Transgender Women of Color are rarely seen on reality television, as are LGBT People of Color.  But two African-American transgender women are changing that and making history and breaking barriers on reality television this season. 

When America's Next Top Model starts in September, Isis will be competing along with the other women.  Isis is the first ever transgender contestant on the popular reality show.  And even though the show has yet to begin, Fox News has already started with the inappropriate and ill-informed commentary. 

Steven Diagle is a geographic consultant by day and a rodeo cowboy by night; but currently he's one of 12 remaining contestants on the CBS reality show Big Brother.  His stay may be brief however, as he is one of two guests nominated for possible eviction this week.

Diagle is a champion bull rider in the gay rodeo circuit. He attended the Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, TX as well as the University of North Texas in Denton. He earned a Bachelor's Degree in General Agriculture/Marketing and lists graduating from college as his proudest accomplishment. He also worked on a master's Degree in Applied Geography. In the past, he has hauled horses across the country, taken people on horseback riding treks in the Colorado Rockies and served as a camp director at a children's camp.

The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) today released its second annual GLAAD Network Responsibility Index, a report that maps the quantity, quality and diversity of images of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people on television. Once again, primetime programming on the five broadcast networks was evaluated and, for the first time, original primetime programming on 10 of the highest-rated cable networks was examined as well.

ABC, with shows like Brothers & Sisters, Desperate Housewives and Ugly Betty, again received the highest ranking of the five broadcast networks; NBC and Fox remained the two lowest-scoring networks, with their LGBT-inclusive hours dropping slightly from the previous season. Among the sampling of cable networks evaluated, FX featured the largest number of LGBT-inclusive hours of original programming, while TNT offered the fewest.

Washington DC's Gay Dance Troup The DC Cowboys appeared on the NBC reality show America's Got Talent showing the judges they've got it to make it to the next round of the talent competition.

Founded by Kevin Platte in 1994, the DC Cowboys dance company is a 20-member, all-male, all-volunteer, performing arts organization for gay men in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Metro Weekly magazine has described the Cowboys' style as a "trademark combo of Broadway-caliber verve, sizzling sex appeal, and rugged good looks."

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