The analysis recorded the number of LGBT characters, their race/ethnicity and sexual orientation/gender identity, screen time and the presence of anti-LGBT humor.Īs with recent studies about women and minorities in film, the results of GLAAD’s study do not offer much to celebrate. In its new report, GLAAD analyzed 126 releases from the seven film studios with the highest theatrical grosses in 2015, as well as four smaller studio imprints which release lower-budget movies that might be described as “art house” fare.
#THE GAY TEST FOR FEMALES MOVIE#
To pass the test, named for the LGBT activist and author of the 1981 book The Celluloid Closet, a movie must satisfy three requirements: 1) It has a character that is identifiably lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgender 2) That character is not defined solely on the basis of their sexual orientation or gender identity and 3) The character is critical to the plot (in other words, “The character must matter”). Though the Bechdel Test is frequently invoked these days, a lesser known test which it inspired is quietly gaining traction: The Vito Russo Test, which GLAAD created in 2013 to measure films’ success or lack thereof in LGBT representation-and which Hollywood, according to the organization’s 2016 Studio Responsibility Index-largely fails.