GLAAD, the LGBTQ media advocacy organization, has released its 12th annual Studio Responsibility Index tracking films released during 2023. Despite “a huge increase in LGBTQ characters who were front and center in their own narratives,

The media watchdog organization cited progress thanks to films like 'Rustin,' 'The Blackening,' 'The Color Purple,' 'Shortcomings,' 'Joy Ride,' 'Cassandro' and more.

Apple TV+ has a ways to go for film representation of the LGBTQ+ community — and they're not alone. The studio behind 2023 original releases like "The Family Plan," "Flora and Son" and "Ghosted" was the only studio of the 10 named in GLAAD's 12th annual Studio Responsibility Index on LGBTQ representation to receive a failing grade,