Following Brendan Carr‘s latest proposed media crackdown, GLAAD has called out the FCC chair for his inquiry’s “harm on LGBTQ Americans.”
On Wednesday, following Carr’s inquiry into the TV ratings system claiming that “parents have raised concerns” about onscreen transgender representation, the LGBTQ media advocacy organization slammed Carr’s “government overreach.”
“Parents 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,” said GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis in a statement. “What 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.”
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Ellis noted, “The reality is that 23% of Americans under 30 are LGBTQ, and more than 5 million children have LGBTQ parents. Media companies
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