The family next door is still dealing with Fernandito being gay and living with his American boyfriend, who is actually now his husband because they got married in November.
Most people today know at least one gay person, which gives the show a realistic edge.
The show has helped expose my conservative parents to the gay world. They were skeptical at first, but when my father saw the pilot at Outfest in San Diego, he couldn't stop laughing. As for his own sexual tendencies, Romero is quite at ease with what he wants, as the opening sentence in this interview demonstrates. Well, I prefer having the best of both worlds. In Hollywood, I will always be fighting stereotypes.