Gay Army is a comedy reality television featuring nine effeminate gay men put into the hands of a drill sergeant. The show was first broadcast in Sweden, Norway and Denmark. The show has also been sold to Italy, Germany, Canada, and Poland.
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In each episode the gay “recruits” face new training missions of stereotypically "masculine" tasks. In the final episode they face the "real" army in "war". Contestants are treated to party nights and rewards as missions are accomplished.
Some LGBT rights activists protested the show's stereotyping premise. An organization of LGBT military in Sweden asked the network not to air it.[1] Yet the show has been popular with audiences. The show has been nominated for awards at the Rose d'Or ceremony as well as the 2006 Danish TV Awards.
The show is owned by SBSbroadcasting. Distributed by Zodiak International and was created and produced by babyfoot (David Sidebotham and Karsten Bartholin).