The following report is from Study Finds:
As media and entertainment companies continue to place an onus on diversifying the faces their audiences see, a new study finds some groups still feel left out. Two-thirds of LGBTQ+ Americans believe their representation in media is “greatly lacking.”
The new survey of 2,000 LGBTQ+ Americans finds that despite 62% believing the country is making progress with representation, there’s still a long way to go. Even when there is representation, only a third of respondents (31%) said it was a “positive” portrayal when they first saw someone like themselves in the media.
For many, the negative aspects are enough to turn them away as consumers. In fact, 39% have stopped engaging with specific media because they believe it plays into harmful stereotypes about the LGBTQ+ community. Others say they’ve stopped watching a certain show or reading a book due to a lack of representation (23%), or because it uses a trope like “bury your gays” (23%), in which LGBTQ+ characters are more likely to die in the story.
LGBTQ Representation Helps Strengthen Self-Identity
Commissioned by Orbitz and conducted by OnePoll ahead of Pride month in June, the survey also finds that 47% of respondents said seeing themselves in media — on shows like “Steven Universe” or “The Fosters” — helped them to realize their own identity. This also helped over six in 10 respondents become more comfortable in their identity.
57% added that seeing LGBTQ+ characters in media has not only benefited them, it’s helped their loved ones better understand their experience. Overall, 61% believe LGBTQ+ representation is important, while 54% said the same for intersectional representation.
Now more than ever, diversity and authentic representation should be table stakes in our industry. Orbitz was among the first travel brands to feature LGBTQIA travelers in its advertising in the early 2000s. Twenty years later, it’s clear that creators and brands must do more to facilitate a dialogue on representation that leads to meaningful change, not just simply calls to actions.
Orbitz Brand Director Carey Malloy, in a statement
Is Sexual Identity A Travel Concern?
The panel of LGBTQ+ respondents revealed, for many, there are times they feel the need to downplay their identity. The top situations this occurs in include job interviews, meeting someone new, and while traveling.
Looking further into travel, researchers discovered a fifth of the poll “always” researches a destination to see if it’s LGBTQ+ friendly when planning a trip. Another 58% agree that LGBTQ+ travelers spend more time researching travel destinations and accommodations than cisgender or heterosexual travelers.
More than that, six in 10 respondents said they’ve canceled a trip or changed their travel plans due to feeling unsafe, as a result of their gender identity or sexual orientation. However, respondents aren’t letting that stop their travel plans this year. Nearly half the poll (48%) are planning to participate in Pride events this year. Of those, two in three said their first big, post-COVID trip will be something to help them celebrate.
Pride is typically one of the bigger travel moments of the summer. With in-person events still fluctuating as we navigate this new middle ground coming out of the pandemic, we’re seeing that many people are celebrating Pride locally now, then traveling somewhere new later in the year when hopefully parades will be back.
Carey Malloy
AUTHOR COMMENTARY
Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.
Jude 7
But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.
2 Timothy 3:13
All sin leads to more even more sin and abominations, but it is especially true of sexual perversion. As evidenced by this study, the media’s support, admiration, and propaganda is not enough: it never is nor will it ever for these sodomites. They clearly know what they are doing is wrong because it is so painfully obviously they are against simple nature – just take God out of the equation for moment: you can clearly see in nature that a male joins with a female. That is it. If sodomy occurred among animals then that the kind would cease to exist. But these sodomites feel there is not enough media propaganda because they need to surround themselves with even more lies in order to justify their lifestyles.
Additionally, what this survey revealed corroborates with a report The WinePress released, providing the documents showing that a TV screen is purposefully designed to brainwash and hypnotize the viewer.
Television Patent Admits They Are Designed To Hypnotize And Mind Control The Viewer
I am not familiar with “The Fosters,” but I am familiar with “Steven Universe.” It was a cartoon that aired on Cartoon Network and featured two lesbian characters. These cartoons, programs, video games, mainstream musicians, etc., are designed to mind-control the viewer into thinking that sin is wonderful and acceptable. Just the other day we reported on the abominable kids show “Blue’s Clues & You” that featured a drag queen singing a song about gay pride. I have only watched that video once (that day I posted that report): it has been several days and that song is still faintly stuck in my head. Now imagine a child who is addicted to the tv and their smartphone, and they routinely see and hear that cartoon (and others like it): what do you think will happen to that child??
Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.
Proverbs 16:5
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[7] Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock? [8] Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also? [9] For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen? [10] Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope. (1 Corinthians 9:7-10).
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Well I think that they are represented too much.
I feel the same way.
Too have the bastardization of God’s creation worn of a public official during a month dedicated to them is all they needed to complete their awareness (Kamala Harris at the SF Pride Parade). Not too mention God’s representation of homosexuality by the the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.
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No sodomites, you’re represented way too much! I’d rather have a woman my own age and I feel THAT needs representing. I’ll be the gay pride’s counter-parade: the own age man woman love demonstration! With speaking out against gay pride added in, even better!
GAY, adjective
1. Merry; airy; jovial; sportive; frolicksome. It denotes more life and animation than cheerful.
http://webstersdictionary1828.com/Dictionary/gay
Correct!
The sodomites stole that word and perverted it!
Can’t sing the theme song to the Flintstones anymore “we’ll have a gay ole time.” Or Deck the Halls “Don we now our gay apparel.” If we were to properly use the word “gay” as it’s intended and we are happy or joyful and we say “we’re gay,” we’ll get met with weird looks and harassed by sodomites!
We almost can’t even use or paint or draw a rainbow anymore for the same reason!
There is never enough justification for that you know deep inside to be sin to be ok. They think things like these “empower” them, but it just sinks them deeper into their own delusion.
Jacob, readers, get a load of this:
I typically like to read about countries on wikitravel and I was reading about South Africa.
South Africa is one of the top five countries that has the highest murder and crime rates in the world. HIV and AIDS are super high, with 130,000 or more deaths per year from those diseases as well as 500,000 per year killed by violent crime, kidnappings, armed robberies, and mugging stake place even in tourist areas.
As I kept reading, LO AND BEHOLD: South Africa is the first and only nation in Africa to recognize same-sex marriages and relationships!
Well, no wonder!