"While we acknowledge there have been improvements made in how we are seen on the broadcast networks, most notably on ABC, our declining representation
clearly indicates a failure to inclusively reflect the audience watching television," says GLAAD president Neil Giuliano. The seven broadcast characters appear on five different shows: "Brothers and
Sisters," "Desperate Housewives," "Ugly Betty," "The Office" and "Cashmere Mafia."
ABC shows are home to six of the seven, with one on NBC and none on CBS, Fox, or CW. Last year, the characters were spread among five networks. Still, there will be an additional 13 occasional gay characters on broadcast TV this season, compared with five last year.
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