Most Of The Trans TV Characters Are Being Canceled But Nobody Is Shouting About It

A dog that is not barking, right now, when the money has run out

“The number of transgender characters on television has slightly increased, but only four characters appear on series that have been officially renewed”, reads the summary of the 2025 “Where We Are On TV” report from GLAAD. The overall number of shows is being culled, and content reconsidered, as the industry adjusts to a new market reality.

“Though there were more transgender characters counted than in the previous study, 61% of those characters (20) will not return due to series cancellations, endings or limited series format, while nine additional characters appear on shows that have yet to be renewed”, the report explains. “In fact, only four of the 33 characters (12%) appear on series that have currently been announced as renewed.”

While these numbers would be interesting on their own, the report is even more interesting for what has not happened in the month since it came out. No one has announced the genocide of transgender TV characters. No one is organizing a protest against the literal murder of shows that feature them. What is the sound of one GLAAD-hand clapping? Silence, apparently.