Lexa Pledge
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The Lexa Pledge is a promise about how LGBTQ characters are treated in future storylines of television dramas. It was signed on 21 April 2016 by fifteen US-based writers and producers following fan backlash over an episode of The 100 in which Lexa, a main character who was gay, was killed off.[1][2][3]
It is intended as a response to the "bury your gays" trope, which posits that the death of a gay character has a disproportionate emotional and cultural impact due to their lower numbers in a television series.
Commitments of the pledge[edit]
- "We will ensure that any significant or recurring LGBTQ characters we introduce, to a new or pre-existing series, will have significant storylines with meaningful arcs."
- "When creating arcs for these significant or recurring characters we will consult with sources within the LGBTQ community, like queer writers or producers on staff, or members of queer advocacy groups like GLAAD, The Trevor Project, It Gets Better, Egale, The 519, etc."
- "We recognise that the LGBTQ community is underrepresented on television and, as such, that the deaths of queer characters have deep psychosocial ramifications."
- "We refuse to kill a queer character solely to further the plot of a straight one."
- "We acknowledge that the Bury Your Gays trope is harmful to the greater LGBTQ community, especially to queer youth. As such, we will avoid making story choices that perpetuate that toxic trope."
- "We promise never to bait or mislead fans via social media or any other outlet."
- "We know there is a long road ahead of us to ensure that the queer community is properly and fairly represented on TV. We pledge to begin that journey today."[1]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Barnes, Katie (2 May 2016). ""The Lexa Pledge" makes a promise to LGBTQ fans". Feministing.
- ↑ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (11 June 2016). "'The 100' Producer Applauds Social Impact of Lexa's Death: 'I Am Grateful for the Tidal Wave That Came Down on Me'". Variety.
- ↑ Stanhope, Kate (11 June 2016). "Bury Your Gays: TV Writers Tackle Trope, the Lexa Pledge and Offer Advice to Showrunners". The Hollywood Reporter.
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