2011 - 2012 LGBT Characters On Primetime Scripted Television

Callie Torres
Actor: Sara Ramirez
Show: Grey’s Anatomy
Network: ABC
Status: Lead
Gender Identity: Female
Orientation: Bisexual
Ethnicity: Latina
Dr. Callie Torres is an orthopedic surgeon at Seattle Grace Hospital. Last season, she had a baby and married Dr. Arizona Robbins.

Max Blum
Actor: Adam Pally
Show: Happy Endings
Network: ABC
Status: Lead
Gender Identity: Male
Orientation: Gay
Ethnicity: White
Max is a playful slacker who spends most of his time sitting around his apartment playing video games.

Mitchell Prichett
Actor: Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Show: Modern Family
Network: ABC
Status: Lead
Orientation: Gay
Ethnicity: White
Mitchell is in a loving and committed relationship with Cameron. This season they hope to adopt a brother for their daughter Lily.

Cameron Tucker
Actor: Eric Stonestreet
Show: Modern Family
Network: ABC
Status: Lead
Orientation: Gay
Ethnicity: White
Cameron is in a loving and committed relationship with Mitchell. This season they hope to adopt a brother for their daughter Lily.

Tom
Actor: Christian Borle
Show: Smash
Network: NBC
Status: Lead
Orientation: Gay
Ethnicity: White
Tom is a successful songwriter who teams up with his friend Julia to write a musical based on Marilyn Monroe's life.

Adrianna Tate-Duncan
Actor: Jessica Lowndes
Show: 90210
Network: The CW
Status: Supporting
Ethnicity: White
Adrianna is an aspiring musician seeking forgiveness from her friends.

Jeremy
Actor: Nat Faxon
Show: Allen Gregory
Network: Fox
Status: Supporting
Orientation: Gay
Ethnicity: White
Jeremy is Richard’s partner and co-parent to hyperintelligent child Allen.

Richard
Actor: French Stewart
Show: Allen Gregory
Network: Fox
Status: Supporting
Orientation: Gay
Ethnicity: White
Richard is Allen’s biological father, whom he is raising with his partner Jeremy.

Roger
Actor: Seth MacFarlane
Show: American Dad
Network: Fox
Status: Supporting
Orientation: “Omni-sexual”
Ethnicity: Alien
Roger the Alien is an “omni-sexual” extraterrestrial Stan rescued from Area 51.

Angela Montenegro
Actor: Michaela Conlin
Show: Bones
Network: Fox
Status: Supporting
Ethnicity: Asian/Pacific Islander
Angela Montenegro is an artist who specializes in reconstructing facial features and crime scenes. She is bisexual and married a man last season.

Blake Reilly
Actor: Mark Deklin
Show: GCB
Network: ABC
Status: Supporting
Orientation: Gay
Ethnicity: White
Blake is a closeted designer co-running a company with his wife Cricket and carrying on a secret relationship with a ranch foreman named Booth.

Blaine Anderson
Actor: Darren Criss
Show: Glee
Network: Fox
Status: Supporting
Orientation: Gay
Ethnicity: White
Blaine is the suave and talented boyfriend of high school student Kurt.

Kurt Hummel
Actor: Chris Colfer
Show: Glee
Network: Fox
Status: Supporting
Orientation: Gay
Ethnicity: White
Kurt is an out and proud high school singer with a penchant for fashion and a loving boyfriend named Blaine.

Santana Lopez
Actor: Naya Rivera
Show: Glee
Network: Fox
Status: Supporting
Orientation: Lesbian
Ethnicity: Latina
Santana is an acerbic but talented cheerleader and singer in love with her best friend Brittany.

Brittany S. Pierce
Actor: Heather Morris
Show: Glee
Network: Fox
Status: Supporting
Ethnicity: White
Brittany is a sweet but not-too-bright cheerleader and dancer who doesn’t like to label herself.

