GLAAD Study Blasts Hollywood for Lack of LGBT Inclusion
Image via GLAADSurprise: Hollywood isn’t the most inclusive storytelling environment.
Earlier this year, an extensive USC study highlighted a serious lack of females and racial minorities, particularly Asian-Americans, in film and television. Today, the LGBT watchdog group GLAAD released a study finding that the exclusion extends to gender and sexual minorities, as well. Moreover, the racial diversity of LGBT characters in Hollywood films actually got even worse in 2015.
“Hollywood’s films lag far behind any other form of media when it comes to portrayals of LGBT characters,” said Sarah Kate Ellis, the CEO and President of GLAAD. “Too often, the few LGBT characters that make it to the big screen are the target of a punchline or token characters. The film industry must embrace new and inclusive stories if it wants to remain competitive and relevant.”