Parents deserve clear information about the content their children consume.
Today, television ratings warn families about violence, sexual content, coarse language, and other mature themes. But increasingly, children’s programming includes transgender, nonbinary, and queer identity-related themes without any meaningful content descriptor alerting parents beforehand.
Children’s shows across major television and streaming platforms now regularly include these themes in programs aimed at younger audiences, often under ratings such as TV-Y, TV-Y7, and TV-G.
Yet many parents receive no clear notice before this content appears.
Families deserve the same kind of transparency already provided for:
Independent Women supports creating a content descriptor identifying transgender and queer themes in children’s programming so parents can make fully informed viewing decisions for their own families.
This proposal does not ban content or prevent programming from airing. It simply empowers parents with better information.
Experts increasingly point to media and social influences as contributing factors in rising rates of youth gender confusion and medicalization.
The FCC is now accepting public comments related to parental empowerment and television transparency.
Use the form to submit a comment directly urging policymakers to support stronger parental transparency tools and informed family choice.
Personal messages make the biggest impact. You can customize your comment or use one of our templates. It only takes a minute to stand up for parents’ rights and transparency for families.
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