for 2016-2017, only 4.8% of series regular characters on broadcast scripted primetime programming identified as LGBTQ. It's worth noting that this number has been increasing, but it is still certainly the minority — and that's something that should change. Hopefully with more showrunners like Safran realizing the importance of representation, we will continue to see an increase in inclusive casting and storytelling that reachesallaudience members.Related:Gossip GirlHad to Cut a Scene That Involved Sex Toys Until January 2018, those sending care packages to their loved ones in New York State’s prisons had a choice: Go throughan expensive private vendor requires that “only packages received from an approved vendor will be permitted.” The only exceptions are wedding rings, release clothing (clothing provided for the person to wear out upon their release), and non-electric musical instruments. Anything else is regarded as contraband. (Around the country, lawmakers have cited fear of drug- and weapon-smuggling as reasons that inmates inmany correctional facilities is the law that prevents gender-based discrimination in educational institutions that receive federal funds.)As noted by theCenter for American Progress