I want my gay TV!

To get the gayest programming possible out of your television this season, turn to that other small screen—your computer.

With viewers in 59 countries, WayOutWest.tv may have the most widely seen gay programming online. A project of a group of filmmakers in Vancouver, B.C., the entire network is funded by its artists (who also volunteer their time). Visit their site at http://www.wayoutwest.tv to tune in to the first program, West of Denman, and follow the adventures of Amy, Tyler, and Brandon in this soap opera shot specifically for viewing on the Web.

For more online original programming, check out SayGay TV at http://www.saygay.com/. This loosely organized portal provides links to gay-themed TV segments, short films, and more.

If you’re looking for the queerest shows on network and cable TV, visit GayTVListings.com. Click past all the flashing banners from http://www.gaytvlistings.com/main.html to get to the listings or use this secret viewing tip: Forgo the site entirely and subscribe to the E-mail version of the listings, delivered to your mailbox every week.

For an overview of how well (or not) lesbians and gays are being represented on current shows, check out GLAAD’s Where We Are on TV project at http://www.glaad.org/org/projects/tv/index.html, which has tracked GLBT characters since 1996. If you spot something particularly homophobic in your evening’s entertainment, you can leave a review at http://www.glaad.org/org/report.html.

And for the most comprehensive rundown we’ve seen yet on every known gay, lesbian, and bisexual television character—on American TV and otherwise—check out David Wyatt’s labor of love at http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~wyatt/tv-characters.html.

—Compiled by Eric Mueller.