The 56^th Annual Grammy Awards sparked controversy Sunday night when numerous gay couples were wed in a bizarre mass marriage ceremony officiated by Queen Latifah during the live broadcast to millions of music fans on the family-viewed show. Now the Disney Channel has followed suit by seemingly taking a political stance on the gay marriage issue with its own statement on the matter as well as featuring its first gay couple on children's TV show "Good Luck Charlie" as a lesbian couple made an appearance on the popular kids program.

TV Guide summarized the episode in its description section: "In the storyline, parents Amy and Bob Duncan (Leigh-Allyn Baker and Eric Allan Kramer) set up a playdate for preschooler Charlie (Mia Talerico) and one of her new friends. When the kid arrives, the Duncan's learn that Charlie's pal has two moms. That's fine, but the potential new friendship is put to the test as one mom chats with Amy, and the other is stuck listening to Bob's dull stories."

Disney Channel stated that it understood the controversial nature of featuring a same-sex couple on one of its children's TV sitcoms, but they hoped to ease tensions by saying producers took extra care in crafting the episode so as not to inflame the situation further.

"This particular storyline was developed under the consultancy of child development experts and community advisors," a Disney Channel representative said. "Like all Disney Channel programming, it was developed to be relevant to kids and families around the world and to reflect themes of diversity and inclusiveness."

News of the planned storyline broke last year. Among those to offer support to the move to feature a lesbian couple on the kids show was former Disney star Miley Cyrus. In a post on Twitter, she wrote, "I commend Disney for making this step into the light of this generation. They control so much of what kids think!"

Contrasting Cyrus' opinion, American Family Association group "One Million Moms" started an Internet campaign against Disney, threatening to boycott the channel if they went forward with airing the controversial episode.

One Million Moms launched an email campaign in 2013 that urged Disney officials to abandon plans to promote LGBT content on the children's network. The group stated however, that Disney did not respond to the thousands of emails protesting the plans to politicize the children's show.

The group made a statement on its site: "Disney has decided to be politically correct instead of providing family-friendly programming. If 'Good Luck Charlie' goes through with introducing LGBT content, then the floodgates will be opened for all programs on the Disney Channel - a trend that will be almost impossible to stop."

The statement added, "Just because something may be legal or because some are choosing a lifestyle doesn't make it morally correct. Disney should stick to entertaining instead of pushing an agenda."