Gay, transgender characters thrive on U.S. streaming sites, traditional TV lags

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Gay, transgender characters thrive on U.S. streaming sites, traditional TV lags

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Reuters via Yahoo News
By Chris Michaud
October 27, 2015

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu are leading the way with depictions of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people on television, most notably with transgender characters, and are far outpacing network and cable television, according to a GLAAD report.

The advocacy organization, which monitors how the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community is portrayed in the media, said its 20th annual television survey released on Tuesday found that transgender characters are completely absent from primetime broadcast programming.
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Broadcast TV is dying anyway. I recently cut the cord myself. I wasn't really watching it.