New York Public TV Erases Drag and Trans-Themed Episodes

New York Public TV Erases Drag and Trans-Themed Episodes

WNET removed three "Let’s Learn" episodes featuring LGBTQ content after GOP lawmakers threatened to pull funding from public broadcasters.

Academic PBS Defense Backfires: 'If Viewers Love PBS So Much, Let Them Pay for It'

Academic PBS Defense Backfires: 'If Viewers Love PBS So Much, Let Them Pay for It' A new academic paper defending PBS as trustworthy, “An island of trust: public broadcasting in the United States,” is making the public media rounds, and the three academics who authored it for the Journal of Communication penned a related explainer op-ed for Current, a sort of trade publication for public media: “Study shows Americans trust PBS precisely because…

PBS Removes Drag and Trans Content After Conservatives Complain

A PBS affiliate television station out of New York has removed educational programs from its archives featuring transgender identities and drag expression. The station in question, WNET removed three educational TV episodes discussing transgender identity and drag.  WNET hosts an educational program entitled “Let’s Learn” which was investigated by the House Subcommittee on Delivering Government Efficiency this spring. Episodes that were scrutini…