May 30, 2019
'Booksmart,' empathy, and the joy of representation
Teen comedy 'Booksmart' shows that a lesbian protagonist is someone audiences want to root for.
Studio Responsibility Index
May 23, 2019
Kids TV is getting queerer and queerer—but kids film isn’t
This year’s SRI makes apparent the work that major film studios have to do to catch up to television counterparts. Queer kids — and the queer kid in all of us — deserve it.
May 23, 2019
GLAAD's Studio Responsibility Index sees Hollywood addressing call for inclusion, opportunity remains
Read the full report now at glaad.org/sri.
May 22, 2018
GLAAD's sixth annual Studio Responsibility Index sees alarming drop in LGBTQ characters in major studio films
GLAAD found a record low percentage of LGBTQ-inclusive major studio films, though there was a welcome increase in LGBTQ characters of color. Read the full report now!
April 17, 2018
Why I cried at 'Blockers' - and the need for more representation in major studio movies
The new raunchy comedy Blockers told a touching and necessary queer story, something that is all too lacking in mainstream film.
September 14, 2017
Studio Responsibility Index | End of Summer Update: LGBTQ people are practically invisible at the box office
LGBTQ people are still nearly invisible in the films released by the seven major studios over this summer. Of the 25 major studio films released between June 1 and September 1, only two films actually included queer characters.
June 1, 2017
GLAAD Studio Responsibility Index: Memorial Day Update: Paramount's 'Baywatch' opens summer blockbuster season with stale gay jokes
GLAAD's recent SRI found LGBTQ largely invisible or punchlines in 2016 major films. Hollywood continues to erase LGBTQ stories with only one of eight major releases in May's major releases including LGBTQ characters.
May 25, 2017
GLAAD's fifth Studio Responsibility Index shows LGBTQ people nearly invisible in major Hollywood films
GLAAD finds nearly half of inclusive major releases include less than one minute of screen time for LGBTQ characters, significant decrease in percentage of LGBTQ characters of color. Read the full report now!
May 2, 2016
GLAAD finds historic low percentage of Hollywood films pass Vito Russo Test in fourth annual Studio Responsibility Index
After an improvement in our previous report, we found that racial diversity of LGBT characters drastically decreased and there remains a lack of substantial LGBT characters in mainstream films. Read the full report now.
March 8, 2016
At the intersection of gender and images: A Women’s History Month Series - Pt. One
In celebration of Women’s History Month, we begin with a retrospective on the gains women, including lesbian and trans women, have made in Hollywood films.
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