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.

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

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

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...

GLAAD’s “Where We Are On TV” report is out! We’ll be sharing out the data shortly, but the numbers are not looking good. #SaveQueerStories

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

New Deadline article confirms that #OFMD was one of the top three comedy premieres in HBO Max history! 🔗 deadline.com/2025/10/tim-...

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

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

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

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!

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. Subscribe to support our journalism.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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...

Feels like a good time to drop this again… help.netflix.com/en/titlerequ...

FIVE of the shows on this list are represented in our partnering fandoms. Our Flag Means Death, The Wheel of Time, The Acolyte, My Lady Jane, and Shadow and Bone. There seems to be a pattern. #SaveQueerStories

Goosebumps is the third show with queer storylines that's been canceled by Disney as of late.

Power speaks about media representation the same way it speaks about education, and that's because both have a similar capability of making a more connected, informed, diverse, and empathetic citizenry. All progress is decried as going too far + being too much, even though it never goes far enough.

Isn’t annoying when petty stuff like “real life” gets in the way of the important things like “doing math about gay TV shows”?

Hate is built on fear. The cure to fear is knowledge, experience, and empathy. So the backbone of any censorship movement is their ability to convince people that those three things are actually bad. We have a very easy argument to make if you think about it... We just need to be louder about it.

A second season of Overcompensating? Sign us up!

“banning pornography” is bad on its own but it is imperative that everyone understand that these people consider the very existence of queer people to be pornographic they consider the most chaste depiction of a queer relationship, or an openly trans person, to be porn and they want it banned

All forms of anti-LGBTQ+ censorship are connected by the explicit goal of isolating queer people from others in society. I'm glad Amy chose to speak up.

This is an incredible and thorough resource, thank you @thetransfemininereview.com! Desperately infuriating that we need it.

We did a quick scan of this list and found some interesting data! To sum up, queer-inclusive shows tenaciously continue to gather views even as other hit shows decline in viewership. 🧵

Erasing any sign that queer people could even exist is definitely a top priority for this regime.

It's important to take time to celebrate the wins, too!

Art is one of the best ways we can connect with others and express our values. Exposure to diverse viewpoints is proven to help us understand and care for people who are different from us. That's why we're tracking queer-inclusive cancellations specifically. It's a small thing, but art has power.

The cancellation of Colbert could not be a more stark example of the ways our media is restricted by those in power based on their personal agendas. Democracy cannot thrive with censorship. Our media needs to commit to keeping inclusive voices on air.

Our partnering fandoms continue to show up in Best Of lists a year+ after their cancellations. They are subjects of essays about the importance of diversity and queer storytelling. Inclusive media matters, but it’s also popular and in-demand. Speak up for queer representation! #SaveQueerStories

streamers better be paying attention to all this press coverage that #OFMD is STILL getting!!!

We have just broken 500 followers on Bluesky! 🏳️‍🌈 Thank you for joining us!

We’re also compiling data on shows released episodically. Coming soon!

As we wait for GLAAD’s Where We Are on TV report, we’ve been dabbling in viewership numbers.

Though the reason hasn’t been announced, it’s hard not to read the cancellation of Queer Eye as a bad omen in our current political climate. The compassion, positivity, and inclusion the show stands for are sorely needed. #SaveQueerStories

As we wait for GLAAD’s Where We Are on TV report, we’ve been dabbling in viewership numbers.

As more bad news rolls in, please remember to take care of yourself. Be angry, take action, but don’t break yourself. We need every last one of us.

It’s so tough to compare viewing data between shows. Some drop an entire season at once, in two parts, or weekly. Nielsen data may not match what’s reported by streamers for lots of reasons, obscuring accuracy. Viewing data alone isn’t a reliable indicator of a show’s success or odds of renewal.

If you're interested in watching the amazing episode of Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur which Disney tried to bury because of its message of trans positivity and solidarity: archive.org/details/the-...

In a time with increasing anti-LGBTQ+ hostility, queer representation remains an essential avenue for building a more inclusive world. Yet our opportunities for representation are shrinking. Help us speak out for queer stories. #SaveQueerStories savequeerstories.carrd.co

We are at a red-alert moment with queer stories right now. Literally this morning, I was chatting with a seasoned Hollywood producer who just had a project halted b/c executives were skittish about it being too gay. Not only is a mass-erasure of queer characters plausible... it's already begun.

Supporting the LGBTQ+ community is good for business, and queer-inclusive media is overwhelmingly popular. So why are queer TV shows canceled 2x more? Learn more and speak up for queer representation at savequeerstories.carrd.co 🏳️‍🌈 Thank you @glaad.bsky.social for their excellent research!

Cancelling all commitments for the foreseeable future so we can rewatch this on repeat and cry with joy 🥹 Congrats to everyone who worked on this project! The sheer level of talent in this fandom is mind blowing. You (and @david-jenkins.bsky.social) wrote us all such a lovely letter 💕🏴‍☠️ #ofmd #yoft

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