LGBT advocacy group GLAAD is complaining that Hollywood films are not pro-gay enough, claiming that there is a dearth of gay characters in movies.
GLAAD released its 2016 Studio Responsibility Index "to map the quantity and quality of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in films released by the major motion picture studios," according to GLAAD president and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis.
It said that of the 126 films released by the major studios last year, only 22 (17.5 percent) contained LGBT characters, the same in 2014 where 20 of 114 films by the studios portrayed gay characters.
Ellis complained that that "there remains very little consistency in representation of LGBT people in film."
"This lack of consistency is not only seen across each studio's yearly slates (releasing both stand-out inclusive films and problematic representations), but also throughout each studios' year-to-year performance, as we continue to see studios dropping from a rating of 'Good' to 'Adequate' or 'Failing,'" she said.
Dan Gainor, vice president of Business and Culture at the Media Research Center, countered that "Hollywood could make all of its characters LGBTQ etc and GLAAD would still demand changes to scripts."
He described GLAAD as an extremist group with extremist agenda aimed at overturning traditional marriage, according to LifeSite News.
Gainor said Hollywood has been pushing the gay agenda since the 1970s and "since then, TV and movies have become so filled with LGBT plotlines that most Americans think the gay population is at least 20 percent or more than 10 times what it really is," she said.
Ellis said it is not enough that LGBT characters are in the film. "Rather, these characters must be crafted thoughtfully and better reflect the full diversity of the LGBT community."
Gainor said 2015 was a banner year for the LGBT agenda with such films as "The Danish Girl" and "Tangerine."
Pro-family advocates have warned that the entertainment industry pushes dangerous messages on children.
"We've all been scorched by the sexual revolution," said Providence College professor and Catholic author Dr. Anthony Esolen.
