Three-time Emmy Award-winning children’s TV screenwriter and producer Chris Nee and Emmy Award-winning animation casting and voice director Kristi Reed spoke with me about increasing queer representation in children’s media, the state of the industry, and what we can all do to help.
Hallmark Channel‘s new movie The Christmas Baby is the story of a two-woman couple whose lives are upended when a stranger leaves a baby at their doorstep. It’s a lighthearted tale about family and change—which just might be what we need right now.
Nine shows and creators have just been named winners of the second annual Velma Awards, created to highlight LGBTQ representation in kids and family programming. But the awards’ founders warn of the increasing erasure of LGBTQ stories in children’s media.
Last August, rapper Snoop Dogg drew widespread criticism for his response to a grandson’s questions about same-sex parents in a movie. Now, he’s partnered with GLAAD and queer singer Jeremy Beloate to release “Love Is Love,” a new kids’ song about family diversity. Has he redeemed himself?
Black lesbian poet and activist Staceyann Chin has long offered incisive observations on motherhood, identity, and more. A powerful new documentary shows how parenting her own daughter led her on a journey to reconnect with the mother who abandoned her and to find a path towards healing. See a trailer here.
Rapper Snoop Dogg has drawn widespread criticism for his recent response to a grandson’s questions about same-sex parents in a movie. His phrasing was insulting, but he also seemed simply frustrated that he didn’t have an answer. I’m here to help, Snoop.
Fairyland, Alysia Abbott’s 2014 memoir about growing up with a single gay dad in San Francisco during the bohemian 1970s and the AIDS crisis of the 1980s, is coming to theaters as a feature film with a stellar cast. Learn more and watch a trailer here.
WNBA legend and queer mom Candace Parker and current Indiana Fever star Aliyah Boston have launched a new podcast, Post Moves, offering intergenerational perspectives on basketball, life, and more.
Hulu’s animated series The Bravest Knight, starring a two-dad family, has just dropped the rest of its second season, which includes a new nonbinary character played by Asia Kate Dillon. Watch a clip here in which they share their pronouns, and read what the creator says about the season!
Brandi Carlile’s Emmy Award-winning kids’ song “One Sacred Thing,” has been released today on an album from the preschool show Jam Van. With lines like “Only love can make a family/ Even when we aren’t the same,” it’s the perfect song for Pride or any time of year.
