Is Hollywood 'gay' enough?
By Stephanie Goldberg, Special to CNN
April 7, 2010 -- Updated 2019 GMT (0419 HKT)
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/TV/04/06/is.hollywood.gay.enough/(CNN) -- Whether they're raising their adopted baby girl, dodging homophobic quips from their fraternity brothers or teaching the "Single Ladies" dance to the football team after glee club, it seems gay characters are becoming a vital part of prime time TV.
With characters like "Modern Family's" Mitchell and Cameron, Calvin from "Greek" and Kurt from "Glee," the number of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) characters on scripted programs has just about doubled since 2005, according to the Gay and Lesbian Alliance against Defamation.
