Research – Examples of LGBT representation in film and TV- FMP

Examples of  LGBT representation in film and TV:

One day at a time –  In One day at a time examples of LGBT representation  are portrayed through one of the main characters Elena Alvarez. This becomes evident in season 1 episode 10 titled ‘Sex talk’ where Elena comes out to Penelope (her mother) who accepts her daughter but feels weird about it because she needs to understand it a bit more.

Brooklyn Nine Nine – In Brooklyn nine nine examples of LGBT representation are portrayed through the Characters: Captain Ray Holt who is one of the main character who is openly gay and Rosa Diaz who is now openly bisexual, who is played by the actor Stephanie Beatriz who is also openly bisexual. Which helps the story line of her character coming out as she was given a voice to make it relatable with her and the audience of the show. This is evident in the season 5, episode 10 named ‘Game night’. In this episode Diaz comes out to her parents and its doesn’t go over so well until the end of the episode where her father comes back and tells her that he accepts her for who she is but needs time to adjust.

References:

• Brooklyn Nine-Nine. (2019). Rosa Comes Out | Brooklyn Nine-Nine. [Online Video]. 25 August 2018. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSlqW_QzKis. [Accessed: 20 May 2019].
• Brooklyn Nine-Nine. (2019). LGBT Pride | Brooklyn Nine-Nine. [Online Video]. 5 June 2018. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8u-u29n39_Q. [Accessed: 20 May 2019].