The last recorded transgender character was in 2016 and it was an offensive caricature.
is necessary are many — seeing LGBTQ people on screen normalizes them, defuses stereotypes and stigma, and shows LGBTQ people that they deserve to have their stories told, among other important benefits. But by excluding transgender people from this representation, studios are not just doing a disservice to trans people and the rich stories they have to tell, but also missing out on a growing audience.
“We know that LGBTQ audiences are a powerful and invested audience – and a quickly growing one – as we see more and more people empowered to live their authentic lives. The power, passion, and growth of LGBTQ audiences proves that if studios wish to be successful in retaining and expanding fans, they must tell meaningful queer and trans stories,” said Megan Townsend, GLAAD’s Director of Entertainment Research & Analysis, in a statement.
The news isn't all bad, though. Overall LGBTQ representation increased among the major studio films in 2020, with 22.7% of films including LGBTQ characters. That's up from 2019's 18.6%. The amount of time these characters spent on screen went up, and there were also more LGBTQ people of color represented in film, the report found.
practices during a global pandemic, driven by an increased demand from consumers hungry for new content, and rocked by the rightful reckoning and pressure for these studios to create more meaningful substantive change in representing and investing in marginalized communities,” said GLAAD President & CEO Sarah Kate Ellis.
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