Four creators are doing the most for LGBTQ representation on television.
Those would beShonda Rhimes,Ryan Murphy,Greg Berlanti, andLena Waithe.
That’s not counting his film work, which includedThe Boys in the BandandThe Prom.
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Waithe, too, had a busy year of TV work fromTwentiestoThe ChitoBoomerangtoGirls Room.
A total of 101 LGBTQ characters will appear on broadcast TV this season, counting the 31 recurring characters.
Last year saw 109 regular and 44 recurring.
A larger decrease came in the number of LGBTQ individuals living with HIV or AIDS.
There were nine last year and just three this season, according to GLAAD.
All three characters are on FX’sPose, another Murphy joint.
A big milestone this year is the number of LGBTQ people of color depicted on TV.
At that time, only broadcast had achieved that goal," Ellis states.
“In a single year, cable met and surpassed that challenge.
GLAAD’s full report for the 2020-2021 season can be found here.
There were 31 this season and 97 recurring characters last year.
