The Fosters

A few years ago, I entered my classroom and was about to introduce that day’s lesson when a large poster pinned to the bulletin board caught my eye.

A kiss between two 13-year-old male characters on the ABC Family show “The Fosters” is making waves for reportedly being the youngest same-sex kiss in American television history.
(Advocate)

Jennifer Lopez and Laverne Cox were honored with GLAAD Media Awards on Saturday, saluting what GLAAD calls fair, accurate and inclusive representation in media of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community and the issues that affect their lives.

PASADENA, Calif. — The people behind the ABC Family show “The Fosters” say that criticism from the group One Million Moms contributed to it getting off to a strong start for the cable network.

“The Fosters” is a study in unlikely bedfellows. The new ABC Family drama pairs mainstream star Jennifer Lopez and Peter Paige, who played bubbly Emmett in the cult favorite series “Queer as Folk,” as executive producers. It brings to television a rare depiction of a lesbian couple as heads of a household.

The anti-gay group One Million Moms (rounding up from their actual 50,000 Facebook supporters) is now targeting the planned ABC Family channel’s upcoming show, “The Fosters” — even though the series does not even have a completed pilot episode.