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GLAAD’s Studio Responsibility Index sees Hollywood addressing call<\/a> for inclusion, opportunity remains<\/b><\/p>\n

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Today, GLAAD released the seventh annual Studio Responsibility Index<\/em> (SRI<\/em>), a report that maps the quantity, quality and diversity of lesbian<\/a>, gay<\/a>, bisexual<\/a>, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) characters in films released by the seven major motion picture studios during the 2018 calendar year. GLAAD researched films released by 20th Century Fox, Lionsgate,\u00a0Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, Universal Pictures, Walt Disney Studios and Warner Bros., as well as films released by four subsidiaries of these major studios. The report is intended to serve as a road map toward increasing fair, accurate and inclusive LGBTQ representation\u00a0in film.<\/p>\n

READ THE FULL 2019 STUDIO RESPONSIBILITY INDEX NOW.<\/a><\/p>\n

GLAAD found that of the 110 releases from major studios in 2018, 20 (18.2%) included characters that were lesbian<\/a>, gay<\/a>, bisexual<\/a>, transgender, and\/or queer (LGBTQ). This represents a significant increase from the previous year\u2019s report (an all time low at 12.8%, 14 out of 109 films). This is also the second highest percentage of inclusive films found in the seven-year history of the report, just behind 18.4 percent of films (23 of 125) in 2016.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

For the first time in the report\u2019s history, there were an equal number of films which included gay<\/a> and lesbian<\/a> characters, with 55 percent (11) of LGBTQ-inclusive films counting gay<\/a> men<\/a>, and 55 percent of LGBTQ-inclusive films featuring lesbian<\/a> characters. Bisexual representation remained steady at a mere 15 percent (three films). For the second year in a row, transgender characters were entirely absent from the 110 major studio releases.<\/p>\n

In last year\u2019s Studio Responsibility Index<\/em>, GLAAD called on the seven major film studios to ensure that 20 percent of annual releases include LGBTQ characters by 2021, and that 50 percent of films include LGBTQ characters by 2024. Four of the seven studios hit this 20 percent goal individually – 20th Century Fox at 40 percent, Universal Pictures with 30 percent, then Warner Brothers at 22 percent, and Paramount rounding out at exactly 20 percent.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe successful releases of films including Love, Simon<\/em>, Deadpool 2<\/em> and Blockers<\/em>, brought fresh LGBTQ stories to audiences around the world and have raised the bar for LGBTQ inclusion in film,\u201d said Sarah Kate Ellis, GLAAD President and CEO. \u201cWhile the film industry should include more stories of LGBTQ people of color and transgender people, studios are finally addressing the calls<\/a> from LGBTQ people and allies around the world who want to see more diversity in films.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\"\"In this year\u2019s SRI<\/em>, 20th Century Fox and Universal Pictures both received a \u2018Good\u2019 rating; Paramount Pictures, Sony Entertainment, and Warner Brothers received \u2018Insufficient\u2019 ratings; and Lionsgate Entertainment and Walt Disney received \u2018Failing\u2019 ratings.<\/p>\n

While the number of LGBTQ characters increased over the past year, there was a significant drop in racial diversity of LGBTQ characters. In 2018, 42 percent of LGBTQ characters were people of color (19 of 45) and 58 percent (26) were white. This is a decrease of fifteen percentage points from the 57 percent of LGBTQ characters of color in 2017.Despite a decrease in racial diversity as a whole, GLAAD counted six Asian\/Pacific Islander (API LGBTQ characters (13 percent) in major studio releases in 2018. This is a notable improvement from the previous year when API LGBTQ characters were entirely absent from mainstream releases.<\/p>\n

GLAAD\u2019s 2019 Studio Responsibility Index<\/em> offers the following recommendations on how studios can both improve depictions of LGBTQ characters and stop repeating mistakes:<\/p>\n