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Our independent study of over 350 TV shows found that queer-inclusive series are canceled at a disproportionate rate. Our campaign calls for diverse stories and LGBTQ+ representation. Read the data and learn more on our carrd!
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And please pass it on! 😊
#SaveQueerStories
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If I had to speculate, I’d guess the increase in the number of queer characters, paired with the increased rate of their removal this year, reflects early capitulation to anti-LGBTQ political interests by media companies.
November 6, 2025 at 9:10 PM
If I had to speculate, I’d guess the increase in the number of queer characters, paired with the increased rate of their removal this year, reflects early capitulation to anti-LGBTQ political interests by media companies.
It’s equal parts validating and disappointing to see GLAAD’s data align so closely with our own study’s. We hope our data can provide a comparison between how this trend functions for queer inclusion vs average. These numbers on their own are upsetting. In context, even more so. #SaveQueerStories
"Over 84 million American adults say they’re more likely to watch a TV show if it features at least one LGBTQ+ character,” Townsend said. "… This audience has continued to tune in year after year.”
Nearly Half of All LGBTQ+ Characters Will Disappear From TV Next Season, GLAAD Study Finds
The 2024-25 TV season recorded 489 queer characters across broadcast, cable and screenings, but cancellations and plot find a deep decline to come
www.thewrap.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:01 PM
It’s equal parts validating and disappointing to see GLAAD’s data align so closely with our own study’s. We hope our data can provide a comparison between how this trend functions for queer inclusion vs average. These numbers on their own are upsetting. In context, even more so. #SaveQueerStories
It seems that queer characters are vanishing in groups. Shows with prominent representation often have more than one queer character (some shows, like Our Flag and Heartstopper, have 4 or more). When an inclusive show is canceled, we lose a LOT of representation at once. #SaveQueerStories
November 6, 2025 at 5:31 PM
It seems that queer characters are vanishing in groups. Shows with prominent representation often have more than one queer character (some shows, like Our Flag and Heartstopper, have 4 or more). When an inclusive show is canceled, we lose a LOT of representation at once. #SaveQueerStories
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41% of LGBTQ+ TV characters not returning in 2026, according to GLAAD's latest Where We Are on TV report newsisout.com/2025/11/41-o...
41% of LGBTQ+ TV characters not returning in 2026, according to GLAAD’s latest "Where We Are on TV" report - News Is Out
GLAAD’s latest Where We Are on TV report shows a 4% rise in LGBTQ+ characters this year, but 41% won’t return in 2026, signaling major losses in queer representation.
newsisout.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:29 PM
41% of LGBTQ+ TV characters not returning in 2026, according to GLAAD's latest Where We Are on TV report newsisout.com/2025/11/41-o...
GLAAD’s “Where We Are On TV” report is out! We’ll be sharing out the data shortly, but the numbers are not looking good.
#SaveQueerStories
#SaveQueerStories
November 6, 2025 at 4:52 PM
GLAAD’s “Where We Are On TV” report is out! We’ll be sharing out the data shortly, but the numbers are not looking good.
#SaveQueerStories
#SaveQueerStories
Way back in the pause before this announcement, I said that if Doctor Who and Heartstopper (two cultural juggernauts) were to be canceled, it would be a very grim sign of things to come.
Both of these shows have now been reshuffled and defunded. This is de facto censorship. #SaveQueerStories
Both of these shows have now been reshuffled and defunded. This is de facto censorship. #SaveQueerStories
The first Black, explicitly queer Doctor arrived at a period of conservative cultural backlash.
Doctor Who was reportedly "too woke" for Disney in "Trump's USA"
Doctor Who was reportedly "too woke" for Disney in "Trump's USA"
www.avclub.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Way back in the pause before this announcement, I said that if Doctor Who and Heartstopper (two cultural juggernauts) were to be canceled, it would be a very grim sign of things to come.
Both of these shows have now been reshuffled and defunded. This is de facto censorship. #SaveQueerStories
Both of these shows have now been reshuffled and defunded. This is de facto censorship. #SaveQueerStories
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New Deadline article confirms that #OFMD was one of the top three comedy premieres in HBO Max history!
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October 17, 2025 at 2:48 AM
New Deadline article confirms that #OFMD was one of the top three comedy premieres in HBO Max history!
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They will continue to make lists like these and they will continue to be dominated by shows with prominent queer representation.
Our shows deserve proper endings. #SaveQueerStories
Our shows deserve proper endings. #SaveQueerStories
7 Cancelled Netflix Shows That Are Worth Watching"
Lockwood & Co
Shadow and Bone
Archive 81
I Am Not Okay With This
Sense 8
The OA
Mindhunter
collider.com/cancelled-ne...
