(Guardian) Researchers say gay characters either invisible or represented in derogatory or demeaning manner by majority of programmes
Gay people were portrayed positively and realistically for just 46 minutes in 126 hours of TV programmes, a study by Stonewall has found. They were shown as predatory, promiscuous or comical stereotypes half the time they appeared.
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