GLAAD: LGBTQ characters in film reach record high, but racial diversity plummeted in 2019

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorOne day after the State of California and local officials revealed a technical glitch in the state’s reporting system has resulted in an undercount of new coronavirus cases, the state reported a new record number of deaths. According to the California coronavirus dashboard, 200 lives were lost in the state over the previous 24 hours.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: Universal Pictures has put together a monstrous package around the satirical Simon Rich New Yorker short story Everyday Parenting Tips that has Rich scripting for Ryan Reynolds to star and Paddington‘s Paul King to direct.

The Christmas Setup has yet to begin production (the photo used for this article is actually from Lifetime's first LGBTQ+ kiss in last year's Twinkle All the Way), but we do have a description: Hugo, a New York corporate lawyer and his best friend, Madelyn, head to Milwaukee to spend the holidays with his mom, Kate, who is also in charge of the local Christmas celebrations. Ever the matchmaker, Kate arranges for Hugo to run into Patrick, Hugo’s high school friend and secret crush, who has

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Chris Willman Music WriterThis year’s Emmy nominees in the seven music categories include such familiar scoring names as Ludwig Göransson, Pinar Toprak, Nicholas Britell, Mark Isham and Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross as well as figures from the pop world like Pharrell Williams, Dawes’ Taylor Goldsmith, Ingrid Michaelson, Sheila E and the RZA.Labrinth joined Reznor and Ross in being nominated in both song and score categories.

Jimmy Fallon and Will Arnett tried — and failed — to play a game of “Hey Robot” during Thursday’s “Tonight Show”.

Comic-Con @ Home is recognizing the importance of representation.

LOS ANGELES -- Annie Ross, a popular jazz singer in the 1950s before crossing over into a successful film career, has died. She was 89.

MOSCOW — Madonna is boasting about not paying a $1 million fine allegedly slapped on her for supporting Russia’s LGBTQ community at a 2012 show in St. Petersburg. But a Russian court threw out the lawsuit filed by a group of conservative activists, and the singer was never fined a single

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorAnnie Ross, the legendary Jazz singer who was part of the trio Lambert, Hendricks & Ross died in the early morning hours of July 22 at her home in New York City. She was 89.

Out Magazine, Hallmark Channel announced it is in "active negotiations" to include LGBTQ characters and storylines into its holiday movies this year.

Netflix has pulled the plug on Turkish drama If Only after authorities intervened and demanded a gay character be removed from the show.

The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon in July 2020. "It's not even a question: They were on a break," he said when asked about the famous plot. Schwimmer also told Fallon that fans still yell, “You were on a break!” at him, and their opinions are strongly held.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorLos Angeles County Director of Public Health Barbara Ferrer reported the county currently has 2,232 patients hospitalized due to the coronavirus. The previous high was 2,216, set just the day before.

The Elton John biopic Rocketman (Paramount) was praised for featuring multiple gay characters

GLAAD’s 2020 Studio Responsibility Index (SRI) examines and reports the quantity, quality, and diversity of LGBTQ characters in the highest theatrical grossing films in 2019.Last year saw record representation of LGBTQ+ characters in the 118 films released by major studios, but the study states that the racial diversity of LGBTQ characters has dwindled for the third year in a row, and transgender characters have once again gone unseen.The study took a look at eight studios and four of their

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterSiriusXM has named Nicole Hughey vice president of diversity & inclusion, joining the company on Thursday (July 16).

GLAAD has revealed in a new report that LGBTQ visibility has increased in movies overall but there are still major problems with the representation.