Meet the Latest Gay Real Worlder

MTV's Real World turns voting age with season 18. Can you pick out the gay in this photo?

Hey Kids! It’s almost time for that season when people gather round, connect with friends and loved ones, drink too much, start taking showers together, and as always, end up in a hot tub for some messy making out and all around trashiness. No, I’m not talking about your visit home to the folks for the holidays... It’s time for a new season of MTV’s Real World. Yep, this time around (it’s season #18—yikes!) the nubile and argument-prone youngsters are ensconced in a ridiculously luxe living space in Denver.

In Denver the seven housemates are going to engage in outdoorsy mountain climbing pursuits, as well as pitching in to help some local Hurricane Katrina evacuees. But from the looks of the show’s preview, they spend most of the time neck-deep in drama, recriminations, tears and face-sucking.

Davis: He's 23, from Georgia, and he likes dudes.

And, naturally, there’s a nice gay on board! Advocate.com has an interview with Davis, a homo youngster from Marietta, Georgia, who’s this season's resident poofter. Of course, per Davis’ own insistence, he (and his boyfriend) are, like, totally “straight-acting.” But he also says he plans to pursue activism and hopes to talk to religious groups (he’s from a seriously Baptist family) to enlighten them about how cool gays are. And that’s a good thing.

From the show's preview, it looks like Davis is pretty central to the drama in the house, as one of his housemates seems none too fond of gay folks.

Scenes from the show's preview; Davis is having a rough moment.

Check out Davis’ interview here. Watch a preview of the show here. And then tune in next Wednesday (Nov. 22nd) to watch it drop.

"See ya in Denver!"