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WE THE PEOPLE Episode 108 of WE THE PEOPLE. Cr. COURTESY OF NETFLIX © 2021

Listen: “We the People” Teaches Civics Through Song (with More Than a Little Help from Some Queer Moms)

Imagine: U.S. civics lessons reframed as a call to action, set to rap, R&B, and pop music sung by some of today’s top artists, and skillfully animated, in a show created by Emmy Award winner (and lesbian mom) Chris Nee, with a theme song by Grammy Award winner (and bisexual mom) Meshell Ndegeocello, and an episode featuring Grammy Award winner (and lesbian mom) Brandi Carlile. Happy July 4, everyone—this thing exists! Listen to Carlile’s song here and learn how to catch the rest of this great new show.

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Grammy Nomination for Queer-Inclusive Children’s Album

Singer-songwriter Alastair Moock’s queer-inclusive Be a Pain received a Grammy nomination yesterday for “Best Children’s Music Album.” The album, which seeks to inspire young listeners to become leaders for positive change, includes a song for his nonbinary child, one that praises Harvey Milk, and another that invites young listeners to imagine leaders who are LGBTQ, among other identities.

Detail from cover of "Trans and Nonbinary Kids Mix." Art by Wriply M. Bennet

New Music Album Celebrates Trans and Nonbinary Children and Youth

A new multi-artist, multi-genre music album coming out this month will offer transgender and nonbinary children and youth songs that reflect and support who they are. It’s the brainchild of Julie Lipson, one half of children’s music duo Ants on a Log, who spoke with me recently about the project and shared this sneak peek of the cover art.

“Trans/Nonbinary Kids Mix” Music Album Coming Soon

Award-winning children’s music duo Ants on a Log is producing a new music album for and about transgender and nonbinary youth—and plans to make it available free! Here are the details—and how you can show that this type of project is valued!

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New LGBTQ-Inclusive Music Album for Young Leaders Invites Kids to “Be a Pain”

Grammy-nominee Alastair Moock’s latest LGBTQ-inclusive children’s album aims at inspiring the next generation of leaders and activists in many areas of social justice—and it’s great music that won’t have parents tearing their hair out after the tenth repeat. (You may find your toes tapping, however.)

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