We Are Everywhere - Even at Davos!

Sarah Kate Ellis of GLAAD addresses the Davos Deletes.

What she doesn't pause to point out when stating "we are everywhere...", is that people identifying as LGBTQRSVP account for 5%-6% of the total population, whereas in last count the roles in storylines and scripts - on which they have "worked really closely with Hollywood" - has already got the result. For example in TV, where the roles she wants to see now account for almost 12% of all primetime characters.

That is about double the representative "we are everywhere" number!

In animated characters for kids shows it is even higher.

The assumption for this activists group is that every storyline - for every film and TV script - is defined and told through sexual identity.

REPORT: Where We Are on TV Report – 2021-2022

This year’s study found that of the 775 series regular characters scheduled to appear on scripted broadcast primetime programming for the 2021-2022 season, 92 characters (11.9 percent) are LGBTQ. This is an increase of 2.8 percentage points from the previous year and marks a new record high percentage of LGBTQ series regulars on broadcast. There are an additional 49 LGBTQ recurring characters on the platform for a total of 141 LGBTQ characters on broadcast.

https://www.glaad.org/whereweareontv21