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2025 Studio Responsibility Index
Films with LGBTQ Characters
Of the 250 films released theatrically and direct to streaming in 2024 by the 10 distributors tracked in this study, 59 films featured LGBTQ characters (23.6%). This is a decrease of 3.7 percentage points from the previous edition’s 27.3%, and a decrease of 4.9% from the record high of 28.5%.
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LGBTQ-inclusive Film Breakdown of Characters
Of the 59 LGBTQ-inclusive films released in 2024, 32 included gay men (54%), 23 included lesbians (39%), 15 included bisexual+ characters (25%), three included nonbinary characters (5%), three included queer characters that don’t fall specifically into other labels (5%), and two included transgender characters (3%).
Identity Breakdown of LGBTQ Characters
Of the 181 LGBTQ characters counted, 79 are gay men (44%), 74 are lesbians (41%), 19 are bisexual+ (10%), five are queer characters that don’t fall specifically into those other labels (3%), and four have undefined sexual orientations (2%).
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Gender of LGBTQ Characters
Of the 181 LGBTQ characters counted, 90 are women (50%), 87 are men (48%), and four are nonbinary characters (2%). One of the women and two of the nonbinary characters are transgender.
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Race of LGBTQ Characters
Of the 181 LGBTQ characters counted, 66 are characters of color (36%). Of all the LGBTQ characters, 115 are white (64%), 19 are Black (10%), 18 are Asian Pacific Islander (API) (10%), 12 are Latine (7%), nine are multiracial (5%), three are Indigenous (2%), three are another race/ethnicity (2%), and two are Middle Eastern/North African (MENA) (1%).
Transgender Characters
Of the 181 LGBTQ characters counted, only three are transgender (2%).
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Screentime of LGBTQ Characters
Of the 181 LGBTQ characters, 49 appeared in over 10 minutes of screen time (27%), 27 had between five and 10 minutes of screentime (15%), 38 had between one and five minutes of screen time (21%), and 67 clocked under one minute (37%).
Gender of LGBTQ Characters that had Over 10 minutes of Screen Time
Of the 49 LGBTQ characters that had over 10 minutes of screen time, 28 were women (57%) and 21 were men (43%). There were no nonbinary characters with over 10 minutes of screen time.
Race of LGBTQ Characters that had Over 10 minutes of Screen Time
Of the 49 LGBTQ characters that clocked over 10 minutes of screen time, 21 are characters of color (43%). In total, 28 are white (57%), five are API (10%), five are multiracial (10%), three are Black (6%), three are Latine (6%), three are another race/ethnicity (6%), two are Indigenous (4%) and zero are MENA.
LGBTQ-inclusive Film by Genre
Of the 181 LGBTQ characters counted this year, seven characters had a disability (4%).
In 2024 comedy was once again the most inclusive genre of film by both percentage and raw number.
COMEDY
53 TOTAL / 24 INCLUSIVE (45%)
DRAMA
92 TOTAL / 23 INCLUSIVE (25%)
HORROR
35 TOTAL / 4 INCLUSIVE (11%)
ANIMATED/FAMILY
26 TOTAL / 2 INCLUSIVE (8%)
ACTION/SCI-FI/FANTASY
44 TOTAL / 6 INCLUSIVE (14%)
Theatrical Films with LGBTQ Characters
Of the 250 films tracked in 2024, 179 were theatrical releases. Of those theatrical films, 39 were LGBTQ inclusive (21.8%).
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Streaming Films with LGBTQ Characters
Of the 250 films tracked in 2024, 71 were streaming direct releases. Of those streaming films, 20 were LGBTQ inclusive (11.2%).
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