Is it just me or every year do we seem to have more and more gay characters on tv?  I remember as a kid their was a just a handful on tv.  Now it seems every show has a gay character.

huffingtonpost.com reported that, The 17th annual “Where We Are on TV” report, released Friday, found that 4.4 percent of actors appearing regularly on prime-time network drama and comedy series during the 2012-13 season will portray lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender characters. That is up from 2.9 percent in 2011, which saw a dip in what had been a growing annual trend.  Read more at huffingtonpost.com

Do you think they are portrayed in a positive light or negative   Why do you think its so popular now for us to be on tv.  Let me know what you think?