A study held in the United States in 2019 revealed that 24 percent of the top films of 2018 had one or more LGB characters, up from 19 percent in the previous year. Whilst more characters were represented in 2018 than in 2017, the climb towards proportionate representation is slow, and 89 out of the top 100 movies in 2018 failed to feature any female LGBT characters.
Share of top-grossing movies with LGB characters in the United States in 2017 and 2018
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Consumption
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Perspectives on diversity
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- Premium Statistic Public opinion on diversity in movies/TV in the U.S. 2019
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LGBT film festivals
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Box office
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Popular culture
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MDSC Initiative. (September 3, 2019). Share of top-grossing movies with LGB characters in the United States in 2017 and 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/754892/lgbt-character-movies/
MDSC Initiative. "Share of top-grossing movies with LGB characters in the United States in 2017 and 2018." Chart. September 3, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/754892/lgbt-character-movies/
MDSC Initiative. (2019). Share of top-grossing movies with LGB characters in the United States in 2017 and 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/754892/lgbt-character-movies/
MDSC Initiative. "Share of Top-grossing Movies with Lgb Characters in The United States in 2017 and 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/754892/lgbt-character-movies/
MDSC Initiative, Share of top-grossing movies with LGB characters in the United States in 2017 and 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/754892/lgbt-character-movies/ (last visited May 03, 2024)
Share of top-grossing movies with LGB characters in the United States in 2017 and 2018 [Graph], MDSC Initiative, September 3, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/754892/lgbt-character-movies/