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PEOPLE & ARTS Friday 8 November 2019
Study finds LGBTQ characters hit record high on network TV

By LYNN ELBER Are on TV," in 2005.
Associated Press Other findings contained in
LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Pose" the report:
and "Batwoman" are — Latinos reached a re-
among the shows contrib- cord high 9% of regular se-
uting to a surge in LGBTQ ries characters on broad-
and gender inclusiveness cast network TV, about half
on television, according to their estimated 17.8% rep-
a new study by the advo- resentation in the U.S. pop-
cacy group GLAAD. ulation. African-Americans,
The percentage of regular- estimated at about 13% of
ly seen LGBTQ characters the population, remained
on prime-time broadcast at 22% of regular TV char-
TV this season reached an acters, while Asian Pacific
all-time high of 10.2%, or 90 Islanders also held steady,
out of a total of 879 char- at 8%, compared to being
acters, according to the about 5% of the popula-
study released Thursday. tion.
That topped last year's re- — Women were a record
cord of 8.8% and achieved 46% of the regular charac-
the 10% goal that GLAAD ters on broadcast TV, up
had set for the networks by 3 percentage points from
2020. last year but shy of the 51%
"Last year, GLAAD called This image released by FX shows Billy Porter in a scene from "Pose." they represent in the U.S.
on the television industry Associated Press population.
to increase the number gest LGBTQ cast ever for or within the next two years. color representing 52% of — The percentage of reg-
of LGBTQ characters and a scripted show, and "Bat- An estimated 4.5% of adults the 120 regular and recur- ularly seen broadcast TV
more accurately reflect the woman," with the first gay in the United States, ap- ring LGBTQ roles on broad- characters with a disability
world we live in, and they superhero in a lead TV role, proximately 11.3 million cast and 48% of cable's 215 was 3.1%, or 27. While that's
responded by exceeding are signposts of TV's grow- people, identify as LGBTQ, characters. But streaming the highest tally yet found
this challenge," Sarah Kate ing diversity and proof that according to new analysis dropped 7 percentage by GLAAD, it's well below
Ellis, GLAAD president and "viewers everywhere con- by the Williams Institute at points, to 41% of 153 char- the 20% of the population
CEO, said in a statement. tinue to respond with ex- UCLA School of Law. acters. with a disability, according
"At a time when the cultural treme positivity," Ellis said. For the first time in the Across all TV platforms, to a U.S. Census estimate.
climate is growing increas- GLAAD is upping the stakes study's history, the percent- there were increases in the — Among streaming servic-
ingly divisive, increased for the future. It's asking the age of regularly seen and number of trans characters es, Netflix had the highest
representation of LGBTQ industry to reach 20% rep- recurring female LGBTQ and those with HIV-AIDS number of LGBTQ regular
stories and characters on resentation of LGBTQ regu- characters on broadcast over last year. and recurring characters
television is especially criti- larly seen characters on TV exceeded the male GLAAD has tracked lesbi- on its original series. Show-
cal to advance LGBTQ ac- primetime scripted broad- characters, 53% to 47%. an, gay, bisexual, transgen- time was the most inclusive
ceptance." cast series by 2025, and to The ethnic diversity of LG- der and queer characters cable channel and CW
Series including "Pose," ensure that half of LGBTQ BTQ characters on broad- on TV for 24 years and be- ranked first among broad-
set in the 1980s ballroom characters on every TV cast and cable also in- gan releasing its expanded cast networks in LGBTQ
culture and with the big- platform are people of col- creased, with people of survey, titled "Where We inclusivity.q

Chris Brown holds high-end yard sale at his Los Angeles home

By ANDREW DALTON But he's also in the past from as far away as Arizo-
Associated Press decade been nearly as na and didn't care what
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris well known for a stream they walked away with
Brown held a high-end of highly publicized run- as long as it belonged to
yard sale Wednesday at ins with law enforcement, Brown.
his Los Angeles home, with starting with a felony as- Symone Maddox of San
hundreds of fans, gawkers sault of then-girlfriend Ri- Bernardino, California,
and bargain-seekers wait- hanna in 2009 to which he said she took the day off
ing for hours to try to get a pleaded guilty. work to check out the yard
piece of the singer's stuff. The crowd of hundreds sale, hoping to get hats
Brown posted a flyer on his began gathering late and hoodies. "I already
Instagram and Twitter ac- Tuesday for the yard sale, told my boss. She told me
counts Tuesday night that who were joined Wednes- to bring something back,"
included the address of his day by news trucks docu- Maddox said.
suburban mansion in the People line up around the block of singer Chris Brown's home menting the scene and The 23-year-old, a hip-hop
Tarzana neighborhood in the Tarzana area of Los Angeles Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019. news helicopters hover- artist who goes by the
of the San Fernando Val- Associated Press ing overhead. A long line name Young Maddox,
ley. "Featuring significantly Brown, often called by his est album "Indigo" went to that stretched down the said she's been a Brown
marked-down high-end nickname Breezy, burst No. 1 when it was released sidewalk for several blocks fan since the beginning of
items," the flyer said. onto the music scene as a in June, he has a current ended at a driveway his career and was hoping
Brown captioned the teen in 2005, won a Gram- top 10 hit, "No Guidance" filled with large canvas that she could pass some
posts "DA CRIB ... 2 day my Award in 2011 for best featuring Drake and he's canopies shading rows of of her music on to him and
event" and included a R&B album and remains a nominated for a pair of clothes. get him to sign some mer-
heart emoji. major hitmaker. His new- American Music Awards. Some said they had driven chandise. q