The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation's (GLAAD) latest report on LGBTQ representation in film on Thursday revealed that the percentage of "LGBTQ inclusive films" has decreased for the third year in a row.In 2023, GLAAD reported a record 28.5% —or 100 out of 350 films released in 2022—featured LGBTQ characters.The number dropped to 27.3% for 2023 films before plunging to 23.6% in 2024.In 2025, the number dropped to only 20.4%, or 46 out of 225 films, featured LGBTQ characters with a total of zero transgender characters across theatrical and streaming releases.CHRISTOPHER NOLAN'S 'THE ODYSSEY' GETS OVERWHELMINGLY NEGATIVE REACTIONS AFTER CONTROVERSIAL CASTING CHOICESGLAAD found that LGBTQ representation in film dropped to approximately 20% in 2025.
(Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images)GLAAD also found that out of the 19 films on the list classified as animated/family films rated PG and under, there were zero LGBTQ characters, compared to two "inclusive" films out of 26 one year prior.The organization called this finding "particularly concerning" as the "Federal Communications Commission (FCC) under this administration opened a public inquiry about whether to create new TV ratings that would apply warning labels to television programming featuring transgender and nonbinary characters." "Audiences across the board are seeking out original and inclusive stories," GLAAD President & CEO Sarah Kate Ellis said in a statement.
"Our study found LGBTQ stories in film that are both commercially and critically successful.In fact, every theatrically released LGBTQ-inclusive horror film made back over double the film’s production budget.
If the industry doesn’t prioritize investing in films with LGBTQ characters, it risks losing a generation that will go elsewhere to find entertainment that does include our community."'SUPERGIRL' SUFFERS CATASTROPHIC 73% DROP, GETS OBLITERATED AT BOX OFFICE BY PATRIOTIC 'YOUNG WASHINGTON'GLAAD found that out of 225 fi...