Lockwood & Co
Shadow and Bone
Archive 81
I Am Not Okay With This
Sense 8
The OA
Mindhunter
collider.com/cancelled-ne...
7 Cancelled Netflix Shows That Are Worth Watching
Some canceled Netflix shows are still worth checking out for their thrills and entertainment value, from Sense8 to The OA.
collider.com
October 11, 2025 at 6:57 PM
They will continue to make lists like these and they will continue to be dominated by shows with prominent queer representation.
Our shows deserve proper endings. #SaveQueerStories
Our shows deserve proper endings. #SaveQueerStories
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The upcoming fourth season of Showtime's Yellowjackets will be its last.
‘Yellowjackets’ To End With Season 4 On Showtime
The upcoming fourth season of Showtime's Yellowjackets will be its last.
bit.ly
October 11, 2025 at 5:00 AM
The upcoming fourth season of Showtime's Yellowjackets will be its last.
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Creator of Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous responds to backlash over queer kiss scene
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/06/cancel-netflix-jurassic-world-camp-cretaceous-responds-to-backlash-elon-musk/?utm_content=1759886400&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/06/cancel-netflix-jurassic-world-camp-cretaceous-responds-to-backlash-elon-musk/?utm_content=1759886400&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
Creator of Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous responds to queer kiss backlash
The creator of Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous has responded to backlash from Elon Musk and others over the cartoon’s same-sex kiss.
www.thepinknews.com
October 8, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Creator of Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous responds to backlash over queer kiss scene
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/06/cancel-netflix-jurassic-world-camp-cretaceous-responds-to-backlash-elon-musk/?utm_content=1759886400&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/06/cancel-netflix-jurassic-world-camp-cretaceous-responds-to-backlash-elon-musk/?utm_content=1759886400&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
Thank you @bjcolangelo.bsky.social for this article! Queer-inclusive shows like Dead End were already struggling for support, lacking promotion and getting canceled early and more often. We need these narratives and should be supporting them now!
With folks rediscovering the canceled Dead End: Paranormal Park, let's discuss what makes Netflix's animated family show a streaming series worth embracing.
Dead End: Paranormal Park Is The Kind Of Family Show Netflix Should Embrace - SlashFilm
www.slashfilm.com
October 4, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Thank you @bjcolangelo.bsky.social for this article! Queer-inclusive shows like Dead End were already struggling for support, lacking promotion and getting canceled early and more often. We need these narratives and should be supporting them now!
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1. Led by Elon Musk, the far-right has exploded in a campaign to get Netflix to remove shows with queer and trans characters.
If Netflix capitulates to their demands, an already strained market for LGBTQ+ animators might become even more dire.
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If Netflix capitulates to their demands, an already strained market for LGBTQ+ animators might become even more dire.
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Elon Musk Leads Campaign To Force Netflix To Remove Shows With Trans Characters
Musk's posts have been seen by tens of millions of users, and many conservatives are now attempting to force Netflix into a removal of LGBTQ+ content.
www.erininthemorning.com
October 2, 2025 at 5:46 PM
1. Led by Elon Musk, the far-right has exploded in a campaign to get Netflix to remove shows with queer and trans characters.
If Netflix capitulates to their demands, an already strained market for LGBTQ+ animators might become even more dire.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
If Netflix capitulates to their demands, an already strained market for LGBTQ+ animators might become even more dire.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Our review of cancellations and renewals for 2025 will begin next month!
October 2, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Our review of cancellations and renewals for 2025 will begin next month!
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Netflix is saying goodbye to the queer edition of The Ultimatum, which encouraged cast members to try out other relationships before committing to their own.
'The Ultimatum: Queer Love' canceled after two chaotic seasons
Netflix is saying goodbye to the queer edition of The Ultimatum, which encouraged cast members to try out other relationships before committing to their own.
bit.ly
October 2, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Netflix is saying goodbye to the queer edition of The Ultimatum, which encouraged cast members to try out other relationships before committing to their own.
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The grim aspect of this retroactive outrage is that the fascists already won on this front. These people are getting mad about shows from the '10s and early '20s because there's vanishingly few now. They've already been purged. But fascism can never "win", it always looks backward for more enemies.
This is proof that conservative parents don't spend actual time with their kids (well, we know Graham doesn't). If they did, they'd know that there have been queer characters on Netflix (and Disney, Nickelodeon etc.) for decades. Like, they're only just discovering Dead End Paranormal Park.
October 2, 2025 at 1:26 PM
The grim aspect of this retroactive outrage is that the fascists already won on this front. These people are getting mad about shows from the '10s and early '20s because there's vanishingly few now. They've already been purged. But fascism can never "win", it always looks backward for more enemies.
