Brothers & Sisters
drama
ABC, Sundays, 10 PM
http://abc.go.com/primetime/schedule/2006-07/brothersandsisters.html

Kevin Walker (Matthew Rhys) is the gay son in a big family dealing with the death of its patriarch.

The Class
comedy
CBS, Mondays, 8:30 PM
http://www.cbs.com/primetime/upfront_2006/the_class.shtml

Kyle (Sean Maguire) is an openly gay man who reunites with his former third-grade classmates. Kyle's jilted high school girlfriend is now married to Perry Pearl (played by out performer Sam Harris, not pictured) who Kyle pegs as closeted.

Drawn Together
animated comedy
Comedy Central, Returns in fall
http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/drawn_together/index.jhtml

Xandir (Jack Plotnick) is an attractive, hairless video game warrior in this animated reality spoof of shows like Big Brother and The Real World.

Freak Show
animated comedy
Comedy Central, Returns in fall
http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/freak_show/index.jhtml

Log Cabin Republican (Jon Glaser) is just one of the many superheroes in Freak Show secretly employed by the Pentagon to take on low-priority missions. When needed, he can transform himself into Burly Bear.

Hex
drama
BBC America, Returns in fall
http://www.bbcamerica.com/genre/drama_mysteries/hex/hex.jsp

Set in a creepy boarding school, lesbian student Thelma (Jemima Rooper) helps her best friend Cassie unleash her magic powers.

Lovespring International
comedy
Lifetime, (aired one season)
http://www.lifetimetv.com/shows/lovespring/index.php

Burke Kristopher (Sam Pancake) is the closeted Senior Vice President of Lovespring International.

The L Word
drama
Showtime, Sundays, 10 PM
http://www.sho.com/site/lword/home.do

This candid, groundbreaking drama series includes several lesbian and bisexual characters in leading roles, including Jennifer Beals (pictured) as Bette.

RENO 911!
comedy
Comedy Central, Returns in fall
http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/reno_911/index.jhtml

Lt. Jim Dangle (Thomas Lennon) wears short shorts while leading a group of misfit police officers in this parody of Fox's COPS.

South of Nowhere
drama
The N, Fridays, Returns in fall
http://www.the-n.com/ntv/shows/index.php?id=531

Spencer (Gabrielle Christian, right) and Ashley (Mandy Musgrave, left) are in love and navigating their way through high school, friends and family.

What Goes On
drama
The N, premieres in summer
http://www.the-n.com/

Ethan (Zachary Booth) is an openly gay teen who is proud of who he is, but yearns for a boyfriend.