It Says Drag Queens Are Safer For Kids Than Bluey. Now It Wants To Regulate AI For Children.

A California group positioned to shape the future of Artificial Intelligence regulation for children believes drag queens are positive role models for 4-year-olds.

Common Sense Media, a California nonprofit with a stated mission to protect kids online, gave a children’s show featuring two male drag queens a perfect child safety score and recommended it for kids ages 4 and up. “The Fabulous Show With Fay & Fluffy” received a 5/5 star rating and was praised for offering positive role models, having educational value, and showcasing diversity.

Bluey, the popular family-friendly cartoon, was outshined by the drag queens and only received 4/5 star rating.

Common Sense Media provides safety reviews of movies, books, and video games through a vast database that includes many positive reviews for LGBTQ+ content aimed at young children. The nonprofit has an entire webpage devoted to “LGBTQ+ Stories for the Whole Family.”

“From affirming, relatable stories about queer kids and teens, to history-making moments and figures on screen, LGBTQ+ representation in media is increasing. Now, kids have more choices that reflect their world and lived experiences, whether they’re queer, straight, trans, cisgender, or figuring it all out,” states its website.

Recent reports say it’s attempting to extract millions of dollars from AI companies to help them self-regulate in the litigious environment. It’s simultaneously supporting legislation in California that would require AI chatbot products to submit to regulation from groups like Common Sense Media.

The nonprofit, which claims it’s “holding tech companies accountable,” is asking for millions of dollars to launch a new institute focused on providing safety assessments for AI products, according to reporting from Politico. Common Sense Media offered the tech companies the opportunity to provide input on the safety assessments if they provided a donation, Politico reported.

Its current ratings, however, indicate it’s in no position to assess what is appropriate for children.

The group recommends transgender content for 4-year-olds, including “I Am Jazz,” which it calls a “Sweet, straightforward story about a transgender girl.” It also recommends “Jacob’s New Dress,” a story about a young boy who likes to crossdress and was written by parents of a “gender-non-confirming child,” and “Sparkle Boy,” the story of a 3-year-old boy who “loves all the glittery stuff his older sister loves” and “causes a stir” when he crossdresses.

Common Sense Media also recommends “Marley’s Pride” the “joyful” story of “Marley and their grandparent” who identify as nonbinary and attend their first pride celebration together.

“RuPaul’s Drag Show” is recommend for teenagers 15 and older and called a program that promotes “self-love and compassion for heavily marginalized communities.” The review tells parents to expect “lots of sexual innuendo, including references to various sex acts and partial nudity, mostly bare torsos” and warns it includes strong language and sexual terms such as “f–k,” “s–t,” “doggy style,” but notes these words are mostly used “for tongue-in-cheek humor and camp.”

The nonprofit also has an education wing and has partnered with schools to provide training about media and online safety to more than 1.4 million educators, according to its website. Common Sense Media has also worked with the California Department of Education and the Connecticut State Department of Education, who announced in February 2025 that they were implementing the nonprofit’s K–12 Digital Citizenship Curriculum statewide.

Common Sense Media provides ways teachers can create LGBTQ+ inclusive classrooms, telling them, “Your courage is critical. Know that you may be the only adult in a kid’s life who shows acceptance — their only oasis,” according to its website. Teachers are recommended to funnel gender confused students to transgender activist groups like the Trevor Project and PFLAG.

Common Sense Media now has its eyes on shaping the safety standards of artificial intelligence products for kids. Common Sense Media is supporting two California bills aiming to regulate AI chatbot products for minors.

“Because of the potential risks of AI to children and teens, California must take the lead in establishing a process for vetting the impact of AI products and services on kids,” states a Common Sense Media document.

California Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan introduced AB 2023 in February 2026 saying the bill will establish “nation-leading safety standards for AI companions used by children and teens,” in a press release.

Chatbot operators will be required to undergo an annual safety assessment of any “child safety risks” posed by the AI chatbot if the bill becomes law.

“This bill would require an operator of a companion chatbot to…annually perform and document a comprehensive risk assessment to identify any child safety risk posed by the design, configuration, and operation of the companion chatbot that assesses, among other things, the likelihood of a covered harm,” states the bill.

One of the “covered harms” included in the bill is “gender identity” discrimination. California considers declining to use a person’s preferred pronouns or not allowing a man to use the women’s bathroom forms of “gender identity” discrimination.

Under AB 2023 if an AI chatbot product is found to be unsafe by the safety assessment, the operator must make changes to the product and then undergo an independent compliance audit that, upon completion, will be submitted to the California Attorney General.

Common Sense Media is positioning itself to be the go-to for AI chatbot safety assessments and stands to play a powerful role in shaping how information is defined and disseminated, if California’s chatbot bills pass.

“Three of the people familiar said Common Sense will be positioned to become a default safety auditor in California for AI products aimed at kids,” Politico reported.

Public figures known for their transgender activism spoke at the March 2026 Common Sense Summit on Kids And Families including Randi Weingarten, President of The American Federation of Teachers, JB Pritzker, Governor of Illinois, and Rob Bonta, Attorney General at the California Department of Justice. Hilary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi, and Rebecca Bauer-Kahan also spoke at the summit.

Common Sense Media did not respond to The Daily Wire’s requests for comment.