Gale Harold Turns 40 -- Where Would Brian Be?

There are certain gay men who use their looks and sexual prowess to get them through life. You know the type, the guy who gets laid on near-daily basis, uses sex to get ahead at work, in social situations and even to screw over friends. But how much is sex the means to this end or is it just a way for them to mask some other void in their life? We can try to analyze it as much as possible, but the best way to see how it works is to look at a real-life example, or in this case, a made-for-TV example that comes close to real life.Ok, maybe not so much.

We're talking about Brian Kinney, that sex-crazed egomaniac that so many of us lived vicariously through during his five-year run on "Queer as Folk." When the show premiered, Brian was 30. He was hot, successful and always ready to party. Interestingly, Gale Harold, who played Brian with phenomenal aplomb, was about the same age when the series premiered and he saw his own star rise as the show took off.

Gale Harold turned 40 this week and, unlike Brian, has seen a bit of a dip in his career. But that isn't stopping him from pressing forward while landing small roles on TV and starring in Broadway theater. Brian's life is immortalized at 35, but Harold continues to get older, like the rest of us. If QAF hadn't ended (lord knows it would've jumped the shark had it not), what do we think Brian would be doing as he turned 40? Do you think he would still use his looks and sex appeal to bed men and get ahead? Would his looks even be holding up?

Let us know what you think. Would Brian still be hot? Would you sleep with him? Or do you think he would be a washed up, tired troll who was past his prime?

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