In fact, research shows that LGBTQ adolescents who are supported by their families grow up to be happier and healthier adults.” “You’re their anchor, and your acceptance is key. “Time and time again, we hear the same thing from patients: ‘Once my parents are behind me, I can handle anything else the world throws at me,’” Dr. Let them know they are lovedįor many LGBTQ youth, breaking the news to mom and dad is the scariest part of coming out. To help, Johns Hopkins pediatricians and adolescent medicine specialists Renata Arrington Sanders and Errol Fields share steps you can take to keep your kid happy and healthy. In many ways no different from their peers, LGBTQ youth face some unique challenges that parents often feel unprepared to tackle. But providing support isn't always easy - especially if you are the parent of a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or questioning (LGBTQ) child. Cynical as that may be, at least there’s Better Nate Than Ever to make us feel hopeful again.All parents want what's best for their kids. We’re all never going to stop consuming Disney projects or watching Disney+. I certainly don’t have answers to any of this, other than to be so gleefully heartened and moved that Better Nate Than Ever exists, and still so horrified and angry over Disney’s involvement in this legislation passing. And what I’m hopeful for is that these first steps Disney’s taking now are only the first steps towards making the world a truly safer and more inclusive space.” “Ultimately, good representation does not cancel out bad legislation.
For me, who didn’t grow up with a movie like this, I know this movie would have made me feel seen and a lot less alone,” he told Variety. And what I wanted to bring to this was a slightly younger POV of a middle-schooler discovering. “In my several years with the company now, I was heartened to see we won the GLAAD award, we had the first-ever same gender kiss. It’s a near-impossible position to be in: a creator behind something that represents such progress on a platform where that progress is legitimately meaningful, but for a company whose actions hinder that progress and meaning. At the moment, it is about as valuable as me sending out a tweet saying I vow that the conflict in Ukraine must end.įederle was asked about all of this. But you can’t save a child who is going to be subjected to irreparable harm because of this legislation with some sentiment.
That’s… nice? The sentiment, though about several weeks and hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations too late, is appreciated. The new statement said the law “should never have passed” and that its goal as a company is “for this law to be repealed.” This week, as the controversial bill was officially signed into law, the company released a statement contradicting its initial remarks, which said that the company shouldn’t weigh in on politics and, laughably, speak with its content instead. Its awkward embrace of Pride was brought up again. Reminders abounded that there still hasn’t been a lead LGBTQ+ character in a studio theatrical release. Pixar employees claimed that displays of queer affection were cut by corporate executives. The disappointing revelation that Disney had backed the Florida representatives who voted for the “Don’t Say Gay” bill- read more about its viciousness here-and initially chose not to condemn it surfaced a slew of upsetting news and facts about the company. So how then to square this with everything else going on?
After all, it’s not that long ago that it was rumored the company shuffled Love, Victor to Hulu from Disney+ over concerns that its themes weren’t going to fly with all Disney-loving families. That Better Nate Than Ever is targeted at a youth demographic should make this a watershed moment for Disney. I have never felt more represented on screen. He auditions with a monologue that Dixie Carter delivers in an episode of Designing Women. It turns out, those things he used to quiet are exactly what make him great.
In spite of the odds, Nate’s auditions actually go well, and for one clear reason: He finally feels free to be himself and embrace all the parts of him that make him special. They run into Nate’s aunt, a struggling actress played by Lisa Kudrow who has been ostracized by her family because of her pursuit of a career on stage. In this case, many of them are daydream sequences involving large-scale musical production numbers. Hijinks ensue, as they do when 13-year-olds with no chaperones run loose through New York. To cheer him up, his best friend, Aria Brooks’ Libby, plans a runaway bus trip for the two of them to New York City, where an open call audition is happening for a new Lilo & Stitch production. He is devastated when he doesn’t land the lead role in his school’s production of Lincoln: The Unauthorized Rock Musical.