Haute Dog host Matt Rogers deserves praise for being himself -- flamboyantly gay

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Reality and game show hosts have been overwhelmingly straight males. But RuPaul knocked down barriers as host of RuPaul's Drag Race, earning Emmys for his hosting job. Rogers, the host of HBO Max's dog reality competition, "is unabashedly himself, and because of that, I was finally able to connect with a host," says Marshal Knight. "Only a few times in my life have I been able to fully connect with someone presented through media as a gay male. Gay men have often been introduced as stereotypical caricatures; others are presented as straight-passing to such a degree that it almost becomes offensive. But Matt’s skill is that he is himself, through and through. From the jump, he adds a humor, a slyness, and a wonderful flamboyance that I was able to connect with on a deeply personal level."