LGBTQ+ Representation Increases in Movies, But More Can Be Done: GLAAD
GLAAD's Studio Responsibility Index finds increased LGBTQ+ representation but a need for improvement in several areas.
September 14, 2023
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GLAAD's Studio Responsibility Index finds increased LGBTQ+ representation but a need for improvement in several areas.
The latest Studio Responsibility Index shows only a marginal increase in LGBT roles, which need massive improvements in their quality.
GLAAD's 2015 survey reports that only 17.5 percent of Hollywood studio films featured LGBT characters -- and gives failing grades to Sony and Disney.
According to GLAAD, there were no transgender characters in 2017 movies from major studios.
Furious over queer villains in The Silence of the Lambs, JFK, and Basic Instinct, activists clashed with police at the 1992 Academy Awards. Has representation changed enough since?
However, transgender representation is absent and numbers for queer people of color are dropping.
However, there is still a lack of transgender representation in films from major studios.
While the number of films with LGBTQ+ characters has increased year over year, the proportion of that representation and other data points have decreased slightly.
Trace Lysette, Ian Harvie, Alexandra Billings, and more implore the entertainment industry to "make us real people" in film and television.
However, for the fourth year in a row, there was zero representation for trans and nonbinary characters in major studio releases.
GLAAD "has had a culture-changing impact," says Television Academy President Frank Scherma.
Film has played an important role in LGBT progress and will continue to do so, writes Outfest board member Alan Koenigsberg.
The films of Outfest Fusion, a festival that tells stories about LGBT people of color, attest to the power of diversity.
An exciting new way to access LGBT content is on its way, writes Allie Esslinger, and not a moment too soon.
For this activist, bisexual artists and their anthems make the community feel less dispersed.
But having visible LGBT animated characters may help save the lives of LGBT youth.
GLAAD grades TV and film on its inclusivity, and here we review the numbers.
Was it homophobia? Did the film expect too much from straight audiences? Will it pave the way for the future success of LGBTQ+ rom-coms?