Whatever the truth, these mirror-image stories capture the complexity of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. In one version, gay male creativity is a superpower, healing the world and building bridges. In the other, it’s realpolitik, an awareness of how to “trade up.” The magic of Queer Eye was how seamlessly it merged both themes and, in the process, sparked another makeover: renovating Bravo itself, turning the channel into a magnet for queer reality programming.
