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The trend of children\u2019s shows featuring LGBTQ characters continued recently during an episode for the \u201cClifford the Big Red Dog\u201d reboot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The show became the second PBS Kids series with a recurring LGBT character when one of Emily\u2019s friends brought her two moms to a dinner party. It was rebooted by PBS and Amazon Prime last year with new animation and new voices. It is within this reboot that the moms were introduced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The parents, Dr. Mulberry and Ms. Mulberry, appear in several episodes in which their child refers to them both as \u201cMom.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LGBTQ representation in children\u2019s shows has been increasing this past decade, beginning in 2014 on the Disney show \u201cGood Luck Charlie,\u201d\u00a0which featured<\/a>\u00a0a lesbian mom couple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2019, the PBS television show \u201cArthur\u201d made waves when a beloved character came out as gay by\u00a0marrying his male partner<\/a>. That was followed by the Disney show \u201cAndi Mack\u201d featuring the first\u00a0teenage gay couple on the network,\u00a0<\/a>which was then followed by the \u201cRocko\u2019s Modern Life\u201d reboot featuring a\u00a0transgender storyline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last year, Maria Vera Whelan, the senior director of marketing, communications and social media for children\u2019s media and education at PBS, explained the network\u2019s decision to include LGBTQ characters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPBS Kids programs are designed to reflect the diversity of communities across the nation,\u201d said Whelan. \u201cWe believe it is important to represent the wide array of adults in the lives of children who look to PBS Kids every day.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Disney will also be\u00a0breaking new ground with the release of \u201cOnward\u201d \u2013 the studio\u2019s first animated movie to feature an openly LGBTQ character. The character, voiced by Lena Waithe, will be a lesbian police officer whose sexuality will be explicitly pointed out in the movie as opposed to just being implied, such as the alleged lesbian couple in \u201cFinding Dory\u201d or the \u201cexclusively gay moment\u201d in the \u201cBeauty and the Beast\u201d live-action remake.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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