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True Blood Has The Most Gay Characters On Television, According To GLAAD
Posted on Wed Sep 29, 2010 08:41 AM PDT
Courtesy: HBO |
According to an annual survey by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, HBO's mega hit True Blood has the most most gay characters on television.
GLAAD president Jarrett Barrios said in a statement, "The increase in lesbian, gay and bisexual characters on primetime television not only reflects the shift in American culture toward greater awareness and understanding of our community but also a new industry standard that a growing number of creators and networks are adopting. The recent critical and commercial success of shows like 'Modern Family' and 'Glee' clearly indicate that mainstream audiences embrace gay characters and want to see well-crafted stories about our lives."
ABC leads the other broadcast networks with 11 gay characters while Fox now has five. NBC was the only network that declined from last year, down to three and CBS is in last place with one gay character. HBO has the largest number of gay characters, followed by ABC Family, Showtime, Syfy, TNT, FX, Starz and Teen Nick. Across all the networks, the percentage of gay characters has rise, representing 3.9% of all TV characters. With 35 characters total, that's up 40% from last year. That's certainly something to be proud of!
Yay HBO!
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Comments
No wonder it gets so much good press but nobody is watching.
lol
Ah no wonder i don't watch it, and of course it explains why the media love it..
It's fulls of fags just maaaavalus...
It's disgusting watching men make out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hollywood is still under the illusion that most people are ok with the gay lifestyle. We tolerate it, but most find it disgusting. Get over yourselves Hollywood.
This is a great post with great people and I'm happy just to be a part of it.
Gotta run.
Buy,
Dave Mccaig itunes
HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEY!!!
Didn't you hear... Gay is the new black.
September 29, 2010 10:36 AM
Posted by: Anonymous
freakin homos deserve nothing but death.
Hate speech.
That's why I only watch True Blood on DVR. I fast forward through all the gay parts. Actually, I also fast forward through the parts fearturing Tara, the black chick. Bitch can't act.
it only has 2. how does that rate the most? I think u need to change ur headline