A record-breaking number of LGBTQ characters appeared on TV in 2017

GLAAD released its annual study of LGBTQ representation on television this week, and for the most part, the findings are positive. The study found that 2017 was the best year ever for LGBTQ characters on television, with 6.4 percent of characters on broadcast prime-time TV identifying as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or queer.The study found that 58 out of 901 regular characters on broadcast TV identified as LGBTQ, up from 42 last year; on cable TV the number of regular LGBTQ characters i