Days later brought the episode “Reunited,” which gave the equally historic wedding between Ruby and Sapphire, two members of the Crystal Gems that combine to form one of earth’s alien defenders, Garnet.
These episodes involved years hard work on the part of Sugar and her team.”
GLAAD’s Where We Are On TV ’17-’18 report found a slight decrease in bisexual+ representation on television over the past year, coming in at 28% LGBTQ characters across broadcast, cable, and streaming originals, despite bi+ people making up the majority of the full LGBTQ community.
Luckily, many of those TV characters, along with those in movies and comic books, as well as musicians and journalists represent the diverse bisexual+ community in genuine, engaging, accurate, and exceptional ways. They are helping to reshape the cultural narrative towards bisexual+ inclusion and acceptance, and the best of the best are nominated for prestigious GLAAD Media Awards this year.”
Hey, out of curiosity: what’s your favorite LGBTQIA+ rep so far this year, in any form of media? This can mean “from 2017” or “found out about in 2017”. Feel free to talk about your ocs as well. 💜
“Being included is great. But at a certain point you want to be more than an accessory.
Representation matters; it’s not simply about inclusion.
Being Filipino meant I was devalued, but being gay meant that I was reviled. Games like “Smear the Queer” and the casual usage of “homo” and “faggot” defined growing up gay…
Some might believe that being LGBT isn’t a problem anymore. We have been included in everything from policy to citywide celebrations to music, [TV], and even some cartoons.
Though it seems the stigma has been lifted, the numbers tell a different story. The National School Climate Survey (2013) reports 74 percent of LGBT students bullied for sexual orientation, 55 percent for gender expression, and 36 percent experiencing physical harassment and violence. While visibility of LGBT people has increased, the marginalization has remained the same.
The problem here is not in the inclusion but in the representation.”
Bi week: Callie’s bisexuality was meaningful simply because it existed - it wasn’t a stepping stone to something. It wasn’t a phase or an occasional indulgence. It just was.
