The second annual Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) Network Responsibility Index just performed its first ever ranking of TV networks and their gay friendliness.
FX wax named the most responsible channel by GLAAD from the group of cable networks.
ABC was awarded first place again with the best ranking among broadcasters with 24% of its programing hours being considered “inclusive.” ABC even portrayed the first gay marriage on television on its hit series Brothers & Sisters.
As for Fox, it was ranked the worst.
GLAAD’s rating index “sought to gauge the quantity, quality and diversity of images of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people on television.”
Coming in second place, with 21%, was the CW which was also found to be the most ethnically diverse broadcast network.
Of the reaming main five broadcast network stations, CBS was rated “adequate”, while NBC was rated “failing” followed by Fox at the very end.
As for cable, FX came at the top followed by HBO which was classified as the most diverse station on cable.
And out of the remaining 10 most watched cable networks, Spike, TBS, A&E, USA, and TNT were all ranked “failing.”
One trend they did spot was that most of the gays portrayed on TV were men. White men.
It’s about time more stations start to diversify!
[Image via WENN.]
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