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For the citation assignment I added a few sentences under the inclusion section of the bisexual politics page. I also added the citation at the end of the paragraph to where I found the information.

''I will be adding a few more specific details to both the television and film sections. For television I am going to add some specific examples of characters that appear year after year''

Television

Every year GLAAD releases a report, entitled Where We Are on TV, with percentages of expected regular and recurring LGBT characters on broadcast and cable, and the previous few years streaming, television called “Where We Are on TV. “ Throughout the past six years, the highest percentage or representation of LGBT characters in mainstream television, both broadcast and cable, was gay men.

A few notable LGBTQ characters currently on television are Cam and Mitchell on Modern Family, Emily Fields on Pretty Little Liars, Alex Danvers and Maggie Sawyer on Supergirl, Cosima Niehaus and Delphine Cormier on Orphan Black, Waverly Earp and Nicole Haught on Wynonna Earp, Nomi Marks, Amanita Caplan, Lito Rodriguez, and Hernando on Sense8, Clarke and Lexa on The 100, Alec Lightwood and Magnus Bane on The Shadowhunters, Elena Alvarez on One Day at a Time, Kenny O'Neal on The Real O'Neals, Stef and Lena Adams Foster on The Fosters, Callie Torres and Arizona Robbins on Grey's Anatomy, Degrassi: The Next Generation, and Poussey Washington, Suzanne 'Crazy Eyes' Warren, Sofia Burset, and more on Orange is the New Black.

A few shows with LGBTQ characters no longer airing on television are Glee, Queer as Folk, The L Word, Will and Grace, Ellen the TV series, Lost Girl, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

A more complete list of characters can be found on the List of LGBT characters in television and radio page. A more complete list of dramatic television shows can be found on the List of dramatic television series with LGBT characters page.

Broadcast Television Cable Television Streaming Sites

Starting in the 2015 - 2016 season, GLAAD started including original content created on the streaming sites Amazon, Hulu, and Netflix in the Where We Are On TV annual Report

In Will and Grace, Will was presented as "straight passing" gay man who fit in more with heteronormative society. Will's friend Jack, on the other hand, was used as comic relief and was presented as flamboyant and non threatening. He was represented the other stereotypical gay character and the opposite of Will. Because of Will and Grace, there are now more gay characters on television. Will and Grace also showed a wider audience that television shows with gay characters do not have to be all about the gay community, but can deal with more mainstream problems such as romance and fights with friends. Now, more television shows have gay characters without focusing on their sexuality, but rather making it another facet of the character such as their hair eye color or age.

Film

Starting in 2013, GLAAD started releasing a Studio Responsibility Index at the beginning of each year which reported on the quality, quantity, and diversity of LGBT characters in films released by 20th Century Fox, Paramount Pictures, Sony Columbia, Universal Pictures, the Walt Disney Studios, and Warner Brothers the previous year.

In 2012 there were 14 films out of 101 films with lesbian, gay, or bisexual characters and no films with transgender characters. Out of the 14 films, only 4 contained LGBT characters as major characters instead of minor.

In 2013 there were 17 films out of 102 releases with identifiable LGBT characters. This year, Lionsgate Entertainment was also included in the statistics. Most of the LGBT characters were found in comedies.

In 2014 there were 20 films out of the 114 releases tracked by GLAAD. The depictions were mostly minor roles and regarded as stereotypes. Focus Features, Fox Searchlight, Roadside Attractions, and Sony Pictures Classics were also tracked this year for LGBT representation. There were 28 LGBT characters in mainstream films this year. There were no identifiable transgender characters in the films tracked this year.

In 2015 there were 22 films out of the 126 released with identifiable LGBT characters. There was only one film with a transgender character. There were 47 LGBT characters, an increase from the previous year.

A few of the most notable LGBTQ films are Brokeback Mountain, Carol, Boys Don't Cry, Blue is the Warmest Color, Paris is Burning, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, The Kids are All Right, Milk, Victor/Victoria, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

A more complete list can be found on the List of LGBT-related films page.