Creator: Margaux Towne-Colley
Cast: Grayson Carter Colley, Owen Robert Justice, Margaux Towne-Colley, Beth Wendel Paprocki, Jerry Longe
Rating: Not Rated
Studio: Us 2 LLC
Release Date: November 2007

I thought there’d come a day where children of gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgendered families would have their own children’s programming. I had thought mainstream television shows would do it first, but ever since PBS balked at a little criticism about featuring a GLBT family on its show Postcards from Buster, children’s programming and television networks have conveniently avoided an entire population of children. It’s all politics really and the fear of a public outcry at something still deemed vile by ignorant individuals who are still stuck in the dark ages.

I could go into my views of GLBT rights, religion and a host of other hot topics, but that would derail me from my intended purpose in posting a review for the new children’s television show, Buddy G: My Two Moms and Me. Buddy G is the first animated character that I know of who has two moms. The number of programs for GLBT families is growing as independent companies start developing their own shows in lieu of the commercial, non-conforming networks out there.

Yes, Buddy G: My Two Moms and Me is geared towards GLBT families, but kids with moms and dads and those in other living situations can relate to the adventures Buddy G goes on with his best friend, Owen, and his special computer, Socrates. While Buddy G: My Two Moms and Me might be called “My Two Moms and Me”, Buddy G is a universal kid who experiences life just like any other kid, except for the fact that he has two moms.

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Dominick is in his late 20s. He lives in Michigan with his life partner, Ashtyn, their 14 year old son Robert, and their Shih-Tzu, Oliver. Dominick is a writer and the head editor for both LI Kids and Literary Illusions. He enjoys composing music and is an aspiring director/screenwriter. In his free time he enjoys spending time with his family, playing and watching sports, playing video games, watching movies, and singing.

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Writer: Tammy Stoner
Director: Andrea Maxwell
Cast: Jen Plante
Rating: Not Rated
Studio: Pink Pea Productions
Release Date: September 17, 2007

As a parent in a somewhat non-traditional family I like to encourage my son to watch a wide variety of cartoons and television shows. Unfortunately, until recently all of the shows that typically depict GLBT individuals were geared towards adults. With so many children in GLBT households, it seemed as though it was only a matter of time before children’s programming embraced the diversity of non-traditional families.

Children live in so many different living environments these days. Two moms, two dads, a mom and a dad, grandparents, one parent, aunts and uncles, and even older (adult) siblings can and do raise children. There is no set family structure and unfortunately, the television atmosphere hasn’t changed with the times, alienating a massive audience of children who don’t live in a mom-dad household. Still, while other living situations (one parent, grandparents) have been explored in part, the whole of children’s programming has avoided adding anything about GLBT families into their shows, with one exception, Postcards from Buster (though PBS, sadly, pulled the episode featuring a GLBT family – before it aired).

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Written by Dominick Evans - Visit Website
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Dominick is in his late 20s. He lives in Michigan with his life partner, Ashtyn, their 14 year old son Robert, and their Shih-Tzu, Oliver. Dominick is a writer and the head editor for both LI Kids and Literary Illusions. He enjoys composing music and is an aspiring director/screenwriter. In his free time he enjoys spending time with his family, playing and watching sports, playing video games, watching movies, and singing.

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