"He will prove himself to be the biggest homophobe and the biggest friend to the gay man in the history of humanity." That is from Jeremy Piven, talking about his character in Entourage: Ari Gold (via TV Guide and The Advocate).
So, basically, the show is likely to continue with its ambivalent attitude towards gays. We have a gay character (played well by openly gay Rex Lee), but most of the time he is there to be ridiculed. In some ways, it is good to have our gay in the show, he is competent, smart (and cute), and I guess it is almost nice to see that a homophobe can actually work with a gay assistant. Rex Lee is one of the reasons why I watch Entourage. 
But in the end, I think the result for us gays is not that positive, the continued epithets ("cocksucker" etc.) the cast uses on the show and their macho grossed-out-by-any-level-of-male-intimacy attitude reinforce homophobic attitudes and provide confirmation to the fact that being a homophobe is okay. Worst of all: the show is very good, and attracts the attention of a lot of straight men. Hopefully the show will grow out of its infantile and inconsequent need to add homophobia to the mix, and leave only the good stuff in there.
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