedy and music specials, and by showing a whole different side of celebrities. Currently available in more than 83 million homes, Bravo is known for breaking exciting new personalities, shaking up the way we look at style, media, fame and Hollywood, pulling back the curtain on the creative process, and making influential and inventive original programming. Its critically acclaimed original programming includes the Emmy-nominated "Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List," 12-time Emmy-nominated "Inside the Actors Studio," "The Real Housewives of Orange County," "Top Chef," "Celebrity Poker Showdown," as well as the 2004 Emmy winner for Outstanding Reality Program, "Queer Eye," and the four-time Emmy-nominated hit competition series, "Project Runway." More information contact: Harlan Pruden This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 646.351.7360 |
| Last Updated on Monday, 09 February 2009 06:08 |