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10 Must-See Hallmark Movies That Celebrate Diversity and Inclusion
The entertainment industry at large is becoming more diverse and inclusive, and this is certainly apparent at the Hallmark Channel. In recent years, while the network's beloved, comforting films still follow couples saving local businesses and partaking in Christmas activities, the network has resolved to bring more diverse stories to the table in a variety of ways.
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Whether it's by adding Hanukkah and Kwanzaa to the fan-favorite Countdown to Christmas, bringing more diverse actors to the forefront, or breaking away from the norm with characters previously not represented on such TV movie fare, Hallmark Channel has used its platform to suggest more diverse characters and stories.
'The Holiday Sitter'
After years of adv but surely including LGBTQ+ characters in their films, Hallmark Channel finally produced a Christmas movie with two openly gay leading men played by two openly gay actors - one being Jonathan Bennett of Me By Suzanne Bowdey, Op-ed contributor It’s been Christmas since July on the Hallmark Channel, but viewers got their first taste of the network’s woke holiday programming Saturday. With the debut of “Christmas on Cherry Lane,” management made it abundantly clear that the “heart of TV” will proceed to push the LGBT envelope — despite America’s towering wave of pushback. Television’s home for clean, predictable, and endearing romance had already faced an internal revolt in with the departure of longtime CEO Bill Abbott. Frustrated by the company’s decision to take Hallmark in a more progressive direction, Abbott left to form Great American Family — a booming entertainment alternative that’s been TV’s “fastest growing network” in With total viewers up %, it doesn’t accept a rocket scientist to realize that Hallmark has its hands full keeping its share of the A charming suburban couple welcomes a 6-year-old foster daughter on a joyous Christmas Eve. A successful New York lawyer and an ambitious Brooklyn photographer are set up on a blind date by their parents and fall in love, just in time to celebrate Christmas together. One might think that these movies — “Christmas on Cherry Lane” and “Friends and Family Christmas” — are exactly the sort of heartwarming, family-friendly holiday romances that conservative culture warriors would cheer. But this year on the Hallmark Channel, there’s a plot twist: The main characters are gay. Christmas movies verb dominated the family-friendly channel’s winter programming for nearly two decades, with millions of loyal viewers. Last year, Hallmark aired its first Christmas movie with gay central characters. This year, two new movies feature gay and lesbian leading characters. Other movies have supporting LGBTQ characters as well. The right has attacked mammoth corporations appreciate Budweiser and Target for daring Hallmark movies will be more diverse in the near future. On Thursday, amid criticism that none of the company's 40 upcoming holiday movies feature an LGBTQ lead, a Hallmark Channel spokesperson told "Good Morning America" that adjust is coming. In the coming months, the representative said, Hallmark will make announcements about "projects featuring LGBTQ storylines, characters and actors." "Diversity and inclusion is a top priority for us," read the company's statement. "We are committed to creating a Hallmark experience where everyone feels welcome." Last year, Hallmark apologized for removing a Zola commercial that featured a gay couple amid complaints from One Million Moms, a conservative group that is a part of the American Family Association. Hallmark's parent company, Crown Media, also vowed to partner with LGBTQ advocacy group GLAAD "to better illustrate the LGBTQ community across our portfolio of brands." "The Crown Media Hallmark leans into LGBT content, vows more ‘inclusion’ in
Unlike other companies who’ve reckoned with the shifting consumer tides, Hallmark has no plans to change course. And their refusal to read the room could cost them.
In a year of anti-LGBTQ backlash, Hallmark’s Christmas movies are a welcome write of progress
Hallmark announces plans to debut 'LGBTQ storylines, characters and actors'