GAY ENOUGH THAT FOLKS ARE WATCHING OTHER STUFF:

Prime-time TV not gay enough: study (Steve Gorman, 8/07/07, Reuters)

Are U.S. television networks gay enough? Not yet, but ABC is getting close, according to a gay-rights group.

The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) has given the Walt Disney Co.-owned network the highest marks of any of the five major broadcast networks in the group's first-ever report rating depictions of gay, lesbian and transgender characters and issues on prime-time TV. [...]

CBS, the nation's most watched network overall, and NBC also received grades of "fair," with 9 percent and 7 percent of their programming deemed gay-inclusive, respectively.

The study faulted CBS for casting gay and lesbian characters mostly as victims and villains in its procedural police dramas without including gays on any of the crime-solving teams.

"Since 'Will & Grace' left the air in May 2006, LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) impressions on NBC have been few and far between," the report said.

News Corp.-owned Fox, the most watched network among young adult viewers most prized by advertisers, received GLAAD's lowest score, "failing," for including gay and lesbian impressions in just 6 percent of its programming.