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In its 15th annual "Where We Are on TV" study, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation finds that while things are steadily improving for LGBT characters on television, there is still a way to go.
While most broadcast and cable networks have increased the number of LGBT characters on their programs, there are no black LGBT character on any of the broadcast networks. Some networks, including CBS, TBS, and USA, still have little to no LGBT representation.
For the most part, though, the news is good. From broadcast (The Good Wife, 90210) to cable (True Blood, Nurse Jackie), take a look at the following slide show of all the leading and supporting LGBT characters on television.
Teddy Montgomery, played by Trevor Donovan
GayThe Good Wife -- CBS
Kalinda Sharma, played by Archie Panjabi
BisexualBig Love -- HBO
Alby Grant, played by Matt Ross
GayCaprica -- SyFy
Sam Adama, played by Sasha Roiz
GayThe Whole Truth -- ABC
Alejo Salazar, played by Anthony Ruivivar
GayBrothers & Sisters -- ABC
Saul Holden, played by Ron Rifkin
GayCaprica -- SyFy
Clarice Willow, played by Polly Walker
PolyamorousGreek -- ABC Family
Calvin Owens, played by Paul James
GayBrothers & Sisters -- ABC
Kevin Walker, played by Matthew Rhys
GayBrothers & Sisters -- ABC
Scotty Wandell, played by Luke Macfarlane
GayHawthoRNe -- TNT
Kelly Epson, played by Vanessa Lengies
LesbianHung -- HBO
Damon Drecker, played by Charlie Saxton
GayDesperate Housewives -- ABC
Bob Hunter, played by Tuc Watkins
GayDesperate Housewives -- ABC
Lee McDermott, played by Kevin Rahm
GayHuge -- ABC Family
Alistair, played by Harvey Guillen
GayIn Treatment -- HBO
Jesse, played by Dane DeHaan
GayBones -- Fox
Angela Montenegro, played by Michaela Conlin
BisexualHouse - Fox
Dr. Remy "Thirteen" Hadley, played by Olivia Wilde
BisexualNurse Jackie -- Showtime
Dr. Eleanor O'Hara, played by Eve Best
BisexualPretty Little Liars -- ABC Family
Emily Fields, played by Shay Mitchell
LesbianLaw & Order: SVU -- NBC
Dr. George Huang, played by B.D. Wong
GayGrey's Anatomy -- ABC
Arizona Robbins, played by Jessica Capshaw
LesbianSpartacus: Gods of the Arena -- Starz
Auctus, played by Josef Brown
GaySpartacus: Gods of the Arena -- Starz
Barca, played by Antonio Te Maioho
GayGrey's Anatomy -- ABC
Callie Torres, played by Sara Ramirez
BisexualOutlaw -- NBC
Lucinda Pearl, played by Carly Pope
BisexualTheSecret Life of the American Teenager -- ABC Family
Donovan, played by Alex Boling
GayTheSecret Life of the American Teenager -- ABC Family
Leon, played by Larry Sullivan
GayGlee -- Fox
Kurt Hummel, played by Chris Colfer
GayModern Family -- ABC
Mitchell Pritchett, played by Jesse Tyler Ferguson
GaySouthland -- TNT
John Cooper, played by Michael Cudlitz
GayStargate Universe -- SyFy
Camile Wray, played by Ming-Na
LesbianModern Family -- ABC
Cameron Tucker, played by Eric Stonestreet
GayHellcats -- CW
Patty Wedgerman, played by Elena Esovolova
LesbianTrue Blood -- HBO
Lafayette Reynolds, played by Nelsan Ellis
GayTrue Blood -- HBO
Russell Edgington, played by Denis O'Hare
GayTrue Blood -- HBO
Pam, played by Kristin Bauer
LesbianThe Office -- NBC
Oscar Martinez, played by Oscar Nunez
GayTrue Blood -- HBO
Jesus Velasquez, played by Kevin Alejandro
GayWhite Collar -- USA
Diana Barrigan, played by Marsha Thomason
LesbianRunning Wilde -- Fox
Mr. Lunt, played by Robert Michael Morris
GayDegrassi: The Boiling Point -- TeenNick
Adam Torres, played by Jordan Todosey
Trans maleThe United States of Tara -- Showtime
Marshall Gregson, played by Keir Gilchrist
Gay
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