Īlthough the LGBT and African American communities are often underrepresented in entertainment, today’s families are becoming more diverse.
“There are different types of families that watch TV, and it would also be good to educate the general public about gay couples and their value as well,” Jim Williams, the co-publisher of the LGBT newspaper Baltimore OUTLoud, told the AFRO. Clyde’s same-sex parents Harold, played by Wayne Brady, and Howard, played by Michael McDonald, share a comedic scene while dropping their son off at the slumber party. In the episode of “Loud House,” the show’s main character, Lincoln Loud, invites his African American friend Clyde McBride over to a sleep over.