(Broadcast TV also will have 28 recurring LGBTQ characters.)
On broadcast TV, lesbians make up 17 percent of the LGBTQ community — plunging sharply from last year’s 33 percent.
Cable TV went from 84 to 92 series regular LGBTQ characters, plus an additional 50 recurring; Freeform, with 27, and Showtime, 18, are the most inclusive.
Broadcast TV improved its transgender characters tally from zero to three, while cable went from three to six and the streaming services totaled seven (up from four).