A new television reboot of the children’s show Clifford the Big Red Dog includes a two-mom family (with a lesbian actor voicing one of the moms). How did this news break? Not because of any outreach to the LGBTQ community on the part of the show, but because a hate group is calling on its members to speak out against it.
Tony and Emmy Award-winning actor Billy Porter (Kinky Boots, Pose) will appear in the next season of Sesame Street with Elmo and his friends, wearing the black tuxedo dress that he wore to the Academy Awards last year.
Move over, queer penguins—the queer zebras are in town! Season 2 of Netflix’s animated series for preschoolers, Chip and Potato, has introduced a two-dad family to its cute anthropomorphic world. (And did you catch the all-gender restrooms at the show’s school in Season 1? Read on for details and images.)
Netflix’s new animated series, Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts, just might be the most adorable post-apocalyptic story you’ve ever seen. The protagonist is a chatty and energetic 13-year-old girl—and her best friend is gay.
This year’s GLAAD Media Award nominees include a record 10 shows selected for the Outstanding Kids & Family Programming category, reflecting the increased number of LGBTQ characters in children’s television. Read on to see who made the list.
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Hulu’s new animated children’s series, The Bravest Knight, stars a young girl training to be a knight with the help of her two dads. It’s a charming and fun show with an all-star cast—and Hulu has just released a bunch of coloring and activity sheets to go with it!
The Bravest Knight, a children’s television series that centers on a family with same-sex parents, is premiering on Hulu June 21—the first such series on a mainstream network. I spoke with creator Daniel Errico about the show, his motivations, and working with the all-star voice cast.
Children’s cartoon My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic is introducing a same-sex couple in an episode airing this coming weekend. That’s reason to celebrate—even as it comes halfway through the show’s final season, following a long tradition of many children’s shows only including queer characters right before they end.
It’s just going to be a week of LGBTQ kids’entertainment news, and I’m okay with that. Streaming service Hulu has announced the premiere of The Bravest Knight, the first mainstream children’s television series that centers a family with same-sex parents. Watch a trailer here!
