1. Contestants must be at least the age of 21 prior to the date of the pageant. Legitimate proof such as a driver's license, birth certificate, passport, social security number, etc. must be provided to the pageant promoter. If for any reason the promoter finds any cause to investigate the age of the contestant, reasonable measures will be taken for that investigation and the contestant will be informed if just validation is found disqualifying them under this rule.  
2. A (90) ninety day residence is required for closed and open pageants for City and State preliminaries, unless the State pageant is purchased as a Regional preliminary.  (Miss Gay D.C America has officially been chosen as a Regional pageant effective May 27,2006)
3. Entry by a contestant who is currently in open criminal proceedings, currently on felony probation or is in current retribution for a crime, will be denied entry as a contestant into any preliminary of the Official Miss Gay America pageant. A contestant who has successfully completed felony probation, or whose criminal case is dismissed, will be eligible to enter. Verification of criminal status may be checked. Any contestant found to be untruthful about their criminal status will be permanently removed from eligibility within the system. 
4. Judging will be based on a total points accumulated system. Score sheets will be furnished by L & T Entertainment. Ties will be broken by the answering of questions by the persons involved in the tie score. If such tie-breaking action is required, the tie-break question will be scored according to the On-Stage Question category matrix. The Pageant scoring will be done on a cumulative basis. The practice of dropping the high and low scores will not be tolerated in the national, state, or regional pageants as well as any pageants leading to an official preliminary pageant. The reigning representative may question a judge's score and may eliminate the judge's score sheet altogether, if the scores are deemed to be bias; however the practice of automatically dropping scores is not permitted by anyone. 
5. Contestants will be judged in the following categories: Evening Gown, Solo Talent, Talent, and the two types of interviews: Male Interview or Onstage Interview. You may use all of the categories if you desire or you may opt to use all but the Solo Talent Category. 
6. The use or dispensing of marijuana or any illegal drug will not be tolerated while a contestant (or entertainer) is participating in the Official Pageant, or preliminary thereof. Immediate disqualification will result for those who break this rule. Contestants (as well as their helpers and dancers) may be disqualified if usage of such drugs is detected in the contestant's room, luggage, or on their person etc. Contestants are responsible for their assistants and dancers and will be penalized if anyone affiliated with their presentation is found to be in violation of this regulation. 
7. Talent presentations will be limited to seven (7) minutes. No score will be given in the talent category for any presentation over seven (7) minutes in length. All talent presentations must be on a high quality CD-R, labeled with your name and contestant number on the CD-R and the name of your talent presentation. A back-up CD-R will be required should your original be misplaced. Prop set-up time will be limited to three (3) minutes. Prop set-up time is not included in the seven (7) minute limit contestants are allowed for talent competition. Twenty-five (25) points will be deducted from the administrative score if prop set-up is over three (3) minutes. 
8. Any talent or solo talent presentation is acceptable, except those presentations that might cause injury to the audience or to other contestants. Pyrotechnics are not allowed. NO FIRE OR LIQUIDS, including but not limited to water, WHATSOEVER. 
9. Any contestant caught in the act of stealing will immediately be disqualified and removed from the location of the pageant. Additionally, non-compliance with this regulation will result in the permanent disqualification from entry into the Miss Gay America pageant, or any preliminary thereof. 
10. Any contestant whose actions are interpreted as demeaning or disrespectful to the title of Miss Gay America will be disqualified. L & T Entertainment reserves the right of final determination of what is considered to be demeaning behavior. 
11.  The use of any type hormone is not allowed. Absolutely no breast implants, cosmetic or body enhancing implants below the neck or silicone (or any other similar type product/chemical) injections, excluding the face, will be allowed before or during the contestant's reign. This includes any city, state, regional or national reign. 
12.  All contestants must agree to follow the Standards of Conduct of Contestants and Titleholders. They are as follows; 
All titleholders (winners and first alternates of any Miss Gay America Preliminary or pageant leading to a Miss Gay America preliminary pageant) must adhere to these guidelines: 

Titleholders must:

• Present themselves professionally while representing their respective titles at all times

• Never demean the pageant or title they represent

• Never cause substantial problems for their promoters or for those for whom they perform

• Never become too intoxicated while representing their respective title

• Never participate in any type of argument, except as a mediator, while representing their title

• Try to solve any problems with their promoters and/or co-performers in a peaceful manner and in good faith. Problems may be mediated through the Cocker Productions and the board of directors of Miss Gay D.C. America Regional, the Miss Gay America Board of Advisors however, the executive office of L & T Entertainment must be informed of all issues involving the Miss Gay America Board of Advisors. All complaints must be documented in written (typed) form for an opinion/official mediation from the executive office of L & T Entertainment.

• Never lecture the audience, only provide quality entertainment
  Violating the Code of Ethics for Titleholders may result in the disqualification of the title and/or jeopardize the winner's/first alternate's standing with L & T Entertainment.