Why Aren't There More Gay Characters on Network TV?

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Why Aren't There More Gay Characters on Network TV?
TV.com
By Richard Lawson
02 October 2009


http://www.tv.com/story/18578.html


Hey TV, where all your gays at? A recent GLAAD study showed that only 3% of characters on the Big Five networks' shows are GLBT. Even worse, out of CBS's 132 series regulars, exactly zero of them fall into any of those categories. In 2009, that is pretty bad. I mean Fox--which is owned by a crazed, right-wing Aussie bandicoot--at least has four lonely gay folks running around on their shows (for a whopping total of 4% of their series regulars). So what gives? Why is it so hard to put queerness on broadcast television?