What's With the Lipstick? Neil Patrick Harris on the cover of New York Magazine

The article by Emily Nussbaum is great. Neil Patrick Harris is awesome (full disclosure: I'm a huge fan.) But the cover photo of the September 21, 2009 issue of New York Magazine, taken by Art Streiber is...






So, is having "Hollywood's First (Openly) Gay Breakthrough Star" putting on lipstick telling everyone:

"Relax and don't be so uptight about gender roles and sexuality."

Or is it telling the people who don't know better:

"Yup. Being Gay means you're a Guy who wants to be a Girl."

A picture, as the cliché goes, speaks a thousand words. What's this one telling you?

Neil Patrick Harris ROCKS the Tony Awards... He's Gay. He's Funny. He can Sing. And damn he looks good in a leather suit!

Here's the best 2 minutes from Sunday night's show:



For more Neil Patrick Harris, check out his Doctor Horrible's Sing Along Blog here!