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{{cquote|As previously reported in Baptist Press, the [[Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation]] (GLAAD) released Aug. 6 its first-ever "Network Responsibility Index" which examined the inclusion of "lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender" themes or characters on TV.

{{cquote|As previously reported in Baptist Press, the [[Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation]] (GLAAD) released Aug. 6 its first-ever "Network Responsibility Index" which examined the inclusion of "lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender" themes or characters on TV.

The index found that 15 percent of all of ABC's primetime programming hours during a 12-month span contained either homosexual characters or the discussion of homosexuality. The CW was second at 12 percent, followed by CBS (9 percent), NBC (7 percent) and Fox (6 percent). For their content ABC was rated "good," the CW, CBS and NBC "fair" and Fox "poor.".

The index found that 15 percent of all of ABC's primetime programming hours during a 12-month span contained either homosexual characters or the discussion of homosexuality. The CW was second at 12 percent, followed by CBS (9 percent), NBC (7 percent) and Fox (6 percent). For their content ABC was rated "good," the CW, CBS and NBC "fair" and Fox "poor".

Television's positive portrayal has certainly contributed to the rise in the acceptance of homosexuality as natural, normal and healthy.<ref>http://www.bpnews.net/BPFirstPerson.asp?ID=26269</ref>}}

Television's positive portrayal has certainly contributed to the rise in the acceptance of homosexuality as natural, normal and healthy.<ref>http://www.bpnews.net/BPFirstPerson.asp?ID=26269</ref>}}

Increasingly, there are shows which feature gays as lead characters, often in the role of the [[gay cupid]]. For example, ''[[Will and Grace]]'', where the homosexual, Will, aids his childhood friend Grace in dating, or the show ''Queer Eye for the Straight Guy'', where "talented" homosexuals impose their style upon "desperate" heterosexuals in need of love advice. Many other shows have a [[token gay]] character, which appears with fair regularity. Furthermore, several shows mask homosexual behavior by displaying it as the behavior of heterosexuals or those with an urge to experiment in their sexuality. A well-known example in the television program ''[[Sex and the City]]''.

Increasingly, there are shows which feature homosexuals as lead characters, often in the role of the "[[gay cupid]]". For example, ''Will and Grace'', where the homosexual, Will, aids his childhood friend Grace in dating, or the show ''Queer Eye for the Straight Guy'', where "talented" homosexuals impose their style upon "desperate" heterosexuals in need of love advice. Many other shows have a "[[token gay]]" character, which appears with fair regularity. Furthermore, several shows mask homosexual behavior by displaying it as the behavior of heterosexuals or those with an urge to experiment in their sexuality. A well-known example of this appears in the television program ''Sex and the City''.

==Homosexuality in the Media and American History==

==Homosexuality in the Media and American History==