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

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Recurring 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:

Bad Girls
drama
Logo
http://www.logoonline.com/shows/dyn/bad_girls/series.jhtml

This British series set inside a women's prison includes several lesbian characters, among both the inmates and the prison staff.

 

Degrassi:The Next Generation
drama
The N, Returns fall 2007
http://www.the-n.com/ntv/shows/index.php?id=67

Canada's hit teen soap opera features recently reunited couple Alex (Deanna Casaluce, left) and Paige (Lauren Collins), as well as Marco (Adamo Ruggiero, right).

Desperate Housewives
drama
ABC, Sundays, 9 PM
http://abc.go.com/primetime/desperate/index.html

Andrew Van de Kamp (Shawn Pyfrom, left) is the rebel of Wysteria Lane, which will soon see the addition of gay couple Lee (Kevin Rahm) and Bob (Tuc Watkins, right).

Entourage
comedy
HBO, Sundays, 10 PM
http://www.hbo.com/entourage/

Lloyd (Rex Lee) is Ari Gold's tortured assistant.

Eureka
science-fiction comedy
SCI FI, Tuesdays, 9 PM
http://www.scifi.com/eureka/

The citizens of Eureka try to recreate the original "big bang," which threatens to destroy Global Dynamics. The drama features Vincent (Chris Gauthier), the gay owner of the town's cafe.

GREEK
comedy
ABC Family, Returns 2008
http://a51.abcfamily.go.com/shows/greek/

This fraternity and sorority set comedy features recently outed gay college jock Calvin (Paul James, left), who had a fling with Heath (Zack Lively, right).

Hotel Babylon
drama
BBC America, Wednesdays, 9 PM
http://www.bbcamerica.com/content/259/index.jsp

In this swanky London hotel, the guests are encouraged to live out their kinkiest fantasies while the employees of the hotel are encouraged to convince said guests to spend as much money as possible. Ben Trueman (Michael Obiora) is a gay desk clerk.

Jekyll
science-fiction drama
BBC America, Ran one season
http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/jekyll/

Miranda (Meera Syal, pictured) is a private investigator looking into the case of Dr. Jekyll, who is trying to protect his family from his villainous alter-ego, Mr. Hyde. Min (Fenella Woolgar) is her partner in work and life.

John From Cincinnati
drama
HBO, Ran one season
http://www.hbo.com/johnfromcincinnati/

Barry Cunningham (Matt Winston) is a gay, but unhinged, lottery winner.

Mad Men
drama
AMC, Thursdays, 10 PM
http://www.amctv.com/originals/madmen/

Set in the advertising world of the Swinging '60s, one of the many mad men is Salvatore (Bryan Batt), a deeply closeted art director.

The Office
comedy
NBC, Thursdays, 8:30 PM
http://www.nbc.com/The_Office/

Oscar (Oscar Nuñez) is a gay accountant for the Dunder-Mifflin paper supply company in Scranton.

The Riches
drama
FX, returns spring 2008
http://www.amctv.com/originals/madmen/

A family of con-artists take up residence in a new neighborhood and new identities. Sam Malloy (Aidan Mitchell) is their young cross-dressing son.

Shameless
drama
Sundance Channel, 2nd Season starts early 2008
http://www.sundancechannel.com/series/shameless

British comedy series focusing on an unconventional family, including closeted teenager Ian (Great Kearns, left) who is carrying on a secret relationship with Kash (Chris Bisson).

The Shield
drama
FX, Tuesdays, 10 PM
http://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/originals/the_shield/main.html

Julien Lowe (Michael Jace) is a deeply religious, African American police officer struggling to repress his sexual orientation. Though he entered a church program to "cure" his sexual orientation and married a woman, there are signs that his "cure" has not been entirely successful.

To Love and Die
drama
USA, Premieres 2008

A young woman tracks down a father she never knew, only to discover he's a contract killer. One member of his organization is the bisexual Eddie (Christine Adams), who creates hi-tech weaponry.

Ugly Betty
comedy
ABC, Thursdays, 8 PM
http://abc.go.com/primetime/uglybetty/index.html

Marc (Michael Urie, left) is an assistant working for Mode magazine. Alexis (Rebecca Romijn, right) is a member of the Meade publishing family who recently underwent gender reassignment surgery.

The Wire
drama
HBO, returns in 2008
http://www.hbo.com/thewire/

Shakima Greggs (Sonja Sohn, left) is an ambitious, African American lesbian cop. Omar (Michael K. Williams, right) is a gay thief who steals from drug dealers. Show also features Deputy Commissioner for Operations William A. Rawls (John Doman).


All times listed are Eastern/Pacific; in Central and Mountain Time zones, most programs air one hour earlier. Consult local listings to confirm broadcast times in your area.

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