Avicennaete t1_jdtlllq wrote
Reply to comment by robrobrobro in From millionaires to Muslims, small subgroups of the population seem much larger to many Americans by jrdjared
Yeah the trans community are way under-represented but that doesn't hold true for gays for eg.
Almost 1 in 4-5 characters in TV shows I watched in the past few years have been gay. In some shows like Sex Education, half of the characters are queer.
robrobrobro t1_jdtmor8 wrote
Looks like it was closer to 1 in 10 (11.9%) vs. 7.2% who identify as such, but that was only last year. Before then it was well below.
Definitely sone shows have higher representation, just like some communities have higher representation.
https://ew.com/tv/glaad-reports-record-high-lgbtq-tv-characters/
Hendursag t1_jduh3cz wrote
The important factor here that skews your perception is "in TV shows I watched."
That is very much not true across all TV shows.
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