LGBTQ representation in feature films has fallen for the third consecutive year, according to the 14th edition of GLAAD's annual report, now retitled Where We Are in Film. Based on 2025 releases from the 10 largest studio distributors, the study found that 46 of 225 films (20.4 per cent) featured LGBTQ characters, down from 23.6 per cent in 2024 and a record 28.5 per cent in 2023. GLAAD warns that the decline risks alienating younger audiences at a time when Gen Z makes up the largest share of North American moviegoers and reports the highest proportion of people identifying as LGBTQ.

The total number of LGBTQ characters dropped to 112 from 181 the previous year, with no transgender characters and no LGBTQ characters in animated or family films rated PG and under. Characters of colour fell by 36 per cent, and bisexual representation also declined. GLAAD identified horror films and mid-budget productions ($15–90 million) as bright spots for inclusion. The organisation has revised its methodology to categorise characters by narrative significance rather than screen time, and has dropped the studio grading system used under the report's former name, the Studio Responsibility Index.