LGBTQ+ representation on broadcast television reaches record high
The 2021 to 2022 period saw a record high for LGBTQ+ representation and racial diversity on broadcast television in America, a study found.
GLAAD’s annual Where We Are on TV report was released on 17 February and revealed data on “the overall diversity of primetime scripted series regulars on broadcast networks and streaming services for the 2021-2022 TV season.” The 17th annual study found that 11.9% of series regular characters scheduled to appear on scripted broadcast primetime programming were LGBTQ+, marking an increase of 2.8% from the year before as well as achieving a record high.
Another significant finding was that for the first time in the history of the report, lesbians made up the majority of LGBTQ+ characters on broadcast at a rate of 40% – up 6% from the year before.
Gay men followed at a rate of 35% (down 5% from the previous report), with bisexual+ representation increasingly by just 1% to 19% of all LGBTQ+ characters.
