00:00If you feel like there are fewer and fewer movies with LGBTQ+ representation, you're not imagining it.
00:05Queer characters are disappearing from film.
00:08And it's not just happening there.
00:09Representation is also declining on social media, in the news, in Google search results, and even in intelligence.
00:14artificial.
00:15But come on, first let's talk about what's happening in the movies.
00:182025 was the third consecutive year in which LGBTIQ+ representation fell.
00:23Each year, GLAD analyzes how queer people are represented in films produced by major film studios.
00:28Like Disney, Netflix, Warner Bros., etc.
00:31And there he found that only 46 out of 225 films contained LGBTIQ+ characters, that is, they were barely 20.4%.
00:392025 was ranked as the year with the least diverse representation in film.
00:44Added to this are rather noisy instances of censorship, such as Russian television modifying the famous rainbow of imagination.
00:50SpongeBob SquarePants, for considering it LGBT propaganda.
00:53Pixar removed queer references from Elliot and Lightyear was banned in at least 14 countries for showing a kiss
00:59between two women.
01:00The situation is even worse for those with trans life experiences.
01:03The report found that trans representation was nonexistent.
01:07And this is happening at the same time as misinformation and initiatives against this population are increasing in different parts of the world.
01:13transphobia and attempts to exclude trans people from various social spaces.
01:18But while that reality exists, it is also true that smaller production companies and independent cinema are indeed making things happen.
01:25inclusive films.
01:27Unfortunately, as we told you at the beginning, this isn't just happening in the movies.
01:30The Pride in Seen research, by LLIC, analyzed more than 15 million news items in America and Europe.
01:37And it found that the conversation about diversity, equity, and inclusion has been declining for the past three years.
01:43In 2023, twice as many news stories were published as in 2025, and up to six times more than in 2026.
01:49Less news translates into less representation and a wider circle of silence.
01:54The same applies to social media.
01:55After analyzing not one, not two, but 200 million publications,
01:59They found that the conversation about LGBTIQ+ issues stopped happening throughout the year.
02:05And now it only turns on in June.
02:07And at the same time, algorithms lower the visibility of posts that include words like LGBTIQ+,
02:13and other associated terms.
02:14We're not finished yet.
02:15Internet searches also decreased.
02:18Last year, Google registered less than half the searches related to diversity and LGBTQ+ people compared to three.
02:24years earlier.
02:25And even with GPT chat and Gemini, the most used IAS, we weren't saved.
02:29Their use of responses frequently associated sex-diverse people with fear, depression, vulnerability, and rejection.
02:35While heterosexual and cisgender people were associated with positive words.
02:40But why did representation decrease in these three years?
02:43There is no single answer, but this decline coincides with an increase in political and social discourse.
02:48that represented the LGBTIQ+ population as a threat or a common enemy.
02:52And yes, this population has never exactly been a favorite of conservative sectors.
02:56But after several advances, invisibility doesn't help much in this context.
03:00When they disappear from movies, news, and social media.
03:04While biases persist in the AIs we use most,
03:07The chances of finding representations close to reality are also reduced.
03:12To learn about different experiences of what it means to have a diverse sexual orientation or gender identity.
03:17Understanding rights, those that are still lacking, and the discrimination that still exists.
03:22What do you think? Let us know in the comments.
03:24Why are you providing a solution?
03:24Because?
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