Kalinda Sharma
Actor: Archie Panjabi
Show: The Good Wife
Network: CBS
Status: Supporting
Kalinda is a law firm investigator who protects her personal life as effectively as she digs up the truth about others.

Arizona Robbins
Actor: Jessica Capshaw
Show: Grey Anatomy
Network: Fox
Status: Supporting
Ethnicity: White
Dr. Arizona Robbins is a talented pediatric surgeon at Seattle Grace hospital who recently married Dr. Callie Torres and is raising a baby with her.

Oscar Martinez
Actor: Oscar Nuñez
Show: The Office
Network: NBC
Status: Supporting
Orientation: Gay
Ethnicity: Latino
Oscar Martinez is a gay accountant for the Dunder-Mifflin paper supply company in Scranton, Penn.

Alice
Actor: Leah Renee
Show: The Playboy Club
Network: NBC
Status: Supporting
Ethnicity: White
Alice is a closeted lesbian nightclub worker married to a gay man in the 60s. She and her husband are members of the Mattachine Society.

Teddy Montgomery
Actor: Trevor Donovan
Show: 90210
Network: The CW
Status: Recurring
Orientation: Gay
Ethnicity: White
Teddy is a tennis jock who recently came out of the closet.

Terry Bates
Actor: Mike Barker
Show: American Dad
Network: Fox
Status: Recurring
Orientation: Gay
Ethnicity: White
Terry is the husband of Greg, with whom he anchors a nightly news show and is raising a child.

Greg Corbin
Actor: Seth MacFarlane
Show: American Dad
Network: Fox
Status: Recurring
Orientation: Gay
Ethnicity: White
Greg is the husband of Terry, with whom he anchors a nightly news show and is raising a child.

Terry
Actor: Jason Sudeikis
Show: The Cleveland Show
Network: Fox
Status: Recurring
Ethnicity: White
Terry is a coworker of Terry’s who came out to him last season and announced he was marrying his boyfriend.

Bob Hunter
Actor: Tuc Watkins
Show: Desperate Housewives
Network: ABC
Status: Recurring
Orientation: Gay
Ethnicity: White
Bob is the husband of Lee, with whom he’s raising a child.

Lee McDermott
Actor: Kevin Rahm
Show: Desperate Housewives
Network: ABC
Status: Recurring
Orientation: Gay
Ethnicity: White
Lee is the husband of Bob, with whom he’s raising a child.

Booth Becker
Actor: Denton Blane Everett
Show: GCB
Network: ABC
Status: Recurring
Orientation: Gay
Ethnicity: White
Booth is a closeted ranch foreman in a secret relationship with the married Blake.

Owen Cavanaugh
Actor: Dallas Roberts
Show: The Good Wife
Network: CBS
Status: Recurring
Orientation: Gay
Ethnicity: White
Owen is a college professor who recently moved back to Chicago and is the brother of attorney Alicia.

Sophia Russo
Actor: Kelli Giddish
Show: The Good Wife
Network: CBS
Status: Recurring
Ethnicity: White
Sophia is a married investigator who had an affair with her colleague Kalinda.

Tyler
Actor: Ashton Holmes
Show: Revenge
Network: ABC
Status: Recurring
Orientation: Gay
Ethnicity: White
Tyler is Daniel’s college friend.

Brenda
Actor: Sarah Rue
Show: Rules of Engagement
Network: CBS
Status: Recurring
Ethnicity: White
Brenda agreed to become a surrogate mother for her softball teammate and his wife.

Sean
Actor: Sean Maher
Show: The Playboy Club
Network: NBC
Status: Recurring
Orientation: Gay
Ethnicity: White
Sean is the gay husband of lesbian nightclub worker Alice, with whom he attends meetings of the Mattachine Society, the early “homophile” group.

Patty Bouvier
Actor: Julie Kavner
Show: The Simpsons
Network: Fox
Status: Recurring
Ethnicity: White
Patty is Marge Simpson’s lesbian sister.

