faking it

I watched this show tonight and saw one of the few episodes I had missed. It was fantastic. This sublimely hetero ex Navy weapons specialist becoming a drag queen. He was a nice man who seemed a bit nervous at the idea of spending a lot of time in the company of gay men, but reassured himself that he would be OK as long as the man he would share a house with wasn't bitchy or camp. He said 'I like my gay men straight'.

By the end of the show he was desperate not to lose and was practically in tears thinking that his makeup was not good enough, he was worried that his competitors were so proficient they were as good as 'trannies'. He did very well, and none of the judges could pick him out as the person who had only been a drag queen for less than four weeks. The best bit was that he and his mentor got on famously and you really were left with the impression that they would remain friends and Mr Navy would never laugh at nasty jokes about gay men.

This was a good show. Froth with a message. Pick a good wig.