Part 3: The Importance of Media Exposure
Media exposure is critically important to changing hearts and minds.
Media exposure is critically important to changing hearts and minds.
% Non-LGBTQ who personally know someone in our community
% Non-LGBTQ exposed to media
Media portrayals play a big role in non-LGBTQ American’s perception and comfortability with our community, especially if you don’t personally know someone LGBTQ
Exposed to in ads
Exposed to in TV/Movies
% change in familiarity among non-LGBTQ people based on media exposure vs. no media exposure
% change in comfortability based on media exposure vs. no media exposure
% change in agreement with the below statements based on media exposure vs. no media exposure
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