Gay characters play bigger role on TV schedule

[Shana A]

Gay characters play bigger role on TV schedule
Reuters Life!
Published: Thursday, September 25, 2008

http://www.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/news/arts/story.html?id=0eee9e97-54cb-42ae-ad80-1ef37ba27822

LOS ANGELES (Reuters Life!) -- The number of gay and lesbian TV characters on the broadcast networks will double to an all-time high this season, according to a new poll.

There will be 16 regular characters on major-network scripted series this season who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT), according to an annual survey conducted by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD).

That's more than twice as many as last year and the most ever in the 13 years that GLAAD has been doing the study. The figures also reverse a trend toward declining LGBT representation on broadcast television during the past two years.

[Arch]

Um, so...what characters, what shows?

[JennMW]

Um, so...what characters, what shows?

http://www.glaad.org/eye/tv_listings.php provides weekly schedule for a start.

[Arch]

Um, so...what characters, what shows?

http://www.glaad.org/eye/tv_listings.php provides weekly schedule for a start.

Cool, thanks!