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LGBTQ Representation In Movies Hits 3-Year Low, GLAAD Finds
After reaching a record high in 2022, LGBTQ representation continues to decline in movies. On Wednesday, GLAAD released the 13th edition of its Studio Responsibility Index (SRI), which found that LGBTQ-inclusive films dropped to 23.6% of releases from 10 top studio distributors during the 2024 calendar year, down from 27.3% in 2023 and 28.5% in 2022. More from Deadline Pride Month Viewing: 20 Buzzy LGBTQ Movies Of 2025 'I Don't Understand You's Husband Writing-Directing Duo Talks "Horror Movie" Adoption Experience, "Amazing" Italian Crew & Their Son's Cameo 'Queer as Folk' Cast Reuniting For 25th Anniversary At Pride Live! Hollywood, Plus 'Golden Girls' Birthday & Norman Lear Tribute The SRI also found that, only two films (less than 1%) featured transgender characters; 37% of LGBTQ characters had less than one minute of screen time; only 27% had more than 10 minutes of screen time, down from 38% last year; LGBTQ characters of color made up the lowest percentage since 2019 at 36%; and there were no LGBTQ characters living with HIV in any of the 250 films tracker. 'This year's findings are a wake-up call to the industry. At a time when LGBTQ people are facing unprecedented attacks in politics and news media, film must be a space for visibility and truth,' said Sarah Kate Ellis, GLAAD president and CEO. 'Representation isn't about checking a box — it's about whose stories get told, whose lives are valued, and creating worlds that mirror our own society today. When done authentically, LGBTQ representation builds audience and buzz, while humanizing LGBTQ people as those in power are actively working to take away our humanity.' Meanwhile, gender parity was reached among LGBTQ characters for the first time in five years, at 50% women, 48% men and 2% nonbinary; and A24 was the only studio to receive a 'Good' rating with the highest percentage of LGBTQ films. Looking at releases from A24, Amazon, Apple TV+, Lionsgate, NBCUniversal, Netflix, Paramount Global, Sony Pictures Entertainment, The Walt Disney Company and Warner Bros. Discovery, as well as their subsidiaries and streaming services, films were judged based on the basic standard for meaningful LGBTQ inclusion, as outlined by GLAAD's Vito Russo Test, named after a co-founder of the organization. The 2024 titles that passed the Vito Russo Test include Love Lies Bleeding (A24), Problemista (A24), My Old Ass (Amazon), Drive-Away Dolls (NBCUniversal), Mean Girls (Paramount Pictures), Fancy Dance (Apple TV+), Good Grief (Netflix), Rez Ball (Netflix), Sweethearts (Warner Bros. Discovery), Housekeeping for Beginners (NBCUniversal), The Radleys (Lionsgate), Ricky Stanicky (Amazon), Between the Temples (Sony Pictures Entertainment) and Prom Dates (The Walt Disney Company). Following the Trump administration's attacks on DEI and recent attempt to cancel Pride Month, several LGBTQ films are finding their ways to the screen this year. Best of Deadline 'Stick' Release Guide: When Do New Episodes Come Out? 'Stick' Soundtrack: All The Songs You'll Hear In The Apple TV+ Golf Series 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery
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LGBTQ+ inclusion in mainstream movies reaches 3-year low, study finds
LGBTQ+ representation in mainstream media keeps plummeting year-over-year, and a new study from GLAAD shows concerning results when evaluating the queer-inclusive projects — from Hollywood's top 10 studio distributors — released in the 2024 calendar year. Sign up for the to keep up with what's new in LGBTQ+ culture and entertainment — delivered three times a week straight (well…) to your inbox! GLAAD's 13th annual Studio Responsibility Index study took into consideration the top 10 studio distributors in Hollywood, as well as their "subsidiary distribution labels and majority-owned streaming services." For context, this list includes A24, Amazon, Apple TV+, Lionsgate, NBCUniversal, Netflix, Paramount Global, Sony Pictures Entertainment, The Walt Disney Company, and Warner Bros. Discovery. The GLAAD study outlines alarming statistics regarding studio films released in 2024. Of note, LGBTQ-inclusive movies now only account for 23.6 percent of all releases from major Hollywood studios in 2024. This is a three-year low that follows 27.3 percent in 2023 and a record-high 28.5 percent in 2022. The report also includes findings such as: Only two films (less than 1 percent of all films tracked) featured transgender characters, and both included either harmful stereotypes or inauthentic characters of color made up just 36 percent of all LGBTQ characters, down from 46 percent in 2023 — the lowest since 2019.A24 was the only studio to receive a "Good" rating, releasing the highest percentage of LGBTQ-inclusive films and breaking its own box office record in the process. 2024 films that passed the Vito Russo Test developed by GLAAD — a set of criteria used to analyze how LGBTQ+ characters are included in a film — include Love Lies Bleeding, Problemista, Mean Girls (2024), Queer, My Old Ass, and Drive-Away Dolls, to name a few. GLAAD President & CEO, Sarah Kate Ellis, wrote in a statement: "This year's findings are a wake-up call to the industry. At a time when LGBTQ people are facing unprecedented attacks in politics and news media, film must be a space for visibility and truth. Representation isn't about checking a box — it's about whose stories get told, whose lives are valued, and creating worlds that mirror our own society today. When done authentically, LGBTQ representation builds audience and buzz, while humanizing LGBTQ people as those in power are actively working to take away our humanity." Overall, GLAAD reports that the "10 distributors tracked in this study released 250 films in 2024." Only 59 films — within that total of 250 releases — contain an LGBTQ+ character. Keep scrolling to discover how each of the top 10 Hollywood studios were rated in this new GLAAD study. Editor's note: All information below provided by GLAAD. Studios listed in alphabetical order. Total films: 16 LGBTQ-inclusive films: 9 Percentage: 56 percent Rating: "Good" Total films: 25 LGBTQ-inclusive films: 8 Percentage: 32 percent Rating: "Fair" Total films: 4 LGBTQ-inclusive films: 1 Percentage: 25 percent Rating: "Insufficient" Total films: 44 LGBTQ-inclusive films: 8 Percentage: 18 percent Rating: "Poor" Total films: 25 LGBTQ-inclusive films: 4 Percentage: 16 percent Rating: "Fair" Total films: 49 LGBTQ-inclusive films: 14 Percentage: 29 percent Rating: "Poor" Total films: 16 LGBTQ-inclusive films: 3 Percentage: 19 percent Rating: "Insufficient" Total films: 33 LGBTQ-inclusive films: 4 Percentage: 12 percent Rating: "Insufficient" Total films: 23 LGBTQ-inclusive films: 5 Percentage: 22 percent Rating: "Poor" Total films: 15 LGBTQ-inclusive films: 3 Percentage: 20 percent Rating: "Insufficient"
