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LGBT Characters For 2004-05
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Cable Networks

Title Network Character Actor Orientation/Ethnicity
Reno 911! Comedy Central Jim Dangle Thomas Lennon gay/white
Nip/Tuck FX Liz Roma Maffia lesbian/Latina
The Shield FX Julien Michael Jace gay/African American
Degrassi: The
Next Generation		 The N Marco, Dylan Adamo Ruddiero, John Bregar 2 gay/white
Six Feet Under The N David Fisher, Keith Charles Michael C. Hall, Mathew St. Patrick gay/white, gay/African American
The Wire HBO Shakima, Omar Sonja Sohn, Michael K. Williams lesbian/African American, gay/African American
The "L" Word Showtime Bette, Tina, Jenny, Marina, Shane, Dana, Alice Jennifer Beals, Laurel Holloman, Mia Kirshner, Karina Lombard, Katherine Moennig, Erin Daniels, Leisha Hailey 2 bisexual/white, 3 lesbian/white, 2 lesbian/multi-racial
Queer as Folk Showtime Brian, Michael, Justin, Emmett, Ted, Ben, Melanie, Lindsay, Hunter Gale Harold, Hal Sparks, Randy Harrison, Peter Paige, Scott Lowell, Robert Gant, Michelle Clunie, Thea Gill, Harris Allen 7 gay/white,
2 lesbian/white


Fall 2004 Cable Network Stats (as of 9/15/04)
Number of shows: 8
Number of LGBT characters:   26
 
Lead characters 20
Supporting characters 5
Recurring characters 1
 
Men 15
Women 11
Transgender 0
 
Gay Men 15
Lesbians 9
Bisexual 2
 
White 19
African American 4
Latino 1
Asian American 0
Multi-racial 2

As of Sept. 15, 2004


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