As The Gay World Turns

If daytime TV has your head tangled around who's mother is married to who's cousin's uncle's cousin, who's dead and who's back from the dead, and which is the gay Rafe and which is the Rafe about to learn that his mother is a secret lesbian, never fear. Michael Fairman's new biweekly column on Advocate.com promises to fill you in on all the juicy details.

This week: a Young and the Restless actor walks off the set rather than kiss Yani Gellman, who plays Y&R's first gay character (read his interview with Out.com here); Guiding Light's Otalia consult Father Ray about the future of their relationship; and As the World Turns' Van Hansis (of pioneering gay-kiss couple Luke and Noah) gets a daytime Emmy nod.

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