At the risk of sounding incredibly Kathy Griffin-like, I love m' gays!
I worked a Saturday afternoon shift at GAP this past weekend. One of my favorite boys came up (out of the blue... he was working in the baby department and I was in the adult section) and just blurted out, "You look really good. I mean it. You're all Cosmo these days. Last year, you just looked like sh** all the time. I mean that too. But, good for you-- you're fantastic." And then he disappeared as fast as he had appeared.
I think I was just standing there, scratching my head wondering if I had just received a compliment or a put-down for about 5 minutes. Never worked it out. Oh well-- we'll call it a compliment! Love ya! Mean it!