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Written by Instinct Staff | Thursday, 30 August 2012
Tags: glaad, 2012, network responsibility index, tv, rankings, top, bottom, mtv, cw, abc, nbc, cbs, fox, tbs, primetime, cable, lgbt, gay, same sex, couples, families, trans, representation

GLAAD's annual ranking of networks based on LGBT representations in television is finally here, just in time to give us a sense of where we need to direct our DVRs ahead of the fall TV season.

There seems to have been a bit of flip flopping in positions this year, but it's no real surprise who lands on the bottom and who was quick to assume the top. Before we get too distracted by the previous sentence's innuendo, let's take a look at how the networks rank in 2012!

 

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Written by Instinct Staff | Wednesday, 01 August 2012
Tags: conan o'brien, tbs, late night, comedy, chaz, the intolerant chicken, video, chick-fil-a, fast food, muppets, puppets, jim henson company, dump

After being dumped by the Jim Henson Company (makers of the Muppets), Chick-Fil-A is likely on the hunt for a new puppet that's more in line with the fast food chain's "Biblical values." Luckily, Conan has found the right puppet for the job: Chaz the intolerant chicken. 

 
Written by Instinct Staff | Wednesday, 03 August 2011
Tags: glaad, network responsibility index, nri, 2011, fifth annual, abc family, the cw, tv, lgbt, gay, characters, fox, showtime, cbs, usa, tbs, cable

On Wednesday, ABC Family became only the second network in history to earn an "excellent" rating from GLAAD (MTV scored the first in 2010), as detailed in the organization's fifth annual Network Responsibility Index. Details and where the other network's fall, after the jump.

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Written by Jeff Katz, | Thursday, 16 June 2011
Tags: jo koy, comedy, chelsea lately, tbs just for laughs comedy fest, the windy city times, hate speech, free speech

Comedian and Chelsea Lately regular Jo Koy is apparently the most recent comic to take the low road and drop a little gay bashing in his act in hopes of a cheap laugh. Get the deets on his f-bomb and weigh in on if and how comedians can have free—but respectful—speech, after the jump.

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