GLAAD ranks gay-friendliest networks

The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, known mostly for talking about gays on teevee, has come out with its annual ranking of networks willing to put gays on teevee.

GLAAD says that HBO is #1 in being nice to gays, but the only show I watch on HBO that features a gay character is True Blood, and the gay character on that show is a drug dealer.

Networks that don't give a hoot about gays include A&E, CBS, and NBC.

According to their report, "GLAAD evaluated 4,901 hours of prime-time broadcast programming and 1,213 hours from cable, from June 2008 through May 2009."

So, to recap, the nation's most prominent gay anti-defamation organization spent 6,000 hours watching television last year, which might be very important in a parallel universe, say, 20 years ago, when people actually, you know, watched television.

Comments

[Eden]

Not entirely true. Last season, CSI: Miami had an episode about a divorcé that was murdered by his son who was having, I believe, an incestous relationship with sister. Peter Paige, of "Queer as Folk" fame, played the gay friend of the divorcée. He had about 5 lines one of which, when gruff Frank was drilling him about his "gay act" at the station, turned to him and said: "Oh, believe me, honey. You don't scare me." What could possibly be more gay friendly?

[Halnova]

The original poster obviously only watched one episode of True Blood. LaFayette is more than just a "drug dealer".

[Zach]

Nope, this "original poster" has seen every episode. Doesn't mean that Lafayette isn't a gay drug dealer.