Television

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From ‘Drag Race’ to ‘Hannity’: New Nielsen Data Tracks LGBTQ Viewing Habits

Nielsen has been tracking the viewing habits of American households for decades, and the nearly century-old company has recently launched a new metric that looks specifically at the viewing habits of same-sex families. “These breakout numbers demonstrate that there’s a significant audience for LGBTQ programming,” said Zeke Stokes, chief programs officer at the LGBTQ media advocacy group GLAAD, which worked with Nielsen to develop the metric. Stokes said the new data will be helpful for television networks and advertisers to know that LGBTQ dollars “are important for business, and viewers deserve to have shows with longevity that reflect them.” Related […]

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Must-See LGBTQ TV: ‘The Red Line’ Premiere, Queen and Adam Lambert’s Special

Grab the remote, set your DVR or queue up your streaming service of choice! GLAAD is bringing you the highlights LGBTQ on TV this week. Check back every Sunday for up-to-date coverage in LGBTQ-inclusive programming on TV. On Sunday night, CBS will premiere The Red Line, from producers Greg Berlanti and Ava DuVernay. The new even series follows three Chicago families after the shooting of an unarmed black man by a police officer. The show focuses on his husband’s reaction to the tragedy, and the ripples throughout the community. The Red Line: Sunday, 8pm on CBS. Documentary special The Show Must Go On: […]

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“America in Transition” Will Premiere on Streaming Service Revry March 29

In honor of International Transgender Day of Visibility, the premiere of the award-winning, Sundance-backed documentary series America in Transition (AIT), a Revry Original that explores the community, family, and social issues of trans people of color across in the United States, will happen March 29 on Revry, the first queer global streaming network, available in over 50 million homes in over 100 countries. Along with the premier on Revry for Trans Day of Visibility, America in Transition will be partnering with more than 20 institutions around the country to build community, amplify trans people of color’s voices, and activate accomplices.M “AAmerica in Transition (AIT) is the […]

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Mister Rogers Was Bisexual and People Are Overjoyed

People are ecstatic about finding out that Fred Rogers, the star of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, was bisexual. According to a biography of Rogers which came out last year, the children’s TV presenter told his openly gay friend Dr William Hirsch that if sexuality was a spectrum, “well, you know, I must be smack in the middle.” “Because I have found women attractive, and I have found men attractive.” The book, The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers, also notes that in 1975, Rogers told The New York Times: “I’m not John Wayne, so consequently, for some people I’m not the model […]

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The Black Brothers Band! Occidental Center for the Arts

Friday, March 16 , 2019 @ 8 pm. The Black Brothers Band! Occidental Center for the Arts welcomes back the charismatic scions of Ireland’s famous singing Black Family- Michael and Shay Black- and their fine band, featuring famed pianist Eamonn Flynn (‘The Commitments’) with dynamic accordion player Felim Egan. Don’t miss The Black Brothers Band at OCA’s acoustically excellent venue! Their joy in performing, their love of a good story, and their charm and wit plus Irish humor make every day seem like St. Patrick’s Day! $24 Adv/$28 Door. Beer, wine and pub grub for sale. Wheelchair Accessible. Art Gallery open. www.occidentalcenterforthearts.org. 707-874-9392. 3850 Doris […]

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Revry, LGBT Streaming Network, Coming Soon to Comcast’s Xfinity

X First global LGBTQ+ streaming network, Revry, announced a deal with Comcast that will soon bring its service to Comcast’s Xfinity X1. (See televised announcement HERE on Cheddar.com) With Revry’s authentically diverse mix of films, series, music, podcasts and originals, the forthcoming launch on Xfinity X1 is part of Revry’s plans to continue to expand its reach.  One of several partnerships the streaming network expects to announce this year, Revry’s availability on X1 bolsters Revry’s cumulative reach to over 50 million viewers across platforms. At launch, Xfinity X1 customers will be able to subscribe to the service and access it over the Internet by […]

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Ellen DeGeneres Under Fire for Supporting Kevin Hart

Kevin Hart and Ellen DeGeneres. (Screenshot via YouTube) Ellen DeGeneres is facing backlash for supporting Kevin Hart and actively campaigning to have Hart host the Oscars. Hart was tapped to host this year’s Oscars but stepped down after old homophobic jokes and tweets resurfaced. DeGeneres invited Hart on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” to talk about the fall out with the episode scheduled to air on Monday. However, DeGeneres and her producers was apparently so impressed by the interview that the episode aired on Friday instead. In the interview, Hart explains that he has repeatedly apologized for the jokes, which were […]

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Amy Schumer, Chelsea Handler, Sarah Silverman ‘faggot’ Tweets Resurface

Tweets from Amy Schumer, Chelsea Handler and Sarah Silverman using anti-gay slurs are under the spotlight after a row over comic Kevin Hart. Musician and actor Nick Cannon called out the trio in the wake of a row involving Kevin Hart, who quit his role as host of the 2019 Oscars last week when a series of homophobic tweets resurfaced. Hart sent tweets attacking “fags” as recently as 2012, while in his 2010 comedy tour he said: “As a heterosexual male, if I can prevent my son from being gay, I will.” The star is far from alone in having […]

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Golden Globes 2019: ‘Versace,’ ‘Boy Erased’ and More LGBT Noms

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their nominations for the 76th annual Golden Globe Awards for best in film and television on Thursday and some prominent LGBT projects made the cut. “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story” received the most television nominations (four) including for Best Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television and a Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television nomination for Darris Criss’ portrayal of Andrew Cunanan. Ryan Murphy’s other TV series “Pose” was nominated for Best TV series – Drama. Billy Porter received a Best Performance by an […]

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LGBTI People of Color Outnumber White LGBTI People on Broadcast TV for the First Time

For the first time in history, LGBTI people are color outnumber their white counterparts on broadcast television. GLAAD recently released their annual Where We Are on TV report. This report gauges where the LGBTI representation is at on TV, including broadcast networks, cable, and streaming. Broadcast TV In this new report, GLAAD reported that 8.8% of characters on broadcast TV are LGBTI — a record-breaking number. Moreover, 50% of LGBTI characters on broadcast TV are people of color. Overall, the number of LGBTI characters increased from 58 in the 2016-2017 season to 75 series regular characters in the 2017-2018 season. […]

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