<p>Wh growg numbers of LGBT parents around the world, isn't time the lik of Disney or Pixar portray gay parents kids' films as ordarily as they portray heterosexual on, asks <strong>Joanna Benecke</strong></p>
Contents:
- OUR HOE: A VERY REAL DOCUMENTARY ABOUT KIDS OF GAY & LBIAN PARENTS
- CHE SHORT FILM URGG PARENTS TO ACCEPT GAY CHILDREN GO VIRAL
- ANIMATED SHORT FILM ABOUT GAY KIDS WS HEARTS
- THE UNSETTLED PLACE OF THE GAY TEEN FILM HISTORY
OUR HOE: A VERY REAL DOCUMENTARY ABOUT KIDS OF GAY & LBIAN PARENTS
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THE UNSETTLED PLACE OF THE GAY TEEN FILM HISTORY
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Warren Beatty and Ante Beng's son, Stephen, was born 1992 as Kathlyn, and is transgenr and gay. He lls himself "a trans man, a faggy queen, a homosexual, a queer, a nerd fighter, a wrer, an artist and a guy who needs a haircut.
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