AUGUST 29, 1997 GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE

COMMUNITY GROUPS

Record number of lesbians and gays in new TV season

New York-GLAAD, the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation announced that the 1997 fall television lineup will include a record setting 30 lesbian, gay and bisexual characters.

This 23% increase compared to the historic 1996 fall lineup is the result of three characters introduced during the 1996-1997 year and four new characters this fall.

This year television welcomes four new primetime lesbian, gay and bisexual characters. Bill Brochtrup, who

crease is simply a reflection of a growing trend of inclusive programming. This historic number of characters signals America's increasing appreciation of the lesbian, gay and bisexual community as part of their own lives."

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also played gay characters on Steven Bochco's NYPD Blue and Public Morals, will portray a receptionist on ABC's Total Security.

On NBC, Veronica's Closet, staring Kirstie Allie, will introduce Joshua, played by Wallace Langham. While closeted during the season opener, sources tell GLAAD he will soon bust out.

Head Over Heels, on UPN, will feature recurring Ellen actor Patrick Bristow as Ian, a celibate bisexual. And on Fox's 413 Hope Street, Karime Prince will portray Melvin, a flamboyantly fierce HIV-positive black gay youth.

"Television has been at the forefront of reflecting the lives of the community over the years," said Chastity Bono, GLAAD entertainment media director. "This in-

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413 Hope Street's Melvin is only the second gay character of color currently on prime time TV. He will share that distinction with Michael Boatman's Carter of the GLAAD Media Award-winning Spin City.

"GLAAD is particularly pleased to see the introduction of Melvin, a black HIV-positive youth, to the fall line-up," said GLAAD executive director Joan M. Garry. "We hope that future programming looks at the true diverIsity within the lesbian, gay and bisexual community."

Throughout the 1997-1998 year, GLAAD will continue to monitor how television represents the lives of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgender people. Our Web site (www.glaad.org) will feature an up-to-date scoreboard of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender characters on television. GLAAD will also continue to work behind the scenes of the television industry to encourage portrayals that are inclusive and diverse.

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