When The Fosters premiered in 2013, I suspected it was going to give us one of the best treatments of a two-mom family we’ve seen on TV. What I didn’t predict was that, parenting aside, it would be groundbreaking in its representation of queer teens as well.
Saturday Night Live spoofed Logo’s new show Fire Island by creating Cherry Grove, a fictional show about a group of “affluent lesbians” raising children.
It was a big week in the representation of LGBTQ families on television—across several shows, for several ages. But is LGBTQ diversity on TV as deep as that might make it seem?
This Monday is the television premiere of Gender Revolution: A Journey with Katie Couric, and I highly recommend it to everyone. The documentary blends both personal stories and scientific knowledge to present a textured and understanding look at gender and what it means to be intersex or transgender. Here’s a sneak peek.
Lindsey Steinert grew up with two gay dads in the early 90’s, before that was “cool”—and she’s written and performs in a one-woman off-Broadway show about her experience.
Yes, there is a movie about same-sex parents that will give you that warm, fuzzy holiday feeling. It’s from a few years back, but don’t let that stop you.
Rogue One, the latest Star Wars movie, comes out this week, so I’m sharing these quotes from the original trilogy that, to me, shine a light on the epic adventure that is parenting.
A new Kickstarter project aims to create an animated cartoon, possibly a series, about a girl with two dads and her friend with two moms.
A new documentary about a transgender parent and her daughter premieres this coming Monday on PBS.
Watch the trailer here.
AfterEllen, “the pop culture site that plays for your team,” will be shutting down this Friday after 14 years. I am deeply saddened.
