{"id":1664,"date":"2021-06-07T12:04:02","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T17:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/press\/?p=1664"},"modified":"2021-06-07T12:09:50","modified_gmt":"2021-06-07T17:09:50","slug":"two-thirds-of-lgbtq-americans-believe-representation-in-media-is-greatly-lacking-according-to-new-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/press\/two-thirds-of-lgbtq-americans-believe-representation-in-media-is-greatly-lacking-according-to-new-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Two-thirds of LGBTQ+ Americans believe representation in media is \u201cgreatly lacking,\u201d according to new research"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new survey of 2,000 LGBTQ+ Americans found that despite 62% believing we\u2019ve made progress with representation, there’s still a long way to go.\u00a0Commissioned by Orbitz<\/a> and conducted by OnePoll ahead of Pride month in June, the survey explored the positives of LGBTQ+ representation and the importance of it.<\/p>\n

Forty-seven percent of respondents said seeing themselves in media \u2014\u00a0on shows like \u201cSteven Universe\u201d (Cartoon Network) or \u201cThe Fosters\u201d (ABC Family) \u2014 helped them to realize their own identity. This also helped 63% become more comfortable in their identity. Fifty-seven percent of respondents said seeing LGBTQ+ characters in media has not only benefited them, but it\u2019s helped their loved ones better understand their experience.<\/p>\n

However, only a third of respondents (31%) said that when they first saw someone like them in the media that it was a \u201cpositive\u201d portrayal. For many, the negative aspects are enough to turn them away \u2014\u00a039% have stopped engaging with specific media because it plays into harmful stereotypes about the LGBTQ+ community. Others have stopped watching a certain show or reading a book due to a lack of representation (23%), or because it used a trope like \u201cbury your gays\u201d (23%), in which LGBTQ+ characters are more likely to be killed.<\/p>\n

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\u201cNow more than ever,\u00a0diversity and authentic representation should be table stakes in our industry,\u201d said Orbitz Brand Director Carey Malloy. \u201cOrbitz was among the first travel brands to feature LGBTQIA travelers in its advertising in the early 2000s. Twenty years later, it\u2019s clear that creators and brands must do more to facilitate a dialogue on representation that leads to meaningful change, not just simply calls to actions.\u201d<\/p>\n

The panel of LGBTQ+ respondents revealed, for many, there are times they feel the need to downplay their identity. The top situation was found to be a job interview, followed by meeting someone new and when traveling.<\/p>\n

The survey delved further into travel and revealed a fifth \u201calways\u201d research a destination to see if it\u2019s LGBTQ+ friendly before planning a trip. And 58% agreed: LGBTQ+ travelers spend more time researching travel destinations and accommodations than cisgender or heterosexual travelers. More than that, six in 10 respondents said they\u2019ve canceled a trip or changed their travel plans due to feeling unsafe, as a result of their gender identity or sexual orientation.<\/p>\n

But respondents aren\u2019t letting that stop their travel plans. Forty-eight percent are planning to participate in Pride this year, and of those, 66% said their first big, post-COVID trip will be something to help them celebrate.<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/em>Pride is typically one of the bigger travel moments of the summer. With in-person events still fluctuating as we navigate this new middle ground coming out of the pandemic, we\u2019re seeing that many people are celebrating Pride locally now, then traveling somewhere new later in the year when hopefully parades will be back,\u201d said Malloy.<\/p>\n

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Random, double-opt-in online survey of 2,003 LGBTQ+ Americans commissioned by Orbitz<\/a> and conducted by OnePoll May 5-10, 2021.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>OnePoll is a market research company and corporate member of both the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) and the European Society for Opinion and Marketing Research (ESOMAR) and adheres to the MRS code of conduct.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A new survey of 2,000 LGBTQ+ Americans found that despite 62% believing we\u2019ve made progress with representation, there’s still a long way to go.\u00a0Commissioned by Orbitz and conducted by OnePoll ahead of Pride month in June, the survey explored the positives of LGBTQ+ representation and the importance of it. Forty-seven percent of respondents said seeing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":1656,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1664","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1664","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1664"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1664\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1668,"href":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1664\/revisions\/1668"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1656"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1664"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1664"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1664"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}