If you watch "Dante's Cove" on here! TV or were a fan of "Queer As Folk," the gay male is/was largely represented by handsome guys who clearly spend a lot of time working out and have the bodies to show for it. So where are all the other gay guys? The ones who like donuts and are carrying around an extra 20 pounds? Where the the average looking dudes with saggy man boobs and, I dunno, maybe a pimple on their face or something.
This topic was raised at the recent Q-MeCon Queer Media & Entertainment Conference by an audience member who wondered why "gay guys who say I'd rather have a keg than a six pack" aren't represented onscreen.
"Dante's Cove" star Charlie David acknowledged the pressure: "I have season three coming up and I've got to run every day and eat carrot sticks."
His co-star, Gabriel Romero added: "It's what I call in Hollywood the f**kability factor."
Robert Gant, who was a "Queer As Folk" cast member, agreed, saying he was told early on that the biggest question in a casting directors mind would be: "Do they want to f**k you/"
For the handsome and muscular Gant, it wasn't always such an obvious yes.
"I definitely have struggled with body image - i was a very fat kid and the fear of going back to that place is crippling sometimes."