1. United States
2. Mich.
3. Letter

The FCC's proposed inquiry into new TV ratings that would slap warning labels on transgender and gender non-binary content is discriminatory, and I'm submitting this comment through Proceeding 19-41 to oppose it. Equating LGBTQ stories with coarse language, violence, or sexual content isn't a neutral content decision — it's a stigma. It sends a clear message that LGBTQ people are something viewers need to be warned about. LGBTQ people exist. Their stories deserve the same place on television as anyone else's. Warning labels don't protect families — they teach children that their LGBTQ neighbors, classmates, and family members are somehow dangerous or shameful. That's not a ratings system. That's government-backed discrimination dressed up as consumer information. The FCC may not set ratings directly, but using this inquiry to pressure networks is the same thing by another name, and it threatens the First Amendment principles that protect all of us. The comment deadline is May 22, 2026. Reject this proposal entirely.