Why do all movies today have gay roles

By Chris Gardner. The results found that of titles released infilms, or In those films, there were LGBTQ characters includingor 40 percent, characters of color. Of thewere men, women and 10 nonbinary. Seven of the women characters and six of the men were transgender.

The showings marked a record number of nonbinary characters. Also a record: 12 of films included a transgender character.

LGBTQ Representation in Film Hits Peak While GLAAD, Guilds Caution Strikes Risk Progress

While the data showed gains for LGBTQ representation, not all characters had significant screen time. Over half of the LGBTQ characters ofor 56 percent turned up in less than five minutes of the film while 86 of those appeared for less than one minute. While 95 characters 33 percent clocked over 10 minutes, 32 11 percent were between five and 10 minutes, and 79 27 percent clocked between one and five minutes.

With more people than ever now empowered to live authentically and openly, the cost of lost progress in LGBTQ representation on-screen means erasure. Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day. Follow Sign Up. View All. September 14, am. Related Stories.