This roundup is heavy on entertainment news—including the queer creators who are among the most powerful people in children’s media—as well as a few other stories I haven’t covered elsewhere.
Entertainment and Media
- Producers and screenwriters Chris Nee (Ridley Jones; Ada Twist, Scientist; Doc McStuffins; Vampirina), ND Stevenson, (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power and Nimona), and Dana Terrace (The Owl House), all queer, and all of whom have made space for queer representation in their shows, are among the people honored as “The 75 Most Powerful People in Kids’ Entertainment” by the Hollywood Reporter. Also on the list are Matt Burnett and Ben Levin, creators of the queer-inclusive Craig of the Creek.
- Nee also spoke recently with the Hollywood Reporter about some of the struggles streaming providers have had in figuring out children’s content in general. She notes that streamers like to serve new content each time someone logs in, for example, but kids love to watch things on repeat. She also talked about the final season of Ridley Jones, which was dropped with no marketing behind it (as I reported in my own piece), although she says this was not because of an episode focused on the nonbinary character coming out to their grandmother.
- Glamour UK’s cover for Pride month features trans man Logan Brown, who was pregnant at the time (and is now a dad). Here’s their interview with him.
- If you’re looking back at the 10th anniversary of The Fosters premiere, like I was, check out this EW interview with showrunners Bradley Bredeweg, Peter Paige, and Joanna Johnson.
- Queer Eye star Tan France and husband Rob welcomed their second child.
- Comedian and queer mom Meg Ferrill spoke on the Moth Radio Hour about using her skills as a project manager before her wife gave birth to their son—and finding the limits of such planning.
- In the Know reports on the adult, Gen Z kids of LGBTQ parents who are taking to TikTok to share their family stories.
Politics and Law
- Same-sex couples in Taiwan will now have full adoption rights, including joint adoptions. Formerly, they could only adopt if a child was genetically related to one of the parents.
- USA Today reports on why LGBTQ couples may pay more for IVF because of how “infertility” and infertility coverage are defined. It also looks at some states, like Connecticut and California, which have introduced legislation to expand coverage to LGBTQ couples—even as the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn abortion rights could also jeopardize access to IVF for all.
Family Stories
- Trans dad Kayden Coleman spoke with NPR for Father’s Day about fatherhood and giving birth to his daughters. He also spoke earlier this month with Today about how being a trans dad who was raised as a girl gives him “a very unique ability to arm my daughters and teach them how to navigate this world that is dominated by misogynoir (misogyny directed toward Black women) and patriarchy.”
- Amy Beecham wrotes at Stylist about growing up in the U.K. with two mums.
- Autostraddle’s Sa’iyda Shabazz continues their Queer Mom Chronicles with a look at how she and her family navigate co-parenting.
Education
- Sea Life Aquarium in New South Wales, Australia, has collaborated with the state’s Teachers Federation to create a teaching unit about different kinds of relationships, aligned with the NSW curriculum and based on the “five-years strong” same-sex penguin couple Sphen and Magic, who reside at the aquarium.