Waylon Smithers
Actor: Harry Shearer
Show: The Simpsons
Network: Fox
Status: Recurring
Orientation: Gay
Ethnicity: White
Smithers is the long-suffering assistant to tyrannical billionaire, Mr. Burns.

Peter Lovett
Actor: John Michael Higgins
Show: Happily Divorced
Network: TNT
Status: Lead
Orientation: Gay
Ethnicity: White
Peter is Fran’s ex-husband. He came out after 18 years of marriage and is starting to date.

Emily Fields
Actor: Shay Mitchell
Show: Pretty Little Liars
Network: ABC Family
Status: Lead
Ethnicity: Multi-racial
Emily is competitive high-school swimmer trying to unravel a mystery with her three friends.

Ian Gallagher
Actor: Cameron Monaghan
Show: Shameless
Network: Showtime
Status: Lead
Orientation: Gay
Ethnicity: White
Ian is the third Gallagher child. He is in Army ROTC in school and works at a local grocery store.

Officer John Cooper
Actor: Michael Cudlitz
Show: Southland
Network: TNT
Status: Lead
Orientation: Gay
Ethnicity: White
Officer John Cooper is a veteran officer with the LAPD.

Jack Harkness
Actor: John Barrowman
Show: Torchwood: Miracle Day
Network: Starz
Status: Lead
Ethnicity: White
Jack is the time-travelling leader of the Torchwood team, which investigates and battles alien phenomena.

Pam
Actor: Amber Nash
Show: Archer
Network: FX
Status: Supporting
Ethnicity: White
Pam is the level-headed but occasionally sexually-aggressive HR Director for ISIS.

Ray Gillette
Actor: Adam Reed
Show: Archer
Network: FX
Status: Supporting
Orientation: Gay
Ethnicity: White
Ray is a smooth and sarcastic secret agent working for ISIS.

Angela Darmody
Actor: AlekskaPalladino
Show: Boardwalk Empire
Network: HBO
Status: Supporting
Ethnicity: White
Angela is the mobster’s wife whose former lover skipped town.

Fiona Coyne
Actor: Annie Clark
Show: Degrassi: The Next Generation
Network: TeenNick
Status: Supporting
Ethnicity: White
Fiona is a senior at Degrassi Community School. She is a talented artist who is interested in fashion.

Zane Park
Actor: Shannon Kook-Chun
Network: TeenNick
Status: Supporting
Orientation: Gay
Zane is a student at Eastern University. He was the starting kicker of the Degrassi football team and served as head of the LGBT club.

Riley Stavros
Actor: ArgirisKarras
Network: TeenNick
Status: Supporting
Orientation: Gay
Ethnicity: White
Riley was the quarterback on the Degrassi football team and is now attending Eastern University on a football scholarship.

Adam Torres
Actor: Jordan Todosey
Network: TeenNick
Status: Supporting
Gender Identity: Male Orientation: Straight
Ethnicity: White
Adam a transgender teen who transferred to Degrassi Community School following some problems he had at his previous school. He will soon be a junior.

Lloyd Lee
Actor: Rex Lee
Show: Entourage
Network: HBO
Status: Supporting
Orientation: Gay
Lloyd is the formerly tortured assistant to agent Ari, who has become an agent himself.

Kelly Epson
Actor: Vanessa Lengies
Show: HawthoRNe
Network: TNT
Status: Supporting
Ethnicity: White
Kelly was a nurse at Richmond Trinity Hospital.

Damon Drecker
Actor: Charlie Saxon
Show: Hung
Network: HBO
Status: Supporting
Ethnicity: White
Damon is the somewhat awkward son of male escort Ray.

Adonis
Actor: Mark Adair-Rios
Show: Love that Girl!
Network: TV One
Status: Supporting
Orientation: Gay
Ethnicity: Multi-racial
Adonis is in a relationship with Fabian, and they are Tyana’s neighbors.

