LGBT TV Characters Are Whiter, Male-er, And Richer Than Real Queer People



via BuzzFeed

LGBT characters on broadcast television weren’t as diverse as real queer people in the U.S.


Though LGBT people are becoming more and more visible in mainstream culture, queer characters on broadcast TV (some of the most accessible images of LGBT people) aren’t offering a truly representative picture.


Though LGBT people are becoming more and more visible in mainstream culture, queer characters on broadcast TV (some of the most accessible images of LGBT people) aren’t offering a truly representative picture.


Connor Walsh (Jack Falahee) on ABC's How to Get Away With Murder


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Of the 62 explicitly LGBT main or recurring characters BuzzFeed identified on primetime broadcast shows in 2014, 29 were gay white males: That's 47% gay white men vs. 53% everyone else.


Of the 62 explicitly LGBT main or recurring characters BuzzFeed identified on primetime broadcast shows in 2014, 29 were gay white males: That's 47% gay white men vs. 53% everyone else.


Captain Ray Holt (Andre Braugher) on Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Cam Tucker (Eric Stonestreet) on Modern Family


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More than half of broadcast LGBT characters (35 of 62, or 56%) were men.


More than half of broadcast LGBT characters (35 of 62, or 56%) were men.


Kurt Hummel (Chris Colfer) on Glee


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In reality, as Pew reports, about half of LGBT Americans are women.


In reality, as Pew reports, about half of LGBT Americans are women.


Callie Torres (Sara Ramirez) on Grey's Anatomy


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