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Activists find dearth of LGBT roles in movies

Started by LearnedHand, August 22, 2013, 05:40:12 PM

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August 22, 2013, 05:40:12 PM
http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2013/8/21/activists-find-movieslagbehindtvinlgbtroles.html
Source: Al Jazeera America (No author listed)

"We may be seeing more prominent gay and lesbian characters on television, but the movie industry lags well behind the small screen, an advocacy group finds in a new report, the 2013 Studio Responsibility Index. In its first study of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) roles in major studio releases, the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) found that compared with TV, where there has been a significant shift over the past decade, "major (movie) studios appear reluctant to include LGBT characters in significant roles or franchises.""

Out of 101 Hollywood releases in 2012, only 14 had LGBT characters.
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