Fabian
Actor: Peter Oldring
Show: Love that Girl!
Network: TV One
Status: Supporting
Orientation: Gay
Ethnicity: White
Fabian is in a relationship with Adonis, and they are Tyana’s neighbors.

Dr. Eleanor O’Hara
Actor: Eve Best
Show: Nurse Jackie
Network: Showtime
Status: Supporting
Ethnicity: White
Dr. Eleanor O’Hara is a posh emergency room surgeon and best friend to addict nurse Jackie.

Thor Lundgren
Actor: Stephen Wallem
Show: Nurse Jackie
Network: Showtime
Status: Supporting
Orientation: Gay
Ethnicity: White
Thor is a sweet-natured nurse living with diabetes.

Omar
Actor: Travis Winfrey
Show: Single Ladies
Network: VH1
Status: Supporting
Orientation: Gay
Ethnicity: Black
Omar works as Val’s assistant in her boutique. While he is in a relationship, he and his partner were going through a rough patch in the first season’s finale.

Lucretia
Actor: Lucy Lawless
Show: Spartacus: Vengeance
Network: Starz
Status: Supporting
Ethnicity: White
Lucretia was the wife of the now-deceased Batiatus, who owned a team of gladiators.

Pam De Beaufort
Actor: Kristin Bauer
Show: True Blood
Network: HBO
Status: Supporting
Ethnicity: White
Pam is a proprietor of the vampire bar Fangtasia and has a penchant for expensive clothes and the club’s female dancers.

Lafayette Reynolds
Actor: Nelsan Ellis
Show: True Blood
Network: HBO
Status: Supporting
Orientation: Gay
Ethnicity: Black
Lafayette is a fry cook and former drug dealer who had recently become a medium for spirits of the dead.

Tara Thornton
Actor: Rutina Wesley
Show: True Blood
Network: HBO
Status: Supporting
Ethnicity: Black
Tara is the best friend of fairy waitress Sookie, and both are prone to getting attacked by supernatural beings.

Jesus Velasquez
Actor: Kevin Alejandro
Show: True Blood
Network: HBO
Status: Supporting
Orientation: Gay
Ethnicity: Latino
Jesus is the (now deceased) boyfriend of fry cook Lafayette with a knack for the dark arts.

Steve Jinks
Actor: Aaron Ashmore
Show: Warehouse 13
Network: Syfy
Status: Supporting
Orientation: Gay
Ethnicity: White
Steve was an agent at Warehouse 13 who was recently dismissed from his job. He has the ability to tell when someone is lying.

Diana Barrigan
Actor: Marsha Thomason
Show: White Collar
Network: USA
Status: Supporting
Ethnicity: Black
FBI Special Agent Diana Barrigan is one of the most trusted agents in her unit. She moved back to New York City to join the white collar crimes unit which took a toll on her relationship with her girlfriend Christie.

American Horror Story Couple - 1
Actor: Zachary Quinto
Show: American Horror Story
Network: FX
Status: Recurring
Orientation: Gay
Ethnicity: White
This character is one half of a deceased gay couple who previously owned what seems to be a now haunted home.

American Horror Story Couple - 2
Actor: Teddy Sears
Show: American Horror Story
Network: FX
Status: Recurring
Orientation: Gay
Ethnicity: White
This character is one half of a deceased gay couple who previously owned what seems to be a now haunted home.

Emily
Actor: Alison Louder
Show: Being Human
Network: Syfy
Status: Recurring
Ethnicity: White
Emily is the sister of Josh, a werewolf.

Lee Fallon
Actor: Hugh Dancy
Show: The Big C
Network: Showtime
Status: Recurring
Orientation: Gay
Ethnicity: White
Lee was a cancer patient who met Cathy through a clinical trial. He recently passed away.

Dr. Morales
Actor: Jonathan Del Arco
Show: The Closer
Network: TNT
Status: Recurring
Orientation: Gay
Ethnicity: Latino
Dr. Morales is a Deputy Medical Examiner for the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office.

