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The show referenced two dads as far back as 1982, in a song, and two moms in a more recent segment about families, among other examples. Among those without specific LGBTQ cast members or characters is the PBS mainstay “Sesame Street,” known for embracing a wide range of diversity over its 50-year history. Streaming has helped, notably Amazon Prime and Netflix, where Nee has a multiyear deal after leaving Disney.
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More: Why did it take so long for Hollywood to make a gay teen story like 'Love, Simon'? But a lot of companies are working very hard to change what’s out there.” “Big broadcasters are not always our bravest souls. “I know that there really is backlash for each of the companies and so they tiptoe,” she said.
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Today, the Emmy-winning Nee said, airing LGBTQ content for children is still fraught for some. Her “Doc McStuffins” aired an episode in 2017, “The Emergency Plan,” that featured a biracial, two-mom household, voiced by Wanda Sykes and Portia de Rossi. The younger generation of content creators are not only bolder to begin with but also don’t remember all of that stuff,” she said. “There was this idea that this was something you really couldn’t broach. It was early in my career and that incident really scarred us, those of us who are gay content creators,” said Chris Nee, who was the showrunner for Disney Junior’s Peabody-winning preschool hit “Doc McStuffins.” PBS decided not to air the episode, “Sugartime!” The show’s co-producer, WGBH in Boston, distributed the episode directly to public television stations after the PBS decision. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings demanded that PBS return federal funding over the inclusion in one episode of lesbian parents. It didn’t.įallout in 2005 for the “Arthur” spin-off “Postcards from Buster” was a bigger deal. The show features the world of the Crystal Gems, magical human-like aliens who live with young Steven, a half-human, half-Gem boy who turns into the intersex “Stevonnie” after dancing close with a girl and “fusing,” a skill driven by affection.Ī kiss between two of the three female-presenting Gems with whom Steven lives, Ruby and Sapphire, prompted a halfhearted online petition four years ago demanding the show pull back from LGBTQ themes. This year’s GLAAD winner was one of the animated groundbreakers, “Steven Universe,” which has also earned a Peabody Award and has fans of all ages since it premiered on the Cartoon Network in 2013. The comedy-drama won GLAAD’s inaugural media award for outstanding kids and family programming last year but was canceled after three seasons.
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It happened on “Andi Mack,” a live-action, coming-of-age tween series that premiered on the Disney Channel in 2017, when a gay character, Cyrus, was coming out. Sometimes, he said, GLAAD is called on to review LGBTQ content before it airs. It’s really something that gets experienced by everyone in society.” This is not just something that impacts LGBTQ families. “Not only have they heard from LGBTQ families but they’ve heard from other families who are like, yeah, my kid has a friend who’s LGBTQ or my friend goes over to his friend’s house and their parents are LGBTQ. “What we’ve said to them all along is that we will lock arms with you and we will make sure that you hear from the families who are being impacted by this in a positive way,” Stokes said of GLAAD’s work behind the scenes to support greater representation. Zeke Stokes, chief programs officer for the media monitoring nonprofit GLAAD, said the struggle for inclusion has become easier as a number of LGBTQ writers and producers have made their way into positions of influence, though they’re still a fraction overall.