2006-2007 Gay and Lesbian TV

The days of airing generic programming seem short lived as networks target specialized markets- such as the GLBTQ audience. This guide, courtesy of GLAAD, features gay characters and gay-themed shows.

Cable Networks

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  • Dante's Cove (September)
    Season Two finds Toby and Ambrosius continuing to battle for Kevin's love.
  
  
  • Lesbian Sex and Sexuality
    Award winning filmmaker Katherine Linton, offers an unblinking look inside the world of lesbian culture in this provocative new docu-series.
  
  
  • Ryan's Life
    From writer/director Nick Wauters comes the light-hearted, semi-autobiographical story of a teenager coming of age and coming out.
    
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• LOGO
  
  • Can't Get A Date (Wednesdays 10:30 PM EST)
    This original series follows a group of people who have trouble with dating and attracting potential partners.
  
  
  • Noah's Arc (Wednesdays 10 PM EST)
    Experience the lives and loves of four African-American gay men looking for love and signs of intelligent life in West Hollywood, Los Angeles.
  
  
  • U.S of ANT (Mondays 10 PM EST)
    Writer/comedian Ant tours remote corners of the country in search of gay life.
    
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• BBC America
  
  • Hex (Thursdays, 10 PM EST)
    Set in a creepy boarding school, lesbian student Thelma (Jemima Rooper) helps her best friend Cassie unleash her magic powers.
  
  
  • Mile High (Sundays, 10:30 PM EST)
    Will (Adam Sinclair) is a flamboyant flight attendant working for Fresh, a budget airline.
  
  
• Comedy Central
  
  • Drawn Together (Wednesdays, 10:30 PM EST)
    Xandir (Jack Plotnick) is an attractive, hairless video game warrior in this animated reality spoof of shows like Big Brother and The Real World.
  
  
  • Reno 911! (Sundays, 10:30 PM EST)
    Lt Jim Dangle (Thomas Lennon) wears short shorts while leading a group of misfit police officers in this parody of Fox's COPS.
  
  
• FX
  
  • Nip/Tuck (Tuesdays, 10 PM)
    Liz Cruz (Roma Maffia) is a lesbian anesthesiologist for a cosmetic surgery practice in Miami.
  
  
  • Rescue Me (Tuesdays, 10 PM EST)
    Mike "Probie" Silletti (Mike Lombardi) has been involved in a sexual relationship with his male roommate, but dates women as well, and does not consider himself to be gay in the slightest.
  
  
  • The Shield (2007)
    Julien Lowe (Michael Jace) is a deeply religious, African American police officer struggling to repress his sexual orientation. Everyone in his squad knows that he is gay, but after completing a church program that promised to "cure homosexuality," Julien married a woman and adopted her son. However, Julien's story is not yet finished and there are signs that his "cure" has not been entirely successful.
  
  
• HBO
  
  • Entourage (Sundays, 10 PM EST)
    Lloyd (Rex Lee) is Ari Gold's tortured assistant.
  
  
  • The Wire (Sundays, 10 PM EST)
    Shakima Greggs (Sonja Sohn) is an ambitious, African American lesbian cop. Omar (Michael K. Williams) is a gay thief who steals from drug dealers.
  
  
• IFC
  
  • The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman (Fridays, 11 PM EST)
    Jackie Woodman (Laura Kightlinger) is an aspiring movie star who writes for a second-rate magazine called Image, where her gay assistant, Mitchell (Patrick Bristow), works. Connor (Butch Klein) is Jackie's best friend's closeted boyfriend.
  
  
• Showtime
  
  • The "L" Word (2007)
    This candid, groundbreaking drama series includes several lesbian and bisexual characters in leading roles, including Jennifer Beals as Bette.
  
  
  • Brotherhood (Sundays, 10PM EST)
    Alex (Karl Bury) is politician Tommy Caffee's (Jason Clarke) chief of staff.
  
  
  • Weeds (Mondays, 10PM EST)
    Young Isabelle (Allie Grant) has told her mother Celia (Elizabeth Perkins), that she's a lesbian.
  
  
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  • Degrassi: The Next Generation (2007)
    Gay teen Marco Del Rossi (Adamo Ruggiero) is heading to college with the rest of the crew, including Alex Nuñez (Deanna Casaluce) who came out at the end of last season.
  
  
  • South of Nowhere (October)
    Spencer (Gabrielle Christian) and Ashley (Mandy Musgrave) are in love and navigating their way through high school, friends and family.
  
  
  • The Block (2007)
    Ethan (Zachary Booth) is an openly gay teen who is proud of who he is, but yearns for a boyfriend.
  
  
• TNT
  
  • Saved (Mondays, 10 PM EST)
    Angela de la Cruz (Tracy Vilar) is a lesbian paramedic. Misha (Christopher Redman) is Wyatt's loan shark.

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