despite the fact that women and nonwhite individuals are more likely to identify as LGBT, regular/recurring LGBT characters on broadcast and cable networks are are 72% and 71% white, respectively, and overwhelmingly male. It seems likely that onscreen representation reflects the demographics of television creators, not of the television audience.
– Autostraddle, GLAAD’s “Where We Are On TV” Shows Best Place To Be On TV Is Behind The Camera (via realtimelord)
This was posted back in October but I didn’t see it till now. Wow this is a post after my own heart. Statistics and references everywhere! Sure the conclusion is fairly frustrating but at the same time, I’m loving the research so much.
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