Queer representation on the small screen is slightly up year over year but set to plummet in the months ahead.

GLAAD released the findings of the 20th edition of Where We Are on TV, a report from the media watchdog group that analyzes the number of LGBTQ regular and recurring characters on scripted primetime broadcast, scripted primetime cable and scripted series on eight major streaming platforms that aired between June 1, 2024, and May 31, 2025.

The research — supported by the Gilead Compass Initiative and Skittles — tallied 489 LGBTQ regular or recurring characters, an increase of four percent (21 additional characters from last year’s 468) across primetime scripted broadcast, primetime scripted cable and scripted streaming original series. Of the 489 characters, 33 were transgende

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