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Mental health portrayals by LGBT characters on film and TV in the U.S. 2016-2017

Published by Statista Research Department, Jan 5, 2023
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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Release date

May 2019

Region

United States

Survey time period

2016 to 2017

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based on the top 200 most popular movies from 2016-17 and 50 most popular TV shows across the 2016-17 season

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