Cast members Jesse Tyler Ferguson (L) and Eric Stonestreet, who portray a gay couple on the show "Modern Family", answer questions during the Disney and ABC Television Summer Television Critics Association press tour in Pasadena, California in this August 8, 2009 file photograph. American TV viewers are seeing more gay, lesbian and transgender characters on their screens and story lines are better reflecting current issues in the gay community, according to a survey to be released on Thursday October 1, 2009 by the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. Reuters Pictures 1 month ago

Cast members Jesse Tyler Ferguson (L) and Eric Stonestreet, who portray a gay couple on the show "Modern Family", answer questions during the Disney and ABC Television Summer Television Critics Association press tour in Pasadena, California in this August 8, 2009 file photograph. American TV viewers are seeing more gay, lesbian and transgender characters on their screens and story lines are better reflecting current issues in the gay community, according to a survey to be released on Thursday October 1, 2009 by the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation.

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  1. Cast members Jesse Tyler Ferguson (L) and Eric Stonestreet, who portray a gay couple on the show "Modern Family", answer questions during the Disney and ABC Television Summer Television Critics Association press tour in Pasadena, California in this August 8, 2009 file photograph. American TV viewers are seeing more gay, lesbian and transgender characters on their screens and story lines are better reflecting current issues in the gay community, according to a survey to be released on Thursday October 1, 2009 by the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation.

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