Books
This novel by Casey McQuiston represents multiple queer identities, including queer bi-racial characters. The main character, Alex, is bisexual and bi-racial. The novel also includes an openly transgender secret service agent.
Red, White, & Royal Blue
This show, which is also a graphic novel, follows the story of a gay main character as he falls in love with a classmate. A few of the queer characters in this show include Charlie, Nick, and Darcy.
Heartstopper
This artist had previously been out as gay, but in 2019 came out as non-binary. They recently had a very popular song come out with Kim Petras.
Sam Smith
How many regular and recurring characters were counted in the primetime scripted cable originals considered?
138 characters
This novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid is about a women who chooses an unknown reporter to tell her life story, recounting her rise to fame and her seven marriages. The book very much emphasizes the topic of bisexual identity.
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
The cartoon remake of this older show represents many LGBTQ+ identities without falling in the traps of most stereotypes. This show includes many queer characters like Netossa and Spinarella, Scorpia, and Double Trouble.
She-Ra
This artist, who is a rapper and singer, publicly came out as gay in 2019 and is very open about his experiences as a Black, gay man in the music industry.
Lil Nas X
According to GLAAD's 2021-2022 report, what percent of regular characters on scripted broadcast primetime programs were LGBTQ+?
11.9% (92 characters out 775 series)
This was an increase of 2.8% from the year prior.
This novel by James Baldwin follow an American man living in Paris as he comes to term with and explores his sexuality. The book was eventually second on its list of the 100 best lesbian and gay novels by The Publishing Triangle.
Giovanni's Room
This cartoon Disney show focuses mostly on the representation of queer teens and their relationships. It does a good job of normalizing it without alienating characters for their identities.
The Owl House
This artist is lesbian who aims to normalize lesbian relationships and eliminate predjudices around such topics. Her first public announcement of her sexuality was teh popular song "Girls Like Girls."
Hayley Kiyoko
What percent of LGBTQ+ characters considered in the report were bisexual+?
29%
124 bi+ women, 50 bi+ men, and 9 bi+ non-binary people
This is a historical fiction novel by Malinda Lo is set in the 1950s and focuses on lesbian culture and the coming of age experience of a Chinese American, Lily Hu.
Last Night at the Telegraph Club
This show, which first aired in 1998, was considered a fairly big deal for it's representation at the time. While there are flaws in the way some things are represented, the show includes multiple queer characters. Two of the main characters, Will and Jack, were identified as gay.
Will and Grace
This famous artist's first hit was called "Your Song" and he went on later to co-write some of the songs for the Lion King soundtrack. he publicly came out as bi in 1976, and then late as gay.
Elton John
Of the 637 LGBTQ+ characters counted in GLAAD's 2021-2022 report, there were this many asexual characters:
2
One of which on a series that has since been cancelled.
This novel by Alice Walker follow a main character, Celie, who is an African-American teen living in rural Georgia. In this novel the main characters engages in a lesbian relationship with another characters.
The Color Purple
This movie about a pair of queer cowboys (or, technically, "ranch hands") stoked a lot of controversy when it came out. Despite the film's inclusion of gay characters, there are many flaws with the representation of this film.
Brokeback Mountain
This singer was openly bisexual, but most of her relationships were with women. Some of her hits were "Piece of My Heart" and "Me and Bobby McGee."
Janis Joplin
Of the regular and recurring characters across all of broadcast, cable, and streaming considered, how many were transgender?
42 characters
20 were trans women, 14 were trans men, and 8 trans non-binary characters. (There were 17 additional non-binary characters who weren't trans.)