GLAAD Study: Gays & Lesbians Still at the Back of Hollywood's Movie Bus

[MNBrewer]

http://movies.yahoo.com/news/glaad-study-gays-lesbians-still-back-hollywoods-movie-170902372.html

When it comes to movies, gays and lesbians are still riding in the back of the bus.

Shows like "Glee" and "Will & Grace" have helped television audiences grow more comfortable with homosexuality in recent years, and great strides have taken place in the legal system, particularly in the area of marriage equality.

The picture on the big screen is grimmer. Of the 101 films released by the six leading studios in Hollywood last year, only 14 contained LGBT characters, a new study by media monitoring group GLAAD found.

And there's definitely some genre bias. Comedies proved to be the most inclusive genre when it comes to LGBT representation. Nine of the 24 comedies released by the six studios featured LGBT characters, while only three of the 34 action or science-fiction films included LGBT characters and only one out of the 21 dramas that hit screens had any LGBT representation.

*Comedies love us, because we're funny.* *sigh*

[Behind the Aegis]

1. We will continue to be underused and underrated until people grow up.

You want to see people really freak out? Try suggesting a fictional character's sexual orientation be changed to gay/bisexual and stand back! Think I am kidding?

Dr. Who and Spiderman

Oh noes! Not "teh gay!"

[Fearless]

3. Case and point: The "controversy" stemming from the latest James Bond film.

Because of this:

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No joke though, people cheered loudly when I saw it in theaters. It was poetic, albeit tame and very corny.

[joeybee12]

2. The average movie-goer is a 16 year-old boy...

Hence the lack of gay characters, because they're insecure, and also is the reason for the plethora of really shitty movies, because they make movies by 16 year-olds, for 16-year-olds...actually, most movie execs are at about a 14-year-old sophistication level.

[MNBrewer]

5. Average? I think not

[joeybee12]

6. Most likely then...they made up the vast majority of movie-goers...nt

[William769]

4. What can I say?

They save the best for last.