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\"We were very specific about the fact that just because you\'re gay doesn\'t give you style, taste and class,\" show producer Collins said. \"Just because you get your gay card doesn\'t mean you know how to arrange flowers.\" The pros include food and wine connoisseur Ted Allen, co-author of Esquire magazine\'s \"Things a Man Should Know\" column, and Thom Filicia, named by House Beautiful magazine as one of America\'s top designers. Culture maven Jai Rodriguez, \"grooming guru\" Kyan Douglas and fashion sage Carson Kressley round out the advisory board.

With a the varity of make-over shows including Extreme Makeovers where contestants have various surgeries to make corrections, they were looking for a hook. They decided to take advantage of the cultural perception that top male fashion and hair stylists must be gay because it is considered too femine to think about hair, like buying clothing, or wear make-up