Publications
2023 Studio Responsibility Index The GLAAD Studio Responsibility Index (SRI) maps the quantity, quality and…
Introduction from Sarah Kate Ellis This is the fourth year that GLAAD, in partnership with…
The inaugural Advertising Visibility Index, a first-of-its-kind report that delivers a data-backed review of LGBTQ…
GLAAD’s third annual Social Media Safety Index (SMSI), a report on LGBTQ user safety found…
The current story of book bans is interwoven with the story of the skyrocketing number…
As the LGBTQ community continues to expand and become more visible, the 2023 Accelerating Acceptance…
Esperamos que esta guía sea una herramienta y un glosario básico. Pero no es un glosario completo de todos los términos ni es una guía prescriptiva para todas las personas LGBTQ.
Transgender people are sometimes suspected and/or convicted of crimes. The media has a responsibility to represent all transgender people accurately, with their correct names and pronouns, and without relying on dehumanizing stereotypes. This responsibility does not change with the circumstances of a story, including instances where transgender people are suspected of crimes.
GLAAD’s annual Studio Responsibility Index, a study that maps the quantity, quality, and diversity of LGBTQ characters in films released theatrically by major studio distributors, was launched in 2013 after seeing the progress driven by the organization’s work and research in LGBTQ storytelling on television.
The most recent study, issued December 2022 analyzing 2021 releases, researched films distributed theatrically by Lionsgate, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, United Artists Releasing, Universal Pictures, Walt Disney Studios and Warner Bros. Discovery, as well as films released by four subsidiaries of these major studios. The Studio Responsibility Index is intended to serve as a road map toward increasing fair, accurate and inclusive LGBTQ representation in film