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GLAAD Report: There Are More Gay Characters on TV Than Ever Before
It should come as no surprise to anyone who has turned on a television within the past year or so that gay characters are becoming more and more well-represented on the small screen. And now, an official report from GLAAD confirms it -- while there's still a long way to go before we have utterly equal representation, there are indeed a higher number of LGBT people on TV than ever before.
According to the report, called "Where We Are on TV," 4.4% of series regulars in the 2012-2013 season will be gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender. That's up from 2.9% in 2011, 3.9% in 2010 and 3% in 2009.
Of those characters, 61% are gay men, 20% are lesbians, 14% are bisexual women and 4% are bisexual men.
"Glee" was found to be the most inclusive show on network TV, with six recurring gay characters, and "True Blood" was the most inclusive cable show, also with six regular gay characters.
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