Progress and equality in the entertainment industry, just like in every other area of society, has moved frustratingly slow. The industry is overwhelmingly dominated by white heterosexual men, resulting in a system in which white heteronormative stories are considered “normal” and stories from any other viewpoint are considered risky or potentially offensive. Even this past year, during a time many people to be the most progressive period in the history of moviemaking, Hollywood still struggles with equal representation. (For example, the producers of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker famously made a huge deal about featuring LGBTQ characters, only to …