Monday, June 4, 2018

Depressing Pride Month Update: Movies Had Less LGBTQ Rep In 2017 Than The Five Years Before That

What the heck, 2017? "In 2017, out of 109 major motion pictures, only 14 films included characters who identified as LGBTQ. In total, the year’s major studio films had 28 LGBTQ characters. This finding represents a 5.6 percent drop in representation from the films of 2016. Gay men, the report finds, are consistently the most-portrayed demographic. None of the movies released this year featured a transgender character."



Article source here:Arts Journal

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