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The CW network continues to move the needle forward for bi visibility.

At the launch of the 2011-2012 television season, the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) Where We Are on TV report estimates that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) scripted characters represent 2.9% of all scripted series regular characters on the five broadcast networks (ABC, CBS, The CW, Fox and NBC). Mainstream cable networks’ scripted LGBT series regulars have also dropped in the upcoming season.

Here! Networks broke ground becoming the first LGBT network to land a Daytime Emmy nomination for its 2008 Ribbon of Hope Celebration. Plus, All My Children's onscreen lesbian couple Eden Riegel and Tamara Braun land nominations for other gigs.

GLAAD's study on lesbian and gay TV inclusion, Diane Keaton headlines HBO project on rebirth of feminism, Harry Potter and Michelle Rodriguez, Queen Latifah, Jennifer Aniston, Julia Roberts, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Alba, Jessica Biel, Natalie Portman, Bryce Dallas Howard, Kristen Stewart, Elle Macpherson, Drew Barrymore, Ellen Page, Lady GaGa and more.

Neil Patrick Harris certainly set the tone as Emmy winners Cherry Jones, Glenn Close, Toni Collette, Kristin Chenoweth, along with Diablo Cody and Barbie. Plus, Fame 2.0 hits theaters. Everyone's fave out lesbian Jane Lynch gets another season on Glee,Megan Fox and Jennifer's Body bomb despite the girl-on-girl kiss with Amanda Seyfried. Plus, Heather Locklear on Melrose 2.0, Whitney Houston, Sweet Valley High and more...

Kathryn Bigelow, Kristen Wiig, Madonna and Sade lead this installment of the Hollywood Trade Roundup, a collection of hotties making headlines in The Hollywood Reporter and Daily Variety.

South of Nowhere lesbian fans rejoice! The sexy and lovable Mandy Musgrave will be playing a lesbian again! Musgrave announced that she will be joining the cast in a Tweet over the weekend: "It's true I booked a guest spot on 90210 ANOTHER wonderful Lezzy!!!! Yaa!"

There’s a lot going on this 2010-2011 TV season, and while it’s definitely not all good news, there is plenty to keep anyone entertained. Only a few weeks in and we’re already dealing with rape, suicide, HIV, homophobia, and- oh wait, that’s only on 90210. 

Katee Sackhoff, Tatum O'Neal, Shiri Appleby, Golden Globe winner Drew Barrymore, Miley Cryus, Gina Carano, Emily Osment and Ke$Ha lead this installment of the Hollywood Trade Roundup, a collection of hotties making headlines in The Hollywood Reporter and Daily Variety.

The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation's annual report on the media's portrayal of LGBT people contains results that range from surprising (ABC Family is rated "excellent") to perhaps not-so-surprising (CBS is rated "adequate" after it was called a "failure" last year). Each year, the GLAAD Network Responsibility Index grades the networks based on the percentage of prime-time programming that featured LGBT characters, and assigns the networks a grade of excellent, good, adequate or failing.

Ilene Chaiken, the notorious force behind Showtime's hit lesbian drama The L Word, will be heading back to network television with a new series for the CW. Loosely inspired by the teen book of the same name, Confessions of a Backup Dancer will explore the lives of backup dancers on the road with a pop star.