According to a report analyzing mental health portrayals in film and television in the United States, there were just eight LGB characters with a mental health condition across the top 50 most popular TV shows throughout the 2016 to 2017 season, and one character shown with such a condition in film. During the same time period, no transgender characters were depicted with a mental health condition across either the top 200 movies or 50 TV shows analyzed.
Number of LGBT characters with mental health conditions in film and television in the United States in the 2016/2017 season
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Statistics on Minorities and representation in TV and film
Overview
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Film
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Consumer perspectives
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MDSC Initiative, & USC Annenberg. (May 30, 2019). Number of LGBT characters with mental health conditions in film and television in the United States in the 2016/2017 season [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1043695/lgbt-characters-mental-health-conditions-film-tv-us/
MDSC Initiative, und USC Annenberg. "Number of LGBT characters with mental health conditions in film and television in the United States in the 2016/2017 season." Chart. May 30, 2019. Statista. Accessed January 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1043695/lgbt-characters-mental-health-conditions-film-tv-us/
MDSC Initiative, USC Annenberg. (2019). Number of LGBT characters with mental health conditions in film and television in the United States in the 2016/2017 season. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1043695/lgbt-characters-mental-health-conditions-film-tv-us/
MDSC Initiative, and USC Annenberg. "Number of Lgbt Characters with Mental Health Conditions in Film and Television in The United States in The 2016/2017 Season." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1043695/lgbt-characters-mental-health-conditions-film-tv-us/
MDSC Initiative & USC Annenberg, Number of LGBT characters with mental health conditions in film and television in the United States in the 2016/2017 season Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1043695/lgbt-characters-mental-health-conditions-film-tv-us/ (last visited January 28, 2023)
Number of LGBT characters with mental health conditions in film and television in the United States in the 2016/2017 season [Graph], MDSC Initiative, & USC Annenberg, May 30, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1043695/lgbt-characters-mental-health-conditions-film-tv-us/