GAY CHARACTERS DEPART PRIMETIME NETWORK TV
Friday, September 17 2004
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The once growing population of gays on primetime network TV has retreated to cable, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) indicated Thursday. According to the group, the number of gay characters on scripted primetime shows in 2003-2004 dropped to its lowest level since 1996, when the group began keeping count -- five gay male characters and one lesbian character. Only one character was added this season, it said. On the other hand, network reality shows and cable dramas have increased the number of gays. "When you turn to cable and reality TV, you see us -- our lives, our relationships, our diversity," GLAAD Executive Director Joan M. Garry said in a statement. "But when you turn to network comedies and dramas, you're seeing portraits of an America where gay people and families are nearly invisible. That's not the America we live in."
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