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Number of gay characters on TV at all time high: ‘Glee,’ ‘True Blood’ have the most
Life Site News ^ | October 6, 2012 | John JALSEVAC

Posted on 10/06/2012 2:35:18 PM PDT by NYer

HOLLYWOOD, October 5, 2012, (LifeSiteNews.com) – Never before have there been so many homosexual characters portrayed on broadcast and cable television, according to the latest report from the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD).

The 17th annual Where We Are On TV report found that LGBT characters account for 4.4 percent of scripted series regulars in the 2012-2013 broadcast television schedule. This is up from 2.9 percent in 2011, 3.9 percent in 2010, 3 percent in 2009, 2.6 percent in 2008 and 1.1 percent in 2007.

GLAAD’s study reviewed 97 scripted television programs scheduled to air this upcoming season on broadcast networks, and counted a total of 701 series regular characters. Thirty-one of those are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT), as are an additional 19 recurring characters.

ABC has the highest amount with 5.2 percent (10 out of 194) of their regular characters identifying as LGBT. After leading last year, Fox is in second with six LGBT characters out of 118 total series regulars (5.1 percent). However, Fox’s Glee is the broadcast television show with the most number of regular and recurring homosexual characters, with six.


True Blood was the cable TV show with the highest number of homosexual characters.

GLAAD also said that CBS “improved” and will feature four LGBT characters out of 142 series regulars (2.8 percent), up from 0.7 percent last year. The increase came after GLAAD lambasted the network in a 2010 report, prompting CBS President Nina Tassler to apologize and pledge to “do better.”

On mainstream cable networks, the number of announced LGBT series regular characters has also increased to 35, and will also feature 26 recurring characters for a total of 61 LGBT characters.

This year Showtime features the greatest number of LGBT characters on cable with 12, seven of which are series regulars. Once again this year True Blood is the show on cable television with the most number of LGBT characters, with six of them.

“It is vital for networks to weave complex and diverse storylines of LGBT people in the different programs they air,” said GLAAD President Herndon Graddick. “When young LGBT people see loving couples like Callie and Arizona on Grey’s Anatomy or Degrassi‘s confident transgender high school student Adam Torres, they find characters they can look up to and slowly start building the courage to live authentically.”


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Extended News; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: agitprop; desensitizing; familiarity; gayhollywood; gaytv; glbt; hollywood; homosexualagenda; lavendermafia; pinkjournalism; pinklisted; pravdamedia; propaganda; tv
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21 posted on 10/06/2012 3:17:14 PM PDT by RedMDer (https://support.woundedwarriorproject.org/default.aspx?tsid=93destr)
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To: NYer
LGBT characters account for 4.4 percent of scripted series regulars...

Two to three times their actual portion of the population; they're already over-represented.

22 posted on 10/06/2012 3:19:46 PM PDT by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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To: little jeremiah

Here in NJ we got a look at “gay life” up close with our gay governor McGreevey; he was a freak who compromised his position trying to give a homeland-security-type position to his “companion” (a foreign national), had a family as a political prop (according to his ex-wife), and resigned in disgrace.


23 posted on 10/06/2012 3:20:18 PM PDT by kearnyirish2 (Affirmative action is economic war against white males (and therefore white families).)
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To: little jeremiah

One notices that they did not count the gay characters on reality television, such as about 90% of the entire Bravo, E!, and Style Network lineups, anything on home decoration, cooking, and countless other shows, both cable and network.


24 posted on 10/06/2012 3:32:20 PM PDT by Albion Wilde (Obama better hope a Kicked Ass is covered under Obamacare. -- Dennis Miller re debate 1)
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To: NYer

Read the TV guide, you don't need a TV
25 posted on 10/06/2012 3:35:36 PM PDT by MrEdd (Heck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.)
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To: Condor 63

But really, could you have a show about musical theater and have it be otherwise?


26 posted on 10/06/2012 3:38:01 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: NYer

Just more evidence of Hollywood being addicted to all things bad for us, promoting them as normal then giving their funds to the people who help keep it going all the while acting surprised at the wretchedness of much in society today dismissing that they are part of the problem.


27 posted on 10/06/2012 3:44:44 PM PDT by ICE-FLYER (God bless and keep the United States of America)
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To: NYer

Just more evidence of Hollywood being addicted to all things bad for us, promoting them as normal then giving their funds to the people who help keep it going all the while acting surprised at the wretchedness of much in society today dismissing that they are part of the problem.


28 posted on 10/06/2012 3:45:01 PM PDT by ICE-FLYER (God bless and keep the United States of America)
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To: NYer

Just more evidence of Hollywood being addicted to all things bad for us, promoting them as normal then giving their funds to the people who help keep it going all the while acting surprised at the wretchedness of much in society today dismissing that they are part of the problem.


