children’s television

The upcoming reboot of Disney’s animated series “The Proud Family,” will not only continue the show’s focus on a Black family, but will introduce a multi-racial, two-dad, adoptive family and continue its gender nonconforming character (with a new, gender nonconforming voice actor). Learn more and see a trailer!

Cartoon Network’s animated series Craig of the Creek premiered its fourth season yesterday, and launched a storyline in which Kelsey, one of the three main characters, realizes she has romantic feelings for her female friend Stacks. Watch a clip here.

Ridley Jones, a new kids’ show from Netflix premiering July 13, is about an adventure-loving girl who lives in a museum with her mother and grandmother—and whose friends include a nonbinary bison and a mummy girl with two dad mummies. It’s the latest show from Chris Nee, creator of Doc McStuffins and Vampirina (and also a lesbian mom). Watch the first episode and the song “My Two Dads and Me” here.

Iconic children’s television show Sesame Street has just aired a “milestone” episode featuring a two-dad couple and their daughter. This is the first time a family with LGBTQ parents has been included in the main segment of the show. Watch it here!

Dreamworks Animation’s kids’ show “Madagascar: A Little Wild” has introduced a nonbinary character, voiced by a nonbinary actor—and also brings us a new song for Pride that’s bound to stick in your head. Watch the clip here (and learn a bonus fun fact tying the show to a classic queer-inclusive children’s book)!

The new Paramount+ reboot of the children’s TV series Rugrats now includes a single queer mom, voiced by a queer actor!

Nick Jr. children’s show Blue’s Clues & You! has released a new alphabet video for kids celebrating “how each letter of the alphabet is special!” We see that “P Is Full of Pride” with an array of varied Pride flags, including the trangender, nonbinary, bisexual, pansexual, intersex, genderfluid, asexual, lesbian, and rainbow flags. Watch it here.