LBGTQ TV: A history of gay characters, om Stonewall to 'Batwoman' | CNN

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• LBIANS ON TV OUTNUMBER GAY MEN FOR FIRST TIME EVER, SAYS GLAAD
• GLAAD: GAY TV CHARACTERS AT RERD HIGH; CBS CRICIZED
• LBGTQ TV: A HISTORY OF GAY CHARACTERS, OM STONEWALL TO ‘BATWOMAN’
• GAY TV CHARACTERS AT RERD HIGH

LBIANS ON TV OUTNUMBER GAY MEN FOR FIRST TIME EVER, SAYS GLAAD

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GLAAD: GAY TV CHARACTERS AT RERD HIGH; CBS CRICIZED

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LBGTQ TV: A HISTORY OF GAY CHARACTERS, OM STONEWALL TO ‘BATWOMAN’

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GAY TV CHARACTERS AT RERD HIGH

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