29 posted on 10/06/2012 3:45:07 PM PDT by ICE-FLYER (God bless and keep the United States of America)
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To: NYer

Just more evidence of Hollywood being addicted to all things bad for us, promoting them as normal then giving their funds to the people who help keep it going all the while acting surprised at the wretchedness of much in society today dismissing that they are part of the problem.


30 posted on 10/06/2012 3:45:07 PM PDT by ICE-FLYER (God bless and keep the United States of America)
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To: NYer

Just more evidence of Hollywood being addicted to all things bad for us, promoting them as normal then giving their funds to the people who help keep it going all the while acting surprised at the wretchedness of much in society today dismissing that they are part of the problem.


31 posted on 10/06/2012 3:45:07 PM PDT by ICE-FLYER (God bless and keep the United States of America)
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To: Albion Wilde

One of the few channels I watched was Food Network because I really liked Alton Brown. The network became so flaming gay I gave it up about 4 years ago. When it got down to occasionally watching a movie, mostly on the Military channel, and Wednesday night “Miller Time” on Bill O’Reilly, I got rid of cable.

Thankfully, my teenage daughter can’t stomach network tv and yelled at me once when I was channel surfing and got distracted because she thought the show was disgusting (Big Bang Theory.)


32 posted on 10/06/2012 3:45:07 PM PDT by pops88 (Standing with Breitbart for truth)
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To: NYer
The 17th annual Where We Are On TV report found that LGBT characters account for 4.4 percent of scripted series regulars in the 2012-2013 broadcast television schedule. This is up from 2.9 percent in 2011, 3.9 percent in 2010, 3 percent in 2009, 2.6 percent in 2008 and 1.1 percent in 2007.

And this is the reason that I refuse to watch a LOT of the dreck on TV. Glee has become such a Hollyweird agenda program that, in spite of the great music they do, I simply won't watch.

TV has hit rock bottom in the quality of its programming and has started to dig.

As a result, I would rather watch old TV shows, old movies, or just read a book. I can (and have) live without TV and, given its current state of dreck, prefer to leave it turned off.

33 posted on 10/06/2012 3:46:01 PM PDT by DustyMoment (Congress - another name for white collar criminals!!)
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To: NYer

I wish they would just put them all on one channel we could then block.


34 posted on 10/06/2012 3:54:09 PM PDT by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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To: kearnyirish2
The Homosexual agenda is as doomed as the Islamist agenda—both are contrary to natural law and though many may perish in their evil, plain common sense and predetermined biology curses their aims.
35 posted on 10/06/2012 3:56:04 PM PDT by Happy Rain ("Water is wet and Obama is a liar.")
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To: Albion Wilde

That’s interesting. So the % of homosexual characters/actors/people on TV is probably much higher taking all those other kinds of shows into the mix.

I’ve only had a TV for two years since I left home as a teenager; that was during the Klinton hearings, oddly enough, so I got to watch those.


36 posted on 10/06/2012 3:57:19 PM PDT by little jeremiah (Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. CSLewis)
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To: DustyMoment

The crap that network/cable feeds to the unwashed masses is so despicable that four years ago (when my boy went off to college) I did not hesitate to cancel my subscription to cable, and to give my hi-res flatscreens to neighbors.

I haven’t ever regretted it, but now I am thinking it might be worth the cost to see Øbamatollah’s concession speech...


37 posted on 10/06/2012 3:58:28 PM PDT by delcopatriot
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To: NYer

Is there someplace where one can find what shows have “gayness” in it?
I don’t have TV reception or cable but I do tend to buy DVDs of shows or series. I was shocked when I bought “Six feet under”. Don’t want to make that mistake again. I was hesitant about True Blood, now I know better.

I do try to read the reviews and comments but it is not always clear,,, it is not mentioned.


38 posted on 10/06/2012 3:58:51 PM PDT by 1_Rain_Drop
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To: spirited irish

I am sure that is the case, from reading; since I never watch TV my knowledge is all from what I read on FR!

But I am 100% sure that ALL religious believers (other than Mozlems of course probably) especially Christians and probably religiously observant Jews are portrayed as hateful, mentally ill and harmful to themselves and others.

Actually come to think of it, I rented a room from a friend for a while when “Touched by An Angel” was on. I liked that show. Della Reese was wonderful. IIRC that was started by a Christian network - does the network still exist?


39 posted on 10/06/2012 4:04:58 PM PDT by little jeremiah (Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. CSLewis)
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To: Albion Wilde

BTW those photographs you sent me were incredible! I made hub sit down and look at them with me.

Viewing them was like a nice little vacation.


40 posted on 10/06/2012 4:08:48 PM PDT by little jeremiah (Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. CSLewis)
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