Breitbart Reports: The number of LGBTQ characters in Hollywood TV shows fell more than 20 percent during the 2023-24 season, with declines seen across broadcast, cable, and streaming shows, according to GLAAD’s latest Hollywood report card.
GLAAD called the drops “concerning” and chastised Hollywood studios for failing to create more gay and transgender characters.
“We know that LGBTQ stories are crucial now more than ever—it is paramount to see our lives reflected on screen, challenging the misinformation and harmful rhetoric that is running unchecked by politicians and journalists,” GLAAD president and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis said in the report, which was issued this week.
She didn’t elaborate on her phrase “misinformation and harmful rhetoric.”
For the 2023-24 period, GLAAD counted to 468 LGBTQ characters, a 21.4 percent drop from the previous season’s total of 596. Of those counted, 36 percent of the 468 LGBTQ characters will not be returning next season.
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notwokeshows
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May 3, 2024
Jeff, let's keep the conversations civil. I think we can disagree with people (even vehemently) without resorting to such tactics. For the record this is one of the few types of dialog we don't permit in these forums. Let's keep things friendly please.
Jeff
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May 2, 2024
Why dont we just kill people for having double standards the same way Stalin and pol pot killed people for having opposing and dissenting political views?
notwokeshows
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May 2, 2024
I'm glaad to hear it, but we're finding quite the opposite. You can't watch anything these days without a non-relevant character being inserted into a storyline just to add a dash of gay.