Dr. Brian
Actor: Jordan Peele
Show: Children’s Hospital
Network: Adult Swim
Status: Recurring
Ethnicity: Black
Dr. Brian left Children’s Hospital a few years ago to consult at another clinic, but he is now back.

RenlyBaratheon
Actor: Gethin Anthony
Show: Game of Thrones
Network: HBO
Status: Recurring
Orientation: Gay
Ethnicity: White
Renly is the brother to the recently deceased king, who now seeks to claim the throne as his own.

Loras Tyrell
Actor: Finn Jones
Show: Game of Thrones
Network: HBO
Status: Recurring
Orientation: Gay
Ethnicity: White
Loras is the highly renowned “Knight of Flowers,” who is also secretly the lover of the dead king’s ambitious brother, Renly.

Joyce Ramsay
Actor: Zosia Mamet
Show: Mad Men
Network: AMC
Status: Recurring
Ethnicity: White
Joyce is a photo editor and friend to advertising copy-editor Peggy.

Maya St. Germain
Actor: Bianca Lawson
Show: Pretty Little Liars
Network: ABC Family
Status: Recurring
Ethnicity: Black
Maya is the recently returned former girlfriend of high school student Emily.

Griffin
Actor: Brando Eaton
Show: The Secret Life of the American Teenager
Network: ABC Family
Status: Recurring
Orientation: Gay
Ethnicity: White
Griffin is Ashley’s friend; they met in the 9th grade.

Nora Underwood
Actor: Anne Ramsay
Show: The Secret Life of the American Teenager
Network: ABC Family
Status: Recurring
Ethnicity: White
The Secret Life of the American Teenager – Nora is Ricky’s mom. She wasn’t very present during his childhood, but recently the two have been rebuilding their relationship.

Bob
Actor: Carlease Burke
Show: Shameless
Network: Showtime
Status: Recurring
Ethnicity: Black
Bob is Monica’s truck-driving girlfriend.

Kash
Actor: PejVahdat
Show: Shameless
Network: Showtime
Status: Recurring
Orientation: Gay
Kash is the owner of the local grocery store where Ian works and is his former lover.

Jess
Actor: Missy Doty
Show: Shameless
Network: Showtime
Status: Recurring
Ethnicity: White
Jess bartends at The Alibi Room, a favorite hangout of the Gallaghers.

Monica Gallagher
Actor: Chloe Webb
Show: Shameless
Network: Showtime
Status: Recurring
Ethnicity: White
Monica is Jack’s ex-wife and the mother of Fiona, Lip, Ian, Carl, Debbie and Liam.

Mickey Milkovich
Actor: Noel Fisher
Show: Shameless
Network: Showtime
Status: Recurring
Orientation: Gay
Ethnicity: White
Mickey is an aggressive and paranoid member of the Maguire family who sometimes sleeps with Ian.

Mr. Garrison
Actor: Trey Parker
Show: South Park
Network: Comedy Central
Status: Recurring
Ethnicity: White
Mr. Garrison is a cranky elementary school teacher.

Danny
Actor: KeahuKahuanui
Show: Teen Wolf
Network: MTV
Status: Recurring
Orientation: Gay
Danny is a beloved lacrosse player and Jackson’s best friend.

Naomi
Actor: Vedette Lim
Show: True Blood
Network: HBO
Status: Recurring
Ethnicity: White
Naomi is a cage fighter who was recently dumped by Tara, who was hoping to protect her by splitting up.

Nan Flanagan
Actor: Jessica Tuck
Show: True Blood
Network: HBO
Status: Recurring
Ethnicity: White
Nan is the recently-staked spokeswoman for the American Vampire League.

Zoya
Actor: Olga Sosnovska
Show: Weeds
Network: Showtime
Status: Recurring
Ethnicity: White
Zoya is the violent former cellmate and lover of pot dealer Nancy.

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