Charlie Mayfield, Army Wives

Charlotte “Charlie” Mayfield (Ryan Michelle Bathe) was the lesbian partner of CPT Nicole Galassini. A civilian, she ran the Youth Activities Center at the Fort Marshall army base. Though Nicole was reluctant to be forthcoming with the relationship due to the Army’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, which only allowed gay and lesbian soldiers to serve as long as they did not disclose their sexuality, Nicole eventually proposed to Charlie and agreed to stop hiding their relationship. Later in Season 6, Nicole and Charlie decided to adopt a child, after Charlie’s failed attempts to become pregnant.

Appearances:

• 11 episodes. Recurring, Season 6

Female love interests:

• Nicole Galassini (Kellie Martin, lesbian, recurring 8 episodes)

Relationship story arc with a woman: Yes

No male love interests

Relationship story arc with a man: No

Male love interest after being identified as a lesbian? No

Filter Relationship Arc:

• Female (Recurring)

Storyline during sweeps? No

[1] A relationship story arc is defined as explicit, developed on screen, and lasting more than 3 episodes. It is listed as questionable or subtext if romance is only implied, mentioned instead of shown on screen, part of a dream sequence, or otherwise not explicit for the viewer.
[2] Sweeps episodes air in February, May, July and November, the periods when advertising rates are set. A character is marked as "sweeps" when there is a very limited number of episodes that address their sexuality, all air during sweeps period, and the storyline is otherwise ignore/dropped.