2018 saw record growth in lgbtq roles on television

2018 saw record growth in lgbtq roles on television

New GLAAD study finds record number of LGBTQ characters on broadcast TV

LGBTQ characters have reached a record level of representation on transmit TV, a GLAAD study reported Thursday.

In the current TV season, prime-time scripted series on the five broadcast networks have set a register for the percentage of lesbian, male lover, bisexual, transgender and/or queer series-regular characters, according to the report from the LGBTQ media lobbying organization.

The annual survey, which has tracked the number of LGBTQ characters for 23 years, includes other TV measurements reflecting a greater diversity of backgrounds among LGBTQ characters: People of paint outnumber white characters for the first time, and women hold gained parity with men.

GLAAD's "Where We Are on TV" report analyzes the diversity of prime-time scripted series-regular characters on the disseminate networks and measures the number of LGBTQ characters on scripted shows available on cable networks and streaming services. The latest report includes confirmed casting for all scripted programming airing between June 1, 2018, and May 31, 2019.

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Study finds LGBTQ characters punch record high on network TV

LOS ANGELES — “Pose” and “Batwoman” are among the shows contributing to a surge in LGBTQ and gender inclusiveness on television, according to a new study by the advocacy group GLAAD.

The percentage of regularly seen LGBTQ characters on prime-time air TV this season reached an all-time high of 10.2%, or 90 out of a total of 879 characters, according to the study released Thursday. That topped last year’s record of 8.8% and achieved the 10% objective that GLAAD had position for the networks by 2020.

“Last year, GLAAD called on the television industry to increase the number of LGBTQ characters and more accurately reflect the world we live in, and they responded by exceeding this challenge,” Sarah Kate Ellis, GLAAD president and CEO, said in a statement. “At a time when the cultural climate is growing increasingly divisive, increased representation of LGBTQ stories and characters on television is especially critical to advance LGBTQ acceptance.”

Series including “Pose,” position in the 1980s ballroom culture and with the biggest LGBTQ cast ever for a scripted exhibition,

New GLAAD study finds document number of LGBTQ characters on broadcast TV

LGBTQ characters have reached a write down level of representation on broadcast TV, according to a GLAAD study out Thursday.

In the current TV season, primetime scripted series on the five publish networks have set a tape for the percentage of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual and/or queer series-regular characters, according to the report from the LGBTQ media advocacy organization.

The annual survey, which has tracked the number of LGBTQ characters for 23 years, includes other TV measurements reflecting a greater diversity of backgrounds among LGBTQ characters: People of color outnumber light characters for the first time and women include gained parity with men.

GLAAD's "Where We Are on TV" report analyzes the diversity of primetime scripted series-regular characters on the broadcast networks, and measures the number of LGBTQ characters on scripted shows free on cable networks and streaming services. The latest report includes confirmed casting for all scripted programming airing between June 1, 2018, and May 31, 2019.

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GLAAD’S 2020 STUDIO RESPONSIBILITY INDEX: HIGHEST RECORDED PERCENTAGE OF LGBTQ-INCLUSIVE FILMS BUT RACIAL DIVERSITY DROPS AND ZERO TRANSGENDER CHARACTERS APPEAR

Of the 8 major film studios tracked, all studios get grade of “Insufficient” inclusion or worse

LGBTQ representation in film saw its extreme ever recorded year, but racial diversity of LGBTQ characters, as well as the number of gender non-conforming women characters dropped

More than half of all LGBTQ characters receive under three minutes of screen age and transgender characters endure completely absent for the third year in a row

Los Angeles, CA – Thursday, July 16, 2020 – GLAAD, the world’s largest LGBTQ media support organization, today released its eighth annual Studio Responsibility Index (SRI), a notify that maps the quantity, quality, and diversity of LGBTQ characters in films released by the eight film studios that had the highest theatrical grosses from films released in the 2019 calendar year and four of their subsidiaries as reported by box office database Box Office Mojo. These studios were Lionsgate, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, STX Films, United Artists Releasing, Universal Picture

GLAAD released its eighth annual Studio Responsibility Index (SRI) today, a report that maps the quantity, quality, and diversity of LGBTQ characters in films released by the eight production studios that had the highest theatrical grosses from films released in the 2019 calendar year and four of their subsidiaries as reported by box office database Box Office Mojo. These studios were Lionsgate, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, STX Films, United Artists Releasing, Universal Pictures, The Walt Disney Studios, and Warner Bros.

GLAAD found that of the 118 films released from major studios in 2019, 22 (18.6%) included characters that were lesbian, gay, multi-attracted , transgender, and/or gender non-conforming (LGBTQ). This represents a slight grow from the previous year’s report (18.2%, 20 out of 110 films) and the highest percentage of inclusive films found in the eight-year history of the report. 

GLAAD noted a concerning extension of a downward trend in terms of racial diversity of LGBTQ characters in this year’s report. There was a significant reduce in racial diversity of LGBTQ characters for the third consecutive year. In 2019, just 34 percent of LGBTQ characters were people of c