By Beth Brelje<\/p>\n\n\n\n While Netflix and Warner Bros. lock horns over a possible merger,<\/a> some parents are worried it will expand the LGBT messaging seen in nearly half of Netflix\u2019s children\u2019s programming to other programs that would come under its umbrella.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Children\u2019s programming is a powerful tool for changing culture by speaking directly to children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n By age four, most children, 58 percent, have their own video tablet, according to Common Sense Media<\/a>. But the shows aimed at children can\u2019t be trusted with your child\u2019s brain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Television producers are using their entertainment platforms to normalize LGBT values in the minds of very impressionable audiences, and it is becoming the rule, not the exception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some 41 percent of children\u2019s shows on Netflix are pushing the LGBT agenda, according to a recently released report by Concerned Women for America (CWA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n CWA analyzed<\/a> Netflix programming ratings for children and found 41 percent of both G-rated and TV-Y7-rated series on Netflix contain LGBT content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Netflix series Ada Twist, Scientist<\/em>, is geared to kids age seven and up. The show\u2019s tagline promises Ada and her two best friends, \u201care asking big questions \u2014 and working together to discover the truth about everything!\u201d But they don\u2019t ask questions in the episode that has the kids planning, attending, and celebrating a wedding between two men. They just want to find some glitter to make the wedding perfect. The episode includes several kisses between the men. <\/p>\n\n\n\n It is not an accident that more LGBT characters are being written into storylines across media. It is encouraged by the nonprofit Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Each year, GLAAD produces the \u201cWhere We Are on TV Report,\u201d tracking representation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBetween June 1, 2024 and May 31, 2025, GLAAD counted 489 LGBT regular or recurring characters in total. This is a 4% increase and 21 additional characters from 468 characters counted in the previous edition,\u201d the 2025 report<\/a> said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What\u2019s shocking is how much representation is aimed at children. LGBT activists are well aware that parents feel it is not a topic for their children to explore without parental guidance. Sneaking it into children\u2019s programming is a blatant attempt to change the culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Today\u2019s Strawberry Shortcake is a far cry from the beloved 1980s character. Some of the characters are \u201ctransberries.\u201d When Strawberry Shortcake and her pal are thrilled at the sight of a fancy dress in the colors of the trans flag, their \u201cnonbinary\u201d friend tells them their positive reaction is the, \u201cCorrect response!\u201d And a big man in a spectacular ball gown explains that he loves, \u201cLiving out loud as my most authentic self,\u201d while trying to trick everyone into thinking he is a woman. Perfectly normal, kids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The CWA report warns that some series parents may recall as safe to watch when they were children, have added LGBT characters. These include Magic School Bus<\/em>, Power Rangers<\/em>, Baby-Sitter\u2019s Club<\/em>, She-Ra<\/em>, and Fairly OddParents<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAudiences may have become inured to such content on sitcoms and dramas intended for adult audiences, they might reasonably have assumed that children\u2019s programming would be exempt from identity politics,\u201d the report reads. \u201cAfter all, children\u2019s programming has historically focused on developing social skills and school readiness. Why would there be any need for discussions about adult preoccupations like sexual preference and gender identity?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"\/](\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Wedding-dudes-1200x675.png\")
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