Snoop Dogg is stepping into LGBTQ+ advocacy following criticism about his past comments. The rapper teamed up with GLAAD in support of Spirit Day, an annual observance dedicated to LGBTQ+ youth.
As part of the partnership, he released a new song called “Love is Love” in his animated children’s series “Doggyland.” The track features “The Voice” contestant Jeremy Beloate and aims to teach kids about diverse family structures.
A message of inclusion for children
“’Love is Love’ is teaching parenthood,” Snoop said in a conversation with Beloate. “It’s teaching the situations that kids and the world [are] going through right now in a beautiful way through song, dance, melody and just trying to get more understanding and clarity on how we live and the way we live. Music is a beautiful bridge to bring understanding.”
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The lyrics reinforce that message, with lines like, “Our parents are different / No two are the same / But the one thing that’s for certain is the love won’t change.”
The announcement comes shortly after Snoop sparked backlash for remarks made on the podcast “It’s Giving,” hosted by Sarah Fontenot. While discussing LGBTQ+ visibility in entertainment, he recalled watching Pixar’s “Lightyear” with his grandson and being caught off guard by the same-sex couple portrayed in the film.
Podcast clip draws criticism
“Why is my grandson in the middle of the movie like, ‘Papa Snoop? How she have a baby with a woman? She a woman,’” he said on the podcast. “Oh s—… I didn’t come in for this s—… I just came to watch the godd— movie.”
The “Lightyear” film, which centers on Buzz Lightyear’s backstory, gained attention for a same-sex kiss that was briefly removed from the theatrical cut before public pressure led to its reinstatement.
While the podcast clip with Snoop’s comments was clipped out, the episode description was updated to say the “video was mistakenly edited, here’s a clip,” linking to the moment via a YouTube short.
Snoop admitted the movie scene made him uncomfortable.
“I’m like, scared to go to the movies,” he said. “Y’all throwing me in the middle of s— that I don’t have an answer for.”
Conversation on parenting and masculinity
The topic came up as Fontenot criticized what she called a “single mother epidemic,” suggesting boys raised by single moms were adopting more feminine traits.
Snoop pushed back on the idea but remained skeptical of LGBTQ+ themes in children’s media.
“These are kids,” he said. “We have to show that at this age? They’re going to ask questions. I don’t have the answer.”
Snoop’s comments sparked debate online. Some questioned the rapper’s authority to weigh in on appropriate content for children, pointing to the themes in his music and past legal issues.
Public reaction and international fallout
Some highlighted the irony in Snoop’s discomfort, given his decades-long career centered on adult content, including marijuana use and partying. Others brought up his 1993 murder charge after a fatal confrontation in Los Angeles. He and his bodyguard were acquitted in 1996.
The backlash extended as far as Australia, where local media reported on calls to cancel Snoop’s performance at the Australian Football League’s Grand Final. The league ultimately defended the decision to allow him to perform, and he took the stage as planned.
Is this growth or damage control?
Reaction to Snoop’s recent GLAAD partnership remains mixed.
“I hope this isn’t just PR, but a real step toward understanding and allyship,” one X user wrote. “If it is, then it’s a beautiful example of growth and learning.”
Another user took a more critical view: “I hate how LGBTQ groups let people use them to cover their [a—] after they say things that upset their community, just because they are celebrities.”
Snoop says he wants to support open dialogue.
“These are things that kids have questions about,” he said in the Beloate interview. “So now hopefully we can help answer these questions and help them to live a happy life and understand that love is love.”
