The annual report from Glaad has found an increase in LGBTQ characters on the small screen but they remain predominantly white menA new study shows that LGBTQ characters are represented on the small screen in record numbers but diversity is still lacking. “As LGBTQ acceptance in government and the broader American culture reverses course, television is a critical home for LGBTQ stories and representation matters more than ever,” said Glaad’s president, Sarah Kate Ellis. But in all forms, there remains a lack of diversity within the characters. On streaming platforms, 77% of the characters are white gay men while there are only 17 transgender characters across all mediums. “And there is still work to be done.”Earlier this year, Glaad’s report on cinema found that studios were still failing with LGBTQ representation with characters largely on the outskirts, receiving less than one minute of screen time.

Source: The Guardian November 09, 2017 15:51 UTC