Gay orchids

What is it with gays and orchids? All gay guys I know seem to have an unexplained love for orchids. Is it because the flower is supposedly exquisite and expensive? Or does it have some quality that escapes me?

I just know that when my gay friend visits me he gets green with jealousy because mine are blooming. In January! And this after I ignored one of them for about a year, no water, no nothing. As soon as I started to nurture it again, it just sprouted buds left, right and center.