{"id":1903938,"date":"2023-03-23T17:26:59","date_gmt":"2023-03-23T21:26:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/if-it-feels-like-lgbtq-characters-are-everywhere-on-tv-glaad-just-confirmed-it\/"},"modified":"2023-03-23T17:28:08","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T21:28:08","slug":"if-it-feels-like-lgbtq-characters-are-everywhere-on-tv-glaad-just-confirmed-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/if-it-feels-like-lgbtq-characters-are-everywhere-on-tv-glaad-just-confirmed-it\/","title":{"rendered":"If It Feels Like LGBTQ Characters Are Everywhere On TV, GLAAD Just Confirmed It"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fif-it-feels-like-lgbtq-characters-are-everywhere-on-tv-glaad-just-confirmed-it%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1903938&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p><span>GLAAD&#8217;s just paper really confirmed how accurate it is that LGBTQ people are present everywhere these days on TV shows and broadcasting services.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In the 18th edition of \u201cWhere We Are on TV,\u201d the media watchdog group GLAAD bemoaned the fact that representation of LGBTQ characters was actually down, with 596 characters on the air compared to 637 characters in the 2022 report, according to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-news\/lgbtq-characters-on-tv-glaad-report-1235356812\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>The Hollywood Reporter.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>The team looked at how many LGBTQ consistent and repeat figures were present on pre-recorded primetime television shows, as well as on the streaming services of Amazon Prime, Apple TV +, Disney, Hulu, HBO Max, Netflix, Paramount, and Peacock.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>According to GLAAD, there are 356 LGBTQ people on the top 8 downloading sites listed above, 139 on wires, and 141 on programme between June 1 and May 31, 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The article also noted that the numbers will decrease once more for the upcoming state, with 24 % of LGBTQ people working on projects that have been shelved or are nearing the end of the season. Due to being included in a movie or book, another 35 characters won&#8217;t be returning. In order to further break down the numbers, 32 of the 596 LGBTQ characters identify as transgender, with 16 biological men [ trans women ], 11 biological women( trans men ), and 5 trans&#8221; nonbinary.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The news comes following reports that woke shows like the reboot of the hit Penny Marshall 1992 film \u201cA League of Their Own\u201d is reportedly on the chopping block with its second and final season, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-news\/amazon-a-league-of-their-own-end-shortened-second-season-1235342070\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>THR<\/span><\/a><span> recently reported.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The first eight-episode season aired on Amazon Prime in August 2022. The second season will consist of only four episodes. The new <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/a-league-of-their-own-series-goes-woke-with-queer-stories-and-women-of-color\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>version<\/span><\/a><span> promised to be as woke as ever with \u201cqueer stories,\u201d according to the show\u2019s co-creator Will Graham.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em><span>\u201cThere was a much bigger story there that wasn\u2019t just about a team, but that was really about a whole generation,\u201d <\/span><\/em><span>Graham explained at the time.<\/span><em><span> \u201cThat\u2019s a big part of why we wanted to make it. It was just this feeling of \u2014 especially with queer stories, women of color \u2014 having a story that\u2019s really centered on joy.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span>\u201cThere were between eight and nine hundred women who played in the AAGPBL,\u201d<\/span><\/em><span> he added.<\/span><em><span> \u201cThere were hundreds and hundreds and hundreds more who either weren\u2019t allowed to play or played on industrial teams or weren\u2019t in the right cities. There was just such a wealth of characters.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span>\u201cThat includes straight people, queer people, people of color, you know, all the people who couldn\u2019t get fit into the two-hour 1992 movie,\u201d <\/span><\/em><span>Graham continued. <\/span><em><span>\u201cI think our focus is just on telling those stories joyfully, truthfully, and in a way that resonates with the world now.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Critics on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commonsensemedia.org\/tv-reviews\/a-league-of-their-own\/user-reviews\/adult\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>CommonSenseMedia<\/span><\/a><span> said the show was all \u201cabout sex\u201d and called it \u201cdisappointing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em><span>\u201cIt is entirely about sex there\u2019s barely any baseball in it,\u201d <\/span><\/em><span>one parent reviewer wrote. <\/span><em><span>\u201cOne of the episodes starts off with nothing but sex. It should be rated R. My son is almost 18 and we watch all kinds of stuff (even rated R) so I\u2019m not some prude. It was a great opportunity to make a quality family show, but no.