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Title: Gay characters play bigger role on TV schedule
Post by: Shana A on September 25, 2008, 06:22:38 AM
Post by: Shana A on September 25, 2008, 06:22:38 AM
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 (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.
Reuters Life!
Published: Thursday, September 25, 2008
http://www.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/news/arts/story.html?id=0eee9e97-54cb-42ae-ad80-1ef37ba27822 (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.
Title: Re: Gay characters play bigger role on TV schedule
Post by: Arch on September 26, 2008, 02:26:06 PM
Post by: Arch on September 26, 2008, 02:26:06 PM
Um, so...what characters, what shows?
Title: Re: Gay characters play bigger role on TV schedule
Post by: JennMW on September 27, 2008, 08:11:13 AM
Post by: JennMW on September 27, 2008, 08:11:13 AM
Quote from: Arch on September 26, 2008, 02:26:06 PM
Um, so...what characters, what shows?
http://www.glaad.org/eye/tv_listings.php (http://www.glaad.org/eye/tv_listings.php) provides weekly schedule for a start.
Title: Re: Gay characters play bigger role on TV schedule
Post by: Arch on September 27, 2008, 12:29:43 PM
Post by: Arch on September 27, 2008, 12:29:43 PM
Quote from: JennMW on September 27, 2008, 08:11:13 AMCool, thanks!Quote from: Arch on September 26, 2008, 02:26:06 PM
Um, so...what characters, what shows?
http://www.glaad.org/eye/tv_listings.php (http://www.glaad.org/eye/tv_listings.php) provides weekly schedule for a start.