Gay Families Need Representation Too, Says Arthur Creator Marc Brown

Iconic PBS animated series Arthur broke the internet last week the when Lakewood Elementary School teacher Mr. Ratburn effectively came out as gay when he got married to another man!

Series creator Marc Brown was proud to use his show for this representation and was delighted when the moment started "blowing up Twitter."

"I started reading the comments and it just made me feel great that we did something that was so helpful to so many people," Brown told CBC News.

The episode was a teaching moment, Brown says, and a vital one since "gay families aren't represented on TV."

"The more we talked about it, the more we saw it as an opportunity for a learning experience and this great way to represent another part of life that so seldom gets portrayed on television."

Brown says that fostering progressive conversations between kids and their parents is one of television's most important jobs. 

"Art reflects life. Life reflects art. And I think that kids need to see what's happening in the world. I would hate to live in a world that was sanitized and censored."

Watch the clip below.