After all, same-sex attraction is at the core of LGBT identity. It’s not that there’s anything wrong-or necessarily right-about gays or lesbians who’ve only gone horizontal with their own gender. But nothing has ever quite reached the sheer pettiness of the Gold Star phenomena. From Queer Eye for the Straight Guy to RuPaul’s Drag Race, there’s always been a level of convivial silliness about LGBT pop culture.