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Desperate Housewives. ABC.

If you follow the political discourse in America, you will get the impression that Americans hate gays. You will get an even worse impression if you watch some of the evangelical churches. In reality, though, Americans are far more tolerant of gays and lesbians and have increasingly accepted them. There is some opposition from old people to gay marriage, but younger Americans overwhelmingly support the rights of gays and lesbians to marry.

So is it a surprise that "Desperate Housewives" will now have a gay couple on Wisteria Lane? Not to me; it just reflects the reality of American suburbia. A study has shown that property prices are much higher in neighborhoods and towns with gays. Tuc Watkins and Kevin Rahm will play the gay couple.