That marks an increase from last year’s 9.1%, as well as the previous record high of 10.2%, set during the 2019-20 TV season. In addition, more than half of those LGBTQ characters are people of color, also a new record high. However, when looking closer at specific racial and ethnic groups, representation of Latinx LGBTQ characters, for instance, is still severely below that of the U.S. population. For the first time in the study’s history, the majority of LGBTQ characters on broadcast TV shows this season are lesbian. According to the study, only two TV characters on any scripted show have HIV, and both are recurring characters, not leads.

Source: Huffington Post February 18, 2022 05:07 UTC