{"id":906055,"date":"2026-05-15T09:17:43","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T14:17:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/15\/glaad-slams-fccs-brendan-carr-for-tv-ratings-inquirys-harm-on-lgbtq-americans-this-is-about-more-than-television\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T09:17:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T14:17:43","slug":"glaad-slams-fccs-brendan-carr-for-tv-ratings-inquirys-harm-on-lgbtq-americans-this-is-about-more-than-television","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/15\/glaad-slams-fccs-brendan-carr-for-tv-ratings-inquirys-harm-on-lgbtq-americans-this-is-about-more-than-television\/","title":{"rendered":"GLAAD Slams FCC\u2019s Brendan Carr For TV Ratings Inquiry\u2019s \u201cHarm On LGBTQ Americans\u201d: \u201cThis Is About More Than Television\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\tFollowing Brendan Carr<\/a>\u2018s latest proposed media crackdown, GLAAD<\/a> has called out the FCC<\/a> chair for his inquiry\u2019s \u201charm on LGBTQ<\/a> Americans.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tOn Wednesday, following Carr\u2019s inquiry into the TV ratings system<\/a> claiming that \u201cparents have raised concerns\u201d about onscreen transgender<\/a> representation, the LGBTQ media advocacy organization slammed Carr\u2019s \u201cgovernment overreach.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cParents should absolutely have a say in what their kids watch, and parents already know that seeing an LGBTQ person on screen or in real life does no harm,\u201d said GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis in a statement. \u201cWhat does cause harm is government overreach. Under Brendan Carr, the Federal Communications Commission is once again attempting to dictate what can be seen on television.\u201d <\/p>\n

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\n\tEllis noted, \u201cThe reality is that 23% of Americans under 30 are LGBTQ, and more than 5 million children have LGBTQ parents. Media companies must be allowed to create and broadcast stories that reflect one-quarter of their audience without interference from a government agency with its own anti-transgender political agenda. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cBut this is about more than television,\u201d she added. \u201cIt\u2019s about whether a government agency gets to reshape culture, limit storytelling, and undermine free expression. Americans should make their voices heard by submitting a comment that rejects this latest attempt by Brendan Carr\u2019s FCC to manipulate the media, erode freedom of speech, and harm LGBTQ Americans.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tEarlier on Wednesday, Carr\u2019s FCC launched a new inquiry into the TV ratings system<\/a>, including whether issues of gender identity are being included in children\u2019s programming without flagging that content to parents, the latest scrutiny he\u2019s placed on program content. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cRecently, parents have raised concerns that controversial gender identity issues are being included or promoted in children\u2019s programs without providing any disclosure or transparency to parents,\u201d reads an FCC public notice. \u201cSpecifically, the industry guidelines that parents rely on are rating shows with transgender and gender non-binary programming as appropriate for children and young children, and doing so without providing this information to parents, thereby undermining the ability of parents to make informed choices for their families. Consistent with Congress\u2019s vision for the ratings system, we seek comment on whether the industry\u2019s approach is continuing to provide the information that is relevant to parents today.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tIn responding to Donald Trump\u2019s attacks on the media over their coverage of the war in Iran, among other things, Carr has warned broadcasters of their public interest obligations, even though First Amendment advocates note that the FCC\u2019s authority is limited.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Glenn Garner
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Following Brendan Carr\u2018s latest proposed media crackdown, GLAAD has called out the FCC chair for his inquiry\u2019s \u201charm on LGBTQ Americans.\u201d On Wednesday, following Carr\u2019s inquiry into the TV ratings system claiming that \u201cparents have raised concerns\u201d about onscreen transgender representation, the LGBTQ media advocacy organization slammed Carr\u2019s \u201cgovernment overreach.\u201d \u201cParents should absolutely have a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":906056,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40912,1308],"tags":[20942,5481],"class_list":["post-906055","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-glaad","category-slams","tag-glaad","tag-slams"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/906055","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=906055"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/906055\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/906056"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=906055"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=906055"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=906055"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}