These findings don’t surprise me in the least.
I’ve only had a single audition for a Trans role in a studio production since before the strikes started.
Adding insult to injury, the only major Trans character on a studio production in a long time cast a Cis performer for the role.
@assignedmedia.org@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Jul LGBTQnation
GLAAD finds Hollywood continues reducing the number of LGBTQ+ characters; even worse, GLAAD found ZERO trans characters in 225 films last year and ZERO LGBTQ+ ones in animated and family films.
www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/holl...
lgbtqnation.com
Hollywood stopped making films with trans characters as LGBTQ+ representation declines - LGBTQ Nation
The study also found that there weren't any LGBTQ+ characters in animated or family films in 2025.