I’m honored that Mombian has again been nominated for “Outstanding Blog” at the GLAAD Media Awards. I won the award in 2023 and 2012, and am humbled to again be among an amazing group of nominees. Here’s more on them and on the rapidly growing children’s and family categories.
Each of these blogs offers different perspectives on LGBTQ life today, covering topics that include politics, law, entertainment, books, parenting, and more. The writers, from a variety of LGBTQ and other identities, look at LGBTQ joys and challenges from the local to the national and international level, and from the personal to the universal. Thanks to GLAAD for recognizing our work and for all it does to uplift LGBTQ voices and speak out against anti-LGBTQ rhetoric.
Outstanding Blog
- Charlotte’s Web Thoughts
- Erin in the Morning
- Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters
- Law Dork
- Mombian
- Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents
- The Queer Review
- The Randy Report
- The Reckoning
- The Rot Spot
And here are the nominees in categories related to children’s entertainment. I am absolutely thrilled at how these categories have grown over the years. Just four years ago, in 2020, there was a “record” of 10 shows in a single “Kids and Family Programming” category. Now, there are 25 nominees across three categories. Representation matters, and all children will benefit from seeing characters whose identities reflect their own and those of the people in the world around them.
Outstanding Children’s Programming
- “Any Way You Slice It” Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City (Netflix)
- “Blue River Wedding” Ada Twist: Scientist (Netflix)
- Bossy Bear (Nick Jr.)
- Firebuds (Disney Jr.)
- Monster High (Nickelodeon)
- Pinecone & Pony (AppleTV+)
- Princess Power (Netflix)
- Ridley Jones (Netflix)
- Summer Camp Island (Cartoon Network)
- Work It Out Wombats! (PBS Kids)
Outstanding Kids & Family Programming or Film – Live Action
- Heartstopper (Netflix)
- High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (Disney+)
- Jane (AppleTV+)
- Power Rangers Cosmic Fury (Netflix)
- XO, Kitty (Netflix)
Outstanding Kids & Family Programming or Film – Animated
- Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake (Max)
- Craig Of The Creek (Cartoon Network)
- The Dragon Prince (Netflix)
- The Ghost and Molly McGee (Disney Channel)
- Hailey’s On It! (Disney Channel)
- The Loud House (Nickelodeon)
- Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (Disney Channel)
- Nimona (Netflix)
- The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder (Disney+)
- Transformers: EarthSpark (Paramount+)
Additionally, Good Trouble (Freeform), the sequel to queer-mom family drama The Fosters, was nominated for Outstanding Drama Series, and Netflix show The Dads, about a group of fathers who share their thoughts about their trans children during a camping trip with Matthew Shepard’s father, was nominated for Special Recognition.
Congratulations to my fellow nominees and to everyone involved in increasing authentic LGBTQ representation.
