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GLAAD set to grade film studios over their political donations

GLAAD has announced that they will be grading film studios on their political donations. Over the last few years, the influential LGBTQ+ organisation has conducted their annual Studio Responsibility Index. The report, which is released every summer, evaluates LGBTQ+ representation in movies from the eight major film studios, including Lionsgate, Sony, Paramount, Warner Bros, United Artists, STX and Disney. On 10 March, GLAAD revealed that they would be adding new evaluations in response to the numerous anti-LGBTQ+ bills circulating across the US. “No company that chooses silence over allyship should…

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LGBTQ+ representation on broadcast television reaches record high

The 2021 to 2022 period saw a record high for LGBTQ+ representation and racial diversity on broadcast television in America, a study found. GLAAD’s annual Where We Are on TV report was released on 17 February and revealed data on “the overall diversity of primetime scripted series regulars on broadcast networks and streaming services for the 2021-2022 TV season.” The 17th annual study found that 11.9% of series regular characters scheduled to appear on scripted broadcast primetime programming were LGBTQ+, marking an increase of 2.8% from the year before as…

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GLAAD co-founder and legendary LGBTQ+ activist Arnie Kantrowitz dies at 81

Beloved LGBTQ+ activist and GLAAD co-founder Arnie Kantrowitz has passed away. According to a report from The New York Times, the 81-year-old died at a Manhattan rehabilitation center on 21 January. Kantrowitz’s life partner, Dr Lawrence D Mass, informed the publication that his cause of death was due to COVID-19 complications. The critically acclaimed author started his long journey as a renowned LGBTQ+ activist shortly after the historic 1969 Stonewall riots. That following year, the Gay Activists Alliance was created – which featured Kantrowitz in the vice-presidential role. In 1977, he…

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GLAAD study reveals shocking stigma around HIV and AIDS in 2021

Less than half of Americans feel knowledgeable about HIV and there is still a lack of awareness about the virus, a GLAAD study has revealed. GLAAD has released its second annual State of HIV Stigma Study, which is a national survey of US adults that measures the attitudes towards HIV/AIDS and those living with HIV. In a decline from the previous year, only 48% of adults in America feel that they are knowledgeable about HIV. Almost all of those surveyed (87%) felt that there is still a stigma around HIV,…

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GLAAD report reveals more queer women were featured in major studio films

A new report has revealed that queer women and racial LGBTQ+ diversity reigned supreme in 2020 films from major studios. According to GLAAD’s annual Studio Responsibility Index, 20 LGBTQ+ characters were counted and eleven of those roles were women. This is the first time that queer women characters have outnumbered queer men. The racial diversity of LGBTQ+ characters also saw a six percent increase from 2019 to 2020. Out of the counted queer roles, 40 percent (eight characters) were characters of colour. Two of those characters were Black, three were…

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