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They’re talking about Lisa Kudrow’s show The Comeback which is getting a third season a decade later—this could be us, never give up!
September 27, 2025 at 5:57 PM
They’re talking about Lisa Kudrow’s show The Comeback which is getting a third season a decade later—this could be us, never give up!
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Netflix renews sapphic murder mystery The Hunting Wives for a second season
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/15/netflix-renews-sapphic-murder-mystery-the-hunting-wives-season-2/?utm_content=1757956804&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/15/netflix-renews-sapphic-murder-mystery-the-hunting-wives-season-2/?utm_content=1757956804&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
Netflix renews sapphic murder mystery The Hunting Wives for a second season
Netflix has renewed The Hunting Wives, the murder mystery drama about gun-toting, MAGA-coded lesbians for a second season.
www.thepinknews.com
September 15, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Netflix renews sapphic murder mystery The Hunting Wives for a second season
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/15/netflix-renews-sapphic-murder-mystery-the-hunting-wives-season-2/?utm_content=1757956804&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/15/netflix-renews-sapphic-murder-mystery-the-hunting-wives-season-2/?utm_content=1757956804&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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"The bid will be for the entire company, including its cable networks and movie studio, the people said." www.wsj.com/business/med...
Exclusive | Paramount Skydance Prepares Ellison-Backed Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
The bid will be for the entire company, including its cable networks and movie studio, according to people familiar with the situation.
www.wsj.com
September 11, 2025 at 5:36 PM
"The bid will be for the entire company, including its cable networks and movie studio, the people said." www.wsj.com/business/med...
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The queer college comedy follows Benny, a closeted queer freshman, as he navigates the ups and downs of university life at Yates University
www.attitude.co.uk/culture/film...
www.attitude.co.uk/culture/film...
Benito Skinner's Overcompensating is officially returning - with Prime Video renewing show for Season 2
The queer college comedy follows Benny, a closeted queer freshman, as he navigates the ups and downs of university life at Yates University.
www.attitude.co.uk
September 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The queer college comedy follows Benny, a closeted queer freshman, as he navigates the ups and downs of university life at Yates University
www.attitude.co.uk/culture/film...
www.attitude.co.uk/culture/film...
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August 19, 2025 at 4:16 PM
FIVE of the shows on this list are represented in our partnering fandoms.
Our Flag Means Death, The Wheel of Time, The Acolyte, My Lady Jane, and Shadow and Bone.
There seems to be a pattern.
#SaveQueerStories
Our Flag Means Death, The Wheel of Time, The Acolyte, My Lady Jane, and Shadow and Bone.
There seems to be a pattern.
#SaveQueerStories
“…it's no surprise the romantic pirate comedy accumulated a cult following during its two-season run. Not only did #OFMD take viewers on entertaining swashbuckling adventures, but it featured an LGBTQ+ love story that will go down as one of television's greatest.”
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10 Most Disappointing TV Cancellations Of The 2020s (So Far)
These cancellations were especially sad.
screenrant.com
August 17, 2025 at 2:12 AM
FIVE of the shows on this list are represented in our partnering fandoms.
Our Flag Means Death, The Wheel of Time, The Acolyte, My Lady Jane, and Shadow and Bone.
There seems to be a pattern.
#SaveQueerStories
Our Flag Means Death, The Wheel of Time, The Acolyte, My Lady Jane, and Shadow and Bone.
There seems to be a pattern.
#SaveQueerStories
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Goosebumps is the third show with queer storylines that's been canceled by Disney as of late.
Disney just canceled yet another LGBTQ-inclusive series
Goosebumps is the third show with queer storylines that's been canceled by Disney as of late.
bit.ly
August 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Goosebumps is the third show with queer storylines that's been canceled by Disney as of late.
Power speaks about media representation the same way it speaks about education, and that's because both have a similar capability of making a more connected, informed, diverse, and empathetic citizenry.
All progress is decried as going too far + being too much, even though it never goes far enough.
All progress is decried as going too far + being too much, even though it never goes far enough.
August 10, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Power speaks about media representation the same way it speaks about education, and that's because both have a similar capability of making a more connected, informed, diverse, and empathetic citizenry.
All progress is decried as going too far + being too much, even though it never goes far enough.
All progress is decried as going too far + being too much, even though it never goes far enough.
Isn’t annoying when petty stuff like “real life” gets in the way of the important things like “doing math about gay TV shows”?
August 7, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Isn’t annoying when petty stuff like “real life” gets in the way of the important things like “doing math about gay TV shows”?