But before America moves on to the next big thing, it’s important to stress that ever since the show aired, even with the slightly-curious metrosexual-vibing Ryan Seacrest (“Seacrest, out,” he replied at the closing of most episodes) and his Wham!-looking season one cohort Brian Dunkleman or even the whimsical and overly-sarcastic Brit judge Simon Cowell, there’s always been something iffy in the air about how gay-centric things were. The FOX hit television show will take one last bow this week when it rolls off the air for the last time. Although they didn’t win a season, a dozen of LGBT people discovered a new way of winning…by using the reality TV/talent show as a springboard to further their careers