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Another series that was billed as a sequel to the classic 1988 fantasy movie \u201cWillow\u201d but with an LGBTQ angle has been canceled after one season, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2023\/03\/willow-canceled-disney-disney-plus-no-season-2-1235300401\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>Deadline<\/span><\/a><span> recently noted. News of the Disney+ series being canceled came two months after the eight-episode first season launched on the streaming site on November 30.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Series producer Jonathan Kasdan previously spoke about the decision to include a \u201cqueer\u201d romance between two female characters on the show that\u2019s rated TV-14, as previously <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/no-pushback-producer-of-new-disney-lgbtq-fantasy-series-for-teens-discusses-paradigm-shift-of-acceptance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>reported<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em><span>\u201cWhat\u2019s interesting is \u2014 I hope and I believe we\u2019re at a moment where you\u2019re going to see a paradigm shift in that,\u201d <\/span><\/em><span>Kasdan said. <\/span><em><span>\u201cAnd hopefully, the way that it\u2019s gonna happen is that these kinds of [queer] stories, particularly like this one, that were just organic to the narrative we were telling, find their way in, and it becomes less of a surprising and unusual thing to see.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Parent reviews over on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commonsensemedia.org\/tv-reviews\/willow\/user-reviews\/adult\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>CommonSenseMedia<\/span><\/a><span> noted that the show was much more sexual than the previous movie and too much for their kids, which could have led to the show being given the boot.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em><span>\u201cVery sexual compared to the original which I was able to watch with my young kids \u2026 dissapointed,\u201d<\/span><\/em><span> one parent wrote.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Another critic said, <\/span><em><span>\u201cDisney once again pushing an agenda. I love that they have brought diversity into the show. But they need to keep the romance out. Disney has lost focus on family friendly. I don\u2019t like watching people make out on a \u2018what seems to be\u2019 kid friendly show. I don\u2019t recommend this show I was super disappointed, the original was such a better version.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span>While another parent reviewer wrote, <\/span><em><span>\u201cToo sexual for a kids show. Too cheesy and trying to add lesbian relationships just to add it. It didn\u2019t even fit. It is just getting old.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>A report in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/collider.com\/top-rated-lgbtq-shows-canceled-too-soon\/#39-paper-girls-39-2022-mdash-91-89\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>Collider<\/span><\/a><span> in January noted other shows on the various streaming sites that went woke with LGBTQ storylines that have also been canceled. One being \u201cPaper Girls\u201d on Amazon Prime, based on the popular fictional comic book series by the same name about four time-traveling girls. In the new show, one of the girls turns out to be a lesbian. Some <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepinknews.com\/2022\/08\/04\/paper-girls-amazon-series-gay-stranger-things\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>noted<\/span><\/a><span> the show was like \u201cStranger Things\u201d but with gay storylines. The series aired for one season last summer before being canceled.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span>( Disclosure: The Daily Wire has revealed its plans for children&#8217;s entertainment. )<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Related: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/actress-slams-disney-for-replacing-tim-allen-with-chris-evans-in-lightyear-asks-why-they-would-completely-castrate-this-iconic-character\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Actress Slams Disney For Replacing Tim Allen With Chris Evans In \u2018LightYear,\u2019 Asks Why They Would \u2018Completely Castrate This Iconic\u2019 \u2018Character\u2019<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>GET THE DAILYWIRE + APP BY CLICKING HERE<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If it feels like LGBTQ characters are everywhere these days on TV shows and streaming sites, GLAAD just confirmed how true that fact is in their annual report. In the 18th edition of \u201cWhere We Are on TV,\u201d the media watchdog group GLAAD bemoaned the fact that representation of LGBTQ characters was actually down, with<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":219,"featured_media":1903939,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[14769,4952,9707,22617,5331,14361],"class_list":["post-1903938","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire","tag-characters","tag-confirmed","tag-feels","tag-glaad","tag-lgbtq","tag-tv"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1903938","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/219"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1903938"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1903938\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1903939"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1903938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1903938"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1903938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}