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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! savequeerstories.carrd.co

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This is a great little bit of investigation! Our data reflects the same - despite comparable cost and viewership, queer shows just don’t get as much of a chance. Boots had the numbers and the buzz. Thank you @bernardosim.com !

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25.01.2026 03:02 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Stories like these are why representation is so important. It's wonderful that people are feeling seen and spoken to, and that some folks are feeling inspired to come out because of this show. So glad that it's been renewed!

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19.01.2026 21:05 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Statistically not a surprise, but after the buzz this show generated, I gotta say I wasn't betting on a cancellation! #SaveQueerStories

16.12.2025 06:14 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I don't think Netflix should get to eat anything else until it finishes all the prematurely cancelled shows on its plate

06.12.2025 01:31 β€” πŸ‘ 3435    πŸ” 963    πŸ’¬ 47    πŸ“Œ 35

It’s almost as though queer shows are popular and in demand by viewers! #SaveQueerStories

02.12.2025 00:02 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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LGBTQ+ children's TV and film archive launched by the Rainbow Project An archive of LGBTQ+ children's TV shows and films has been launched amid cuts and attacks on queer storytelling.

LGBTQ+ children's TV and film archive launched after attacks on queer storytelling
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/26/the-rainbow-project-lgbtq-archive/?utm_content=1764447600&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky


29.11.2025 20:20 β€” πŸ‘ 53    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Prior to the 2024 election season, media companies predicted increased interest in queer stories (accurate to viewership trends) and greenlit more queer storylines. After, they dropped these characters in a hurry. #SaveQueerStories

06.11.2025 21:10 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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.

06.11.2025 21:10 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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

06.11.2025 21:01 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The more queer characters a show has, the more likely its cancellation, too. It’s so frustrating to see so many great queer-positive shows disappear despite strong interest from viewers. Thank you for continuing to speak out! #SaveQueerStories

06.11.2025 20:50 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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

06.11.2025 17:31 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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.

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...

06.11.2025 16:29 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 4

GLAAD’s β€œWhere We Are On TV” report is out! We’ll be sharing out the data shortly, but the numbers are not looking good.

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06.11.2025 16:52 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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

31.10.2025 14:59 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The Chair Company averaged 1.4M cross-platform viewers in the US across its first three days. It is also among the top three comedy series premieres in HBO Max history alongside And Just Like That and Our Flag Means Death.

The Chair Company averaged 1.4M cross-platform viewers in the US across its first three days. It is also among the top three comedy series premieres in HBO Max history alongside And Just Like That and Our Flag Means Death.

New Deadline article confirms that #OFMD was one of the top three comedy premieres in HBO Max history!

πŸ”— deadline.com/2025/10/tim-...

17.10.2025 02:48 β€” πŸ‘ 334    πŸ” 112    πŸ’¬ 29    πŸ“Œ 82

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

11.10.2025 18:57 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Yellowjackets’ To End With Season 4 On Showtime The upcoming fourth season of Showtime's Yellowjackets will be its last.

The upcoming fourth season of Showtime's Yellowjackets will be its last.

11.10.2025 05:00 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 4
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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.

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

08.10.2025 01:20 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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!

04.10.2025 23:59 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

We’ve been researching these attacks on queer-inclusive TV shows for about the last year or so. The data is really something. Queer-inclusive shows were 2x more likely to be canceled or β€œended” in 2024, despite performing as well as other shows.

Queer representation is life-saving. This is grim.

02.10.2025 19:17 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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.

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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02.10.2025 17:46 β€” πŸ‘ 3278    πŸ” 1387    πŸ’¬ 182    πŸ“Œ 317

Our review of cancellations and renewals for 2025 will begin next month!

02.10.2025 19:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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'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.

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.

02.10.2025 18:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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.

02.10.2025 13:26 β€” πŸ‘ 451    πŸ” 96    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 6
The comeback is being revived by hbo max

The comeback is being revived by hbo max

They’re talking about Lisa Kudrow’s show The Comeback which is getting a third season a decade laterβ€”this could be us, never give up!

27.09.2025 17:57 β€” πŸ‘ 111    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 2
Screenshot of a Facebook post by Dan Satterfield:

Ok, I keep getting asked about how to complain about Kimmel.
The best way to complain that will have the biggest impact?
See if you have a Sinclair or nexstar station in your area.
2. Watch the local newscast tonight or some time this week.
3. Note the companies that bought tv adverts.
4. Call them and let them know you will boycott them until they quit supporting that media company. 

Trust me. I worked in tv for 45 years. Nothing you do will have greater impact. Nothing.

Screenshot of a Facebook post by Dan Satterfield: Ok, I keep getting asked about how to complain about Kimmel. The best way to complain that will have the biggest impact? See if you have a Sinclair or nexstar station in your area. 2. Watch the local newscast tonight or some time this week. 3. Note the companies that bought tv adverts. 4. Call them and let them know you will boycott them until they quit supporting that media company. Trust me. I worked in tv for 45 years. Nothing you do will have greater impact. Nothing.

19.09.2025 01:42 β€” πŸ‘ 87    πŸ” 47    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 6
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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.

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

15.09.2025 17:20 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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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.

"The bid will be for the entire company, including its cable networks and movie studio, the people said." www.wsj.com/business/med...

11.09.2025 17:36 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 30
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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.

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...

11.09.2025 15:00 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Feels like a good time to drop this again…

help.netflix.com/en/titlerequ...

19.08.2025 16:16 β€” πŸ‘ 95    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1