DB: Another thing I love about the series is how it challenges gay perceptions of masculinity.
BB: Yeah, I mean obviously the Cheeks character does that in his own way through femininity. Why can't a man be feminine, why is masculinity the perceived stronger of the two? And just because you are butch or have that demeanor, does that make you a man? Or what is that? Does the ability to fix things make you a man or is it honesty that makes you a man? What is that? This is just another way to explore that through two different lenses.
JE: Brad won an award recently and in his acceptance speech he said something about people see femininity as a weakness but that his strength came from femininity and that's the most beautiful thing I heard said about it.
Sean Hemeon (SH) : I think that feminine energy is much more powerful than masculine energy anyway. Way more powerful.
BB : And I think that's why so many gay men relate to so many women as gay icons. You've got Madonna, you've got Cher, you've got Cleopatra. It's because they are feminine but completely in control. They are rulers, they are queens, they are divas. And I think that there are plenty of gay men that relate to that, particularly because women in society are perceived as the "weaker sex" and it's surprising that a woman is in control. I think it's because historically we don't have icons that are bottoms on top.