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In 2022, queer TV series made up 21% of all shows. That number dropped to 17% in 2023 and 2024. The proportion of queer shows that got canceled also increased by 10% from 2022 to 2023. Both 2023 and 2024 saw HALF of running queer series end. #SaveQueerStories savequeerstories.carrd.co

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Gen Z and bisexual women are driving the rise in LGBTQ+ identifying Americans. #lgbtq 🔗: bit.ly/3EOLEzC

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Are you concerned about the erasure of queer people from libraries, websites, and social media? It’s time to demand visibility. Don’t let us disappear. #SaveQueerStories savequeerstories.carrd.co

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Queer people are never seen as taxpayers or customers or concerned citizens or voters.

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In no specific order, we’ll be sharing weekly info about our partner fandoms! Their campaigns show how important, well-received, and loved queer stories are. First is NCIS: Hawaii. Please support them @savencishawaii.bsky.social! See our Take Action page for more ways to help. #SaveQueerStories

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Media is a powerful tool for resisting erasure and hate. Likewise, it can also be used to further them. It’s critical that media companies stand by diverse stories in a time like this. Now is NOT the time to be losing representation like Heartstopper. #SaveQueerStories savequeerstories.carrd.co

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BELOVED FRIENDS. I am OVERWHELMED WITH JOY. We've raised SIXTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS for trans kids. Crafters, buyers, bidders: YOU ALL ARE AMAZING. Keep bidding, keep buying—let's see what we can do. #ofmdcraftfair

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If media companies become unwilling to stand behind their juggernaut franchises like Doctor Who and Heartstopper because of racist/homophobic backlash, we will have a BIG problem for queer voices and representation. Speak up for diverse stories! #SaveQueerStories savequeerstories.carrd.co

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#SaveQueerStories was given a mention in this incredible, in-depth article about the effort to save one of our participating fandoms, Dead Boy Detectives! Please support them by giving this a read, signing their petition, or visiting actforqueerstories.carrd.co for other ways to help.

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Over 2,000 webpages containing LGBTQ+ information have been removed from federal government websites.

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Target losing money illustrates what studies have already shown over and over again - it is more profitable to support and represent queer people! Companies that refuse to do so are valuing something else over profit. #SaveQueerStories

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The collective power of LGBTQ consumers and their allies should not be underestimated! This is why I have such faith that we can make change. There are more of us. Love will win! #SaveQueerStories

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Go anti-woke, go broke

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Storytellers will be the ones to see us through this. Stories help us remember where we come from and what we’ve been through. They inspire us to imagine new and better futures. A love of storytelling fosters empathy, compassion, and curiosity.

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If we stop paying attention we let them win. If we give up hope we let them win. If we become paralyzed by fear or anger we let them win. If we stop caring we let them win. We WILL NOT let them win!

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Keith Haring died of AIDS aged 31 on 16 Feb 1990. One of his last works, Unfinished Painting, was deliberately incomplete, reflecting the devastating, unquantifiable loss to the arts due to AIDS. #LGBTplusHistoryMonth

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“The Acolyte was canceled despite being “the second most-watched show on Disney+ in 2024.” Thanks to @SaveQueerStories for their support🫡 Follow them & join the cause‼️💪 #savequeerstories #renewtheacolyte Queer stories deserve more SUPPORT‼️ Let’s not let them disappear‼️ Read more LINK BELOW‼️

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Back when shows like SPN, Merlin and Sherlock were running, queercoding was genuinely the best we could have. Hints and probable deniability. It implied that queerness was something too shameful to show on screen. Don’t let us go back. #SaveQueerStories savequeerstories.carrd.co

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Despite efforts to erase us from Stonewall, ban us from libraries, and cancel our shows - we’re still here. 1/2 of queer TV shows were canceled in 2024. Tell streaming services our stories matter. #SaveQueerStories savequeerstories.carrd.co

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This sums it up beautifully. #SaveQueerStories savequeerstories.carrd.co

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An extremely powerful quote from @thejinkx.bsky.social in this article from Them! This political climate is galvanizing. We can celebrate our victories while we struggle on. ❤️🏳️‍🌈

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Queer erasure is revisionist history. We’re seeing it in real time. There is no such thing as a queer community without trans people!

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Thank you so much to @davidopie.bsky.social and @newsisout.bsky.social for this wonderful article! This is a great breakdown of why we believe #SaveQueerStories matters. There are also plenty of shoutouts to our participating fandoms! Please give it a read.

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LGBTQ media has mass appeal. Yet queer TV series were canceled 2x more than other shows in 2024. Help us speak up for queer stories! Don’t let our representation be erased. Check out our independent study and action steps at savequeerstories.carrd.co #SaveQueerStories

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Google's online calendar will no longer track Pride Month, Black History Month, or Women’s History month shortly after the company also abandoned its diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. Read more: www.advocate.com/news/google-...

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People in the USA watch about 3 hours of TV daily, on average. Media is a critical piece of our lives, gives us topics of conversation, and introduces us to people and ideas we might not otherwise encounter. That’s why representation matters! #SaveQueerStories savequeerstories.carrd.co

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Thank you so much for your support! This is an excellent breakdown of the issues restricting queer representation. 🏳️‍🌈 What’s really interesting too is that all of the related studies I can find suggest queer inclusion BOOSTS profit! Yet many streaming services claim the opposite.

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Here are some helpful tips for getting involved from our Take Action page! These are quick, easy ways to help #SaveQueerStories. Please support our canceled fandoms and other series like them by streaming, rating, sharing, and requesting! Representation matters. 🏳️‍🌈 savequeerstories.carrd.co

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Don’t let up. Don’t make denying us our rights and erasing us the path of least resistance. Don’t go down without making noise. Maybe if we make enough, we don’t have to go down at all.

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More than half of these have explicitly queer representation in them. It’s a pattern. These shows can do phenomenally well, and it’s still not enough. #SaveQueerStories

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Lots of our participating fandoms are in this poll! Please go show them some love! #SaveQueerStories

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This video is a GREAT illustration of how media can change to be more inclusive! I can’t recommend all of Matt Baum’s essays enough. “Organizers… knew what they were up against: television, they knew, reached into millions of homes… Media controls perceptions of gay people.” #SaveQueerStories

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If you feel helpless right now, you’re not alone. So much is going on, it’s overwhelming. Joining our effort to stop queer erasure is a small way to take action! Help us tell streaming services to treat queer stories fairly. 🏳️‍🌈 See how at savequeerstories.carrd.co #SaveQueerStories

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Thank you to everyone who helped spread the word today! Please keep up the effort and keep using the hashtag! We can make a difference. Protect queer representation. We need it now more than ever. 🏳️‍🌈 #SaveQueerStories savequeerstories.carrd.co

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@netflix.com Your queer audience is tired of being excluded. You've made brilliant, critically acclaimed, well-performing, audience-beloved LGBTQ content only to cut it short. Stop cancelling your queer shows. Let our stories be heard. #SaveDeadBoyDetectives #SaveQueerStories

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