Republican lawmakers call on TV ratings board to alert parents about children’s shows with ‘sexual orientation and gender identity content’ – By Carlos Garcia (The Blaze) / May 6, 2022
Several Republican lawmakers called on the TV Parental Guidelines Monitoring Board to alert parents about children’s shows with “sexual orientation and gender identity content” to help them shield children from unwanted messages.
“To the detriment of children, gender dysphoria has become sensationalized in the popular media and television with radical activists and entertainment companies,” Republicans said in a letter to the board. “This radical and sexual sensation not only harms children, but also destabilizes and damages parental rights.”
The letter also specifically cited a viral video showing a prominent Disney executive saying they “have many, many, many LGBTQIA characters” in their content. In another part of the video, another executive says they want to feature more “gender nonconforming characters” as well as “queer stories.”
“Considering that the cognitive markers of sexual desire emerge during puberty when adolescents undergo natural hormonal and physiological changes, it is wholly inappropriate to display this content in a TV-Y7 category and for other young audiences,” the letter continued.
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