On June 18, 2002, children's cable network Nickelodeon ran a program entitled Nick News Special Edition: My Family Is Different. 7 LGBT representation on Discovery Family.4 LGBT representation on Disney Channel.3 LGBT representation on Cartoon Network.In 1986, HBO broadcast The Truth About Alex, which told the story of a high school athlete who discovers that his best friend Alex is gay. The episode was nominated for five Daytime Emmys, winning for Outstanding Writing in a Children's Special, Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special ( Justin Whalin) and Outstanding Sound Mixing in a Children's Special. The 1993 episode "Other Mothers" featured a boy who was afraid that his friends would think he was gay because he has two mothers. It was nominated for three Daytime Emmy Awards, winning for Outstanding Direction in Children's Programming. The episode told the story of a teenage boy struggling to come to terms with his sexuality.
"What If I'm Gay?" originally aired on March 31, 1987. LGBT representation in children's programming was often uncommon to non-existent for much of television's history up to the 2010s, but has significantly increased since then.Įarly children's programming addressing LGBT-related subject matter in the United States includes two episodes of CBS Schoolbreak Special. LGBT representation in children's television programming is representation of LGBT topics, themes, and people in television programming meant for children. All rights reserved.Rebecca Sugar, a creator devoted to creating LGBT children's media, speaking at New York Comic Con 2014 reserves the right to make additions, deletions, or modification to the contents on the Website at any time without prior notice.Ĭopyright © 2013-2022. In no event shall be liable for any special, direct, indirect, consequential, or incidental damages or any damages whatsoever, whether in an action of contract, negligence or other tort, arising out of or in connection with the use of the Website or the contents of the Website. Accordingly, to the extent permitted by applicable law, we exclude all express or implied warranties, terms and conditions including, but not limited to, implied warranties of content, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. Terms of service: You agree that you are making use of our services at your own risk, and that they are being provided to you on an "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" basis. We do our best to delete links to inappropriate content expeditiously, when it is reported.
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