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Leading Roles Past Seasons
Supporting Roles Broadcast
Recurring Roles Mainstream Cable
LGBT Characters For 2007-08
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Broadcast Networks*

Show Network Character Actor Orientation/Ethnicity
Lead
Brothers and Sisters ABC Kevin Walker Matthew Rhys gay/white
Cashmere Mafia ABC Caitlin Bonnie Somerville bisexual/white
Subtotal: 2
 
Supporting
Desperate Housewives ABC Andrew Van De Kamp Shawn Pyfrom gay/white
Brothers and Sisters ABC Saul Ashman Ron Rifkin bisexual/white
Ugly Betty ABC Marc Michael Urie gay/white
Alexis Rebecca Romijn straight MTF/white
The Office NBC Oscar Oscar Nuñez gay/Latino
Subtotal: 5
 
Recurring
Brothers and Sisters ABC Scotty Wandell Luke McFarlane gay/white
Desperate Housewives ABC Lee Kevin Rahm gay/white
Bob Tuc Watkins gay/white
Dirty Sexy Money ABC Carmelita Candis Cayne MTF/white
Grey's Anatomy ABC Joe Steven W. Bailey gay/white
Men in Trees ABC Terry Mario Cantone gay/white
ER NBC Chaz Pratt Sam Jones III gay/African American
Desk Clerk Jesse Borego gay/Latino
Friday Night Lights NBC Mayor Lucy Rodell Libby Villari lesbian/white
The Simpsons FOX Waylon Smithers Hank Azaria gay/white
Patty Bouvier Julie Kavner lesbian/white
American Dad! FOX Terry Bates Mike Barker gay/white
Greg Corbin Seth McFarlane gay/white
Subtotal: 13

Total: 20


Breakdown of LGBT Regular and Recurring Characters on Broadcast Networks*

*ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW

All information current as of September 17, 2007


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