GLAAD Gives Studios "Failing" Grades, Hollywood's LGBTQ Representation Hits New Low | THR News

The transcript discusses the 2017 GLAAD report on LGBTQ representation in films, highlighting a decline in representation to 12.8% of major studio releases. It notes a slight increase in diversity with more characters of color but no trans characters. GLAAD calls for increased representation in future films. The report criticizes studios for poor treatment of LGBTQ characters, with no studio receiving a good ranking. Specific films are criticized for using LGBTQ characters as punchlines or omitting them entirely. The report excludes specialty labels and concludes with a call for better representation.

What criticism did the report make about the portrayal of LGBTQ characters in certain films?

Which films were mentioned as failing to include queer characters found in their source material?