2024 Visibility Perceptions in Advertising

Key Findings

Compared to the 2021 survey:

  • 90% of the industry says it’s very important to feature the LGBTQ community in advertising

  • There has been a +80% increase in the industry saying the LGBTQ community is very important to their business

  • 69% of advertisers and agencies have funds specifically allocated to targeting our community, +15% from the prior survey

  • The industry is +55% more likely to say they don’t have the expertise and knowledge to get LGBTQ representation “right”

Respondents also said:

  • Nearly half of the industry completely agrees that authenticity in LGBTQ inclusion in advertising is key

  • Companies that have faced backlash are up to 1.6x more likely to increase their commitment to feature LGBTQ people compared to companies that have not faced backlash

  • Partnering with nonprofits to provide guidance is the #1 thing the industry mentioned needing to be more committed to this work

More Publications from GLAAD

Stonewall 50: A Journalist’s Guide to Reporting on the 50th Anniversary of Stonewall and the Legacy of Pride seeks to inform journalists about the history of the Stonewall Uprising and its impact on the LGBTQ movement into the modern day. The guidebook covers several topics: story ideas when covering Stonewall 50, a history of the Stonewall Inn, an overview of significant events in the modern LGBTQ movement, and a focused discussion on the issues the LGBTQ movement faces today– both in the USA and around the world.

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The GLAAD Studio Responsibility Index (SRI) maps the quantity, quality and diversity of lesbian, gay, bisexual, 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, Paramount 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 in film.

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