By Sarah Ahmed President Trump has been in office for less than a week and has already begun moving towards many of his campaign’s promises — including his vow to reduce federal spending by approximately 1 trillion dollars a year. For many Americans, this is cause for celebration. After all, the federal deficit is currently at $587 […]
TV’s First Trans Child Actor Will Appear on ‘Modern Family’
The hit TV show Modern Family has always been at the forefront of displaying modern types of families, from blended families, to two-dad families, to even families created by adoption. We were too happy to hear that they will also make history this week by casting TVs first transgender child actor to appear on the show. […]
Animated Gay Dads to Appear on Nickelodeon’s “The Loud House”
We’ve written about the lack in representation of diverse families — especially those of the LGBT community — in the media and in kid-friendly films and TV shows. Well, we can celebrate tonight because Nickelodeon is making a great move by debuting interracial gay dads on the animated show, “The Loud House.” In tonight’s episode, […]
Birdman, Imitation, Budapest Hotel Lead GALECA Nominations
The Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association (GALECA), comprised of over 100 critics and entertainment journalists nationwide, Monday unveiled its first-round picks for the best in movies and television of 2014. The nominations come across 25 categories, from mainstream to LGBTQ-centric, including four newly-added runs such as Film Director of the Year, TV Director of […]
Transgender Character Added To ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Roster
The second half of Grey’s Anatomy, which won’t premiere until the end of January, will be introducing a new character, Travis. “Travis, a male-to-female transgender person will begin to make the rounds at Grey Sloan Memorial [starting in January],” the website said. Details of the character, including who will be playing Travis, have been kept extremely […]
Trans-Focused Reality Show Finds A Home On ABC Family
By Jessica Goldstein ABC Family is home to a bunch of bonkers, tweens-only programming, and it’s easy to perceive the network as a little flashy and substance-less. The channel is packed with telegenic twenty-somethings pretending to be teenagers with highly implausible lives. But within the past five years, this Disney subsidiary has sneakily become home […]
A Gay Dad Sounds Off on Tweeny-vision and the Bully Playground
By: Rob Watson Jasmyn Smith committed suicide. According to her family and friends, she had endured “a year and a half of being heavily bullied, both at school and online”. She was…eleven. I cannot stand that this happened. I cannot stand that she was only a year older than my sons. I am sure that […]