Search Results: transgender (1794)

[…] Not only should there be a greater number of substantial LGBT roles, those characters should be more gender-balanced, racially diverse, and from many backgrounds. There were no transgender characters in the 2012 releases GLAAD tracked, but the two found in the 2013 releases were hardly an improvement. One was a trans woman very briefly […]

[…] them.   One of the most telling signs that Hollywood films lag heavily behind television in terms of depictions of LGBT people is the complete lack of transgender characters we found in the 161 films GLAAD tracked in this report from both mainstream and “art house” studios. Meanwhile, groundbreaking, award-winning series like Transparent and […]

[…] legislation will give journalists real-life examples to inform their coverage, and are valuable resources when covering the LGBT community. It will be particularly helpful to hear from transgender people, people of color, veterans, people with disabilities, and those who often face discrimination, but are left out of the conversation far too often. Spotlight the personal […]

[…]   One of the most telling signs that Hollywood film is shockingly far behind other media in terms of depictions of LGBT people is the dearth of transgender characters. While there were no recognizable transgender characters in films tracked in 2014, the lone character found in the 2015 mainstream releases was not an improvement. […]

[…] Jacobs as best friends (one gay, one straight) trying to get their lives in order. In 2015, Magnolia released the GLAAD Media Award-nominated film Tangerine, about two transgender sex workers on a fateful Christmas Eve in Los Angeles. The company also distributed the documentary Best of Enemies about bisexual author Gore Vidal. OPEN ROAD […]

Of the 125 film releases GLAAD counted from the major studios in 2016, 23 (18.4%) contained characters identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer. This is an increase of nearly one percentage point from the 17.5% of films (22 of 126) found to be inclusive in 2015. Gay men continue to be the […]

[…] unique stories that audiences have not yet seen. Hollywood film most notably falls behind other forms of media in its portrayal – or lack thereof – of transgender characters. For the second year, GLAAD found one trans-inclusive mainstream film and, again, the character existed solely as a punchline. Paramount’s Zoolander 2 included Benedict Cumberbatch […]

[…] original video or photo elements) about scripted programs on Spanish language media (novelas or series) and their inclusion of people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer and/or transgender.  One (1) grand prize winner will be selected as more fully described below.  Entry in the Contest does not constitute entry into any other promotion, contest […]