GLAAD’s 14th annual film representation study reports a continued decline in LGBTQ character presence in major studio films released in 2025. The organization says that only 20.4% of the films it reviewed feature LGBTQ characters, marking the third consecutive yearly drop. GLAAD compares the 2025 figure with 23.6% in 2024 and notes that 2023 had a record high of 28.5%. The report frames the latest results as “particularly concerning,” citing the sustained downward trend rather than a single-year fluctuation. While the outlets report the same core findings, they differ mainly in emphasis: one highlights the “particularly concerning” wording, while the other focuses on the year-to-year decline over the three-year span. Together, the coverage indicates that LGBTQ representation in films is decreasing across the relevant period, according to GLAAD’s methodology and dataset for its annual study.