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FCC Proposes Trans TV Rating Alerts, LGBTQ Groups Decry Discrimination

5/27/2026

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The Federal Communications Commission issued a notice proposing TV-rating alerts for transgender and non-binary programming and will accept comments until June 22.
Over 40 LGBTQ+ and civil-rights groups, including GLAAD, Human Rights Campaign, PEN America, PFLAG National and Lambda Legal, say the proposal threatens discrimination by treating transgender content as suspect.
GLAAD President Sarah Kate Ellis called the FCC’s move dangerous government overreach that endangers LGBTQ representation and democratic values.

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The Federal Communications Commission issued a notice proposing TV-rating alerts for transgender and non-binary programming and will accept comments until June 22.
Over 40 LGBTQ+ and civil-rights groups, including GLAAD, Human Rights Campaign, PEN America, PFLAG National and Lambda Legal, say the proposal threatens discrimination by treating transgender content as suspect.
GLAAD President Sarah Kate Ellis called the FCC’s move dangerous government overreach that endangers LGBTQ representation and democratic values.