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LOS ANGELES --
LGBTQ illustration on scripted TV collection has grown together with the footprint of streaming companies, in response to an annual research by the advocacy group GLAAD.
"TV is main leisure in telling LGBTQ tales," Sarah Kate Ellis, president and CEO of GLAAD, mentioned within the "The place We Are on TV" report on the 2021-22 season that was launched Thursday.
In recognition of the elevated quantity and profile of streaming companies, the research added 5 relative newcomers to the trio -- Amazon, Hulu and Netflix -- included in earlier GLAAD range tallies.
Broadcast networks and cable channels are a part of the research, which additionally appears at broadcast illustration of girls, individuals of color and people with disabilities.
Netflix, which has constantly topped its streaming rivals in LGBTQ inclusivity, in response to GLAAD, ranked first once more, with 155 often seen or recurring characters on its unique comedy and drama collection.
By comparability, prime-time collection on the ABC, CBS, CW, Fox and NBC networks embrace a mixed 141 LGBTQ characters this season, in response to the research.
However GLAAD provided thinly veiled criticism of Netflix over its dealing with of Dave Chappelle's 2021 particular "The Nearer," which was faulted by individuals inside and outdoors the corporate for what they deemed anti-transgender humour. Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos later mentioned he erred in addressing worker considerations, however the particular remained on the streaming service.
"It will be disingenuous to shine a light-weight on Netflix's inclusive programming with out additionally being clear on the hurt Netflix did to the LGBTQ group this previous fall by doubling down on giving anti-LGBTQ content material the attain and legitimacy of their platform and model," the report mentioned.
Netflix declined remark.
After final 12 months's pandemic diminished the TV trade's output, the GLAAD report expressed satisfaction that the rebound did not depart behind LGBTQ depictions. The expansion in streaming companies, together with Apple TV+, Disney+, HBO Max, Paramount+ and Peacock, opened the door for extra inclusive fare.
The next are among the many report's findings, by platform:
STREAMING
There have been 358 often seen and recurring LGBTQ characters in collection provided by the eight streaming companies included within the research -- a rise of 217 from final 12 months's whole discovered on three streaming companies. (Final 12 months, solely Amazon, Hulu and Netflix have been tracked.)
Serving to Netflix retain its lead in LGBTQ depictions are foreign-language dramas with queer tales, the report mentioned, together with "Younger Royals" from Sweden, "Rebelde" from Mexico and "Elite" from Spain. They be a part of the inclusive Netflix comedies "By no means Have I Ever," "Q-Power" and "Intercourse Training."
HBO Max, which launched in spring 2020, landed in second place in its first GLAAD tally. The service "shortly constructed a status for standout LGBTQ-inclusive comedy collection," the report mentioned, with the vast majority of its 71 LGBTQ characters discovered on comedies, together with the Emmy-winning "Hacks," "The Intercourse Lives of Faculty Ladies" and "Type Of."
BROADCAST NETWORKS
Of the 775 often showing collection characters on networks in prime time, 92 (11.9%) have been LGBTQ. The earlier document excessive, within the 2019-20 report, was 10.2%. Combining recurring and common roles, LGBTQ characters totaled 141, a "vital improve" over final 12 months's tally of 101, the report mentioned.
In a first-time discovering, lesbians characterize the vast majority of LGBTQ characters on broadcast, with new characters launched in collection together with "NCIS: Hawai'i" and "Legislation & Order: Organized Crime." The research referred to as it a welcome and "noteworthy change" from TV's criticized portrayal of queer ladies as tragic figures.
Though networks subject reveals with a number of LGBTQ characters, together with "Station 19" and "Batwoman," there has but to be a collection with a majority LGBTQ solid, the research mentioned. In distinction, cable and streaming have provided a number of, together with "Pose," "Queer as People" and "Tales of the Metropolis."
Amongst collection regulars, characters of color reached a document 50%, up 4 share factors from the earlier season, whereas the share of feminine collection regulars hit a brand new excessive of 47%. However community depictions of characters with disabilities dropped to 2.8%, simply 22 characters, from a excessive of three.5%.
CABLE CHANNELS
Two years in the past, GLAAD mentioned that it requested all TV platforms to decide to individuals of color making up not less than half of LGBTQ characters, and broadcast and cable met the problem. "Sadly, this 12 months cable moved backward," the report mentioned, dropping from 52% to 45%.
A pointy bounce within the variety of recurring LGBTQ characters on cable collection, together with an uptick amongst common characters, introduced the mixed whole to 138 on prime-time scripted cable originals. That is up from final season's 118 however a big drop from the 215 characters of two years in the past.
With a complete of 35 LGBTQ characters -- together with 16 on "The L Phrase: Technology Q" and 4 on newcomer "Yellowjackets" -- Showtime was discovered to be essentially the most LGBTQ-inclusive cable community after rating third final season.
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