GLAAD Is Calling For LGBTQ Representation In Latin Media

GLAAD Is Calling For LGBTQ Representation In Latin Media

After the Oscar wins of Coco and The Shape of Water, it kind of feels like a new day is on the horizon for Latinos in Hollywood. Well, kind of. USC’s Media, Diversity, and Social Change analysis of 800 popular films between 2007-2015 found that although Latinos make up 18% of the U.S. population (38.9% of the population in California alone according to the US Census ) their onscreen representation went from a sad 3.3% in 2007 to a pitiful 5.3% in 2015. Although the implementation of how Hollywood will reconcile its many blind spots in the area of diversity...

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