Even as mainstream children’s shows like PBS Kids’ Arthur are starting to show LGBTQ characters, independent efforts are still striving to provide quality LGBTQ-inclusive content for kids. One new effort is All Together Now!, a queer animated kid’s show about “a community of people with different gender identities, body types, abilities, family structures, and cultural backgrounds.”
Alabama Public Television is refusing to show an episode of the beloved show Arthur on PBS Kids because it depicts two male characters getting married. Contact them to let them know how you feel!
Arthur, the beloved 22-year-old series on PBS Kids, has just introduced its first queer character, Arthur’s teacher Mr. Ratburn, who got married on yesterday’s season premiere. Watch it in full online—and learn why, even though he’s not the first queer character on children’s television, he still breaks new ground.
A trailer for the upcoming Addams Family movie starts with images of what an “average American family” can look like—including ones with two moms and two dads. “Every family is different,” the voiceover says. “But some families are more different than others,” it concludes, as the images change to show the Addams.
Moms Stef and Lena of Freeform’s The Fosters make their second guest appearance in spinoff show Good Trouble, in an episode that raises the question: What’s more awkward, bringing your lesbian moms to your conservative boss’ house for drinks or having dinner with your new girlfriend, your ex, and the ex’s new girlfriend? And what happened to Lena’s hair? It’s now rather … straight.
Esther the Wonder Pig, the real-life pig whose adoption by a two-man couple has inspired two memoirs and a picture book, is getting a movie!
A film production company whose roster includes Academy Award-winning directors is working on a Mother’s Day web video about how technology—from online calendars to reproductive medicine—helps us along the many paths to motherhood. They’re looking for stories. Have one to share?
During tonight’s Academy Awards, Samsung aired a commercial that includes two women, one of whom is pregnant, lying in bed viewing an ultrasound on their phone. Watch it here.
They graced our screen for five years as we watched them raise five children from tweens into adults. Now, Stef and Lena are back tonight with a guest appearance in spin-off show Good Trouble. Here’s a sneak peek.
Lots of moving family stories in this roundup, including a family living full time in their RV; a couple who induced lactation so they could both nurse; a trans dad and his spouse who started their family with two known donors, also spouses; stories of infertility and miscarriage, and more–including penguins!
