"The gays like 'Project Runway' because it's a fashion, and the gays are into fashion and into design. It's a creative industry, and most of the gays are pretty creative, in general. That's just like the culture. We're not all into politics necessarily. We're more into the creative environment. I also think Heidi is a big draw. The boys love Heidi and think she's so fabulous. I just think it's a glitzy, fun show, and there are also always lots of gay boys on it, and, you know, that's fun"
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The subtext is less about gays than about safety. "Project Runway" offers a version of gay visibility that’s palatable: witty, aesthetic, nonthreatening. When Siriano says, "We’re not all into politics necessarily", he’s not just describing preference; he’s sketching the bargain of mainstream inclusion circa late-2000s reality TV. Queer presence is welcomed when it’s channeled into taste-making and entertainment, not demands. Creativity becomes a kind of alibi: we’re here to style the world, not to argue with it.
There’s also an insider’s knowingness in the way he says "that’s just like the culture". It reads as both affectionate shorthand and a defensive simplification, the kind you offer in a quick interview when you don’t have room for nuance. The final punch - "there are also always lots of gay boys on it" - lands as communal comfort: representation as hangout. The irony is that this “fun” visibility helped normalize queerness, even as it flattened it into sparkle and product.
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Siriano, Christian. (2026, January 16). The gays like 'Project Runway' because it's a fashion, and the gays are into fashion and into design. It's a creative industry, and most of the gays are pretty creative, in general. That's just like the culture. We're not all into politics necessarily. We're more into the creative environment. I also think Heidi is a big draw. The boys love Heidi and think she's so fabulous. I just think it's a glitzy, fun show, and there are also always lots of gay boys on it, and, you know, that's fun. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/the-gays-like-project-runway-because-its-a-139474/
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Siriano, Christian. "The gays like 'Project Runway' because it's a fashion, and the gays are into fashion and into design. It's a creative industry, and most of the gays are pretty creative, in general. That's just like the culture. We're not all into politics necessarily. We're more into the creative environment. I also think Heidi is a big draw. The boys love Heidi and think she's so fabulous. I just think it's a glitzy, fun show, and there are also always lots of gay boys on it, and, you know, that's fun." FixQuotes. January 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/the-gays-like-project-runway-because-its-a-139474/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"The gays like 'Project Runway' because it's a fashion, and the gays are into fashion and into design. It's a creative industry, and most of the gays are pretty creative, in general. That's just like the culture. We're not all into politics necessarily. We're more into the creative environment. I also think Heidi is a big draw. The boys love Heidi and think she's so fabulous. I just think it's a glitzy, fun show, and there are also always lots of gay boys on it, and, you know, that's fun." FixQuotes, 16 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/the-gays-like-project-runway-because-its-a-139474/. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
