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LGBT representation in children's television is representation of LGBT topics, themes, and people in television programming meant for children. 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.
When Sailor Moon was released in the United States, elements of the story were removed because Optimum Productions, the Canadian company in charge of the English language product, claimed that some of the content “is not suitable for children.”[1] Early children's programming addressing LGBT-related subject matter in the United States includes two episodes of CBS Schoolbreak Special. "What If I'm Gay?" originally aired on March 31, 1987.[2] In September 2007, Dottie's Magic Pockets became the first available show for children in gay and lesbian families.[3]
- ^ Hoskin, Rhea Ashley (2016). "Westernization and the Transmogrification of Sailor Moon". Interalia: A Journal of Queer Studies (13). Warsaw: Ośrodek Studiów Amerykańskich Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego: 78–89. doi:10.51897/interalia/DSGQ4165. eISSN 1689-6637 – via ResearchGate.
- ^ "What If I'm Gay? (1987)". BFI. Archived from the original on 2021-08-08.
- ^ "American Public Media's Marketplace 2007". Archived from the original on 2011-05-20.