A new study from GLAAD, titled “Where We Are In Film,” found the number of LGBTQ characters in feature films has declined for the third year in a row.
The advocacy organization’s report tracks queer representation in film based on data culled from films released by the 10 largest studio distributors from Jan. 1 – Dec. 31, 2025.
LGBTQ Characters in Film Decline for Third Year https://t.co/mnvA3Q9ndc
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) July 9, 2026
From The Hollywood Reporter:
Of the 225 films released last year, 46 contained LGBTQ characters, or 20.4 percent. That marked a dip from 2024, when 59 out of 250 films contained LGBTQ characters, or 23.6 percent.
It was a third straight drop from the record counted in 2023, when 28.5 percent of films featured a LGBTQ character.
The number of characters also dropped, down to 112 from 181 the year before.
GLAAD also reported that there were no LGBTQ characters in the 19 films categorized as animated/family films rated PG and under, and no transgender characters featured in the crop of 225 films from the 10 largest studio distributors.
The full report can be found on GLAAD’s website.
Audiences across the board are seeking out original and inclusive stories.
@glaad.bsky.social’s study found LGBTQ stories in film that are both commercially and critically successful. glaad.org/2026-where-w…
— Sarah Kate Ellis (@sarahkateellis.bsky.social) July 9, 2026 at 8:24 PM
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