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Leading Roles Past Seasons
Supporting Roles Broadcast
Recurring Roles Mainstream Cable
The 2007-2008 Television Season:
Leading Roles

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Leading lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender characters in original primetime broadcast and cable programming (on both mainstream and LGBT networks) for the 2007-2008 television season include:

Brothers and Sisters
drama
ABC, Sundays, 10 PM
http://abc.go.com/primetime/brothersandsisters/index

Kevin Walker (Matthew Rhys, left) is the gay son in a big family, which also includes Uncle Saul (Ron Rifkin, right) who beginning to acknowledge his own bisexuality. Kevin's ex-boyfriend Scotty (Luke McFarlane) is set to return this season, as well.

Cashmere Mafia
drama
ABC, Tuesdays, 9:00 PM Midseason
http://abc.go.com/fallpreview/cashmeremafia/index

Darren Star's new show about four successful women in New York is different from Sex and the City in at least one important way; Caitlin (Bonnie Somerville) experiences an unexpected romantic attraction to a woman in the premiere episode.

Dante's Cove
drama
here!
http://www.dantescove.com/

This supernatural-soap is set on an island resort with a predominantly gay clientele (like Charlie David's character Toby), who frequently find themselves caught up in an ongoing war between various practitioners of the occult.

The DL Chronicles
drama
here!
http://www.dlchronicles.com/

This dramatic series from here! tells individuals tales of men of color who hide their sexual orientations from the outside world, as narrated by aspiring journalist Chadwick Williams (Damian T. Raven.)

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.

Exes & Ohs
comedy
Logo, Premieres Oct. 8

A new series following the dating lives of a group of lesbian friends, including Jennifer (Michelle Paradise), Sam (Marnie Alton), and Crutch (Heather Matarazzo, pictured.)

The L Word
drama
Showtime, Returns in 2008
http://www.sho.com/site/lword/home.do

This candid, groundbreaking drama series features a predominantly LGBT cast of characters, including Bette (Jennifer Beals), Alice (Leisha Hailey, left), Shane (Katherine Moening), and Max (Daniela Sea, right.)

The Lair
drama
here!
http://www.heretv.com/the_lair

A horror-drama series from here!, which follows a journalist's investigations of a vampire pack preying on a small New England town.

Nip/Tuck
drama
FX, Returns fall 2007
http://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/originals/niptuck/main.html

Liz (Roma Maffia, right) is a lesbian anesthesiologist for a cosmetic surgery practice owned by the ex-husband of Julia (Joely Richardson, left), who will begin her own same-sex relationship this fall with a new character portrayed by Portia de Rossi.

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.

Rick and Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World
comedy
Logo
http://www.happiestgaycouple.com/

A satirical comedy series about a gay, interracial couple and several of their friends, created using stop-motion animated toys.

The Sarah Silverman Program
drama
Comedy Central, Wednesdays 10:30 PM, Returns Oct. 2007
www.comedycentral.com

Comedienne Sarah Silverman's scripted program features her neighbor-couple Brian and Steve (Brian Posehn, left, and Steve Agee, right), who she describes as "gigantic, orange, and gay."

South of Nowhere
drama
The N, Fridays
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.

Torchwood
science-fiction drama
BBC America, Saturdays 9 PM
http://www.bbcamerica.com/content/262/index.jsp

The BBC's scifi mystery follows the Torchwood team of Capt. Jack (John Barrowman, left), Ianto (Gareth-David Lloyd), Owen (Burn Gorman), Toshiko (Naoko Mori, right), and Gwen as they investigate strange goings-ons in Wales. They also all happen to be bisexual, to varying degree.


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