Remixed by Elisa Kreisinger: I don't think Bethenny is gay, however the women on RHONYC rarely championed the idea that their heterosexual relationships were all that fulfilling. Real Housewives had one side effect: they made compulsory heterosexuality actually appear compulsory. The queering of on-screen relationships are especially important for LGBTQ fans who have so few options of characters to identify with in mass media.