These 50-plus power players, from Laverne Cox to the cast of Queer Eye, each make a unique contribution - and share here where they first felt seen by Hollywood and what work still needs to be done to achieve equitable representation. Thanks to the showrunners driving authentic stories, filmmakers bucking decades-old heteronormative paradigms, actors emboldened to live more honestly and platforms bankrolling so much of it, being gay, queer, transgender or any other other has never been more widely embraced in the entertainment industry.įor its inaugural Pride issue, The Hollywood Reporter homed in on the talent and makers helping boost visibility and creating opportunities for members of the extended LGBTQ community. While Ed Wood’s aliens looked suspiciously like fey middle-aged men in silver jumpsuits, Phil Tucker’s ET invaders were even less likely, unless, that is, NASA’s suppressing knowledge that our cosmic neighbors are gorilla-robots who wear diving helmets and wield genocidal bubble machines. But he finds himself counting pennies when his chief editor suddenly fires him from the Viennese. LGBTQ representation in Hollywood is at an all-time high. At least, thats what famous music critic Georg thinks. 1 Bad Ronald (1974) Rotten Tomatoes® 60 2 Greener Grass (2019) Rotten Tomatoes® 81 3 The American Scream (2012) Rotten Tomatoes® 100 4 The Bat (1959) Rotten Tomatoes® 20 ADVERTISEMENT 5 Dr.
