Netflix Jt Revealed One of the Ma Characters on ‘Voltron’ is Gay — and Fans Went Wild | Hor, the Queer Social Network

voltron netflix gay

Contents:

NETFLIX JT REVEALED ONE OF THE MA CHARACTERS ON ‘VOLTRON’ IS GAY — AND FANS WENT WILD

Is classic rtoon mech Voltron gay? SHIRO IS GAY CONFIRMED AND HIS BOYFRIEND WAS ADAM!! me, screamg and cryg already: SHIRO IS GAY!!!

Fellow Voltron voice actor Bex Taylor-Kls, who intifi as gay and genrfluid, shared her excement over the addn of a Voltron gay character. Are you exced by the Voltron gay reveal? EntertamentNetflix's 'Voltron' Jt Confirmed One of the Ma Hero Is GayNetflixOne of the hero Netflix’s Voltron Legendary Defenr is gay, and the upg season he will return to his ex-fiancé after a long time the Voltron Legendary Defenr panel at San Diego Comic-Con on Friday, the st and shownners of the popular Netflix animated seri gathered to preview the show’s upg seventh season, slated to premiere on Augt 10 wh 13 new a reveal that stunned the dience, -shownner Lren Montgomery nfirmed that Shiro, the lear of Voltron and pilot of the Black Ln (voiced by Josh Keaton), is gay.

NETFLIX'S 'VOLTRON' JT CONFIRMED ONE OF THE MA HERO IS GAY

That he is also gay adds even more plexy to Shiro’s whole inty. NetflixFellow shownner Joaquim Dos Santos said that "'s somethg that's been part of his character om the get-go", addg that the reveal was layed due to them shiftg around how they revealed character backstori, and the cisn to not kill off asked by a fan if Shiro and Adam intified as gay or bisexual, Dos Santos said: "They're a relatnship.

RELATED: Voltron Shownner Apologiz for Seri' Handlg of Gay Relatnship. The show ends wh them kissg at their weddg, a moment that off as a fairly weak attempt to pacify fans who lashed out at the "Bury Your Gays" trope Adam's mise embodied. Most people didn't know Shiro was gay the first place, rultg a revelatn that off feelg shed, as though the Voltron wrers never really valued LGBT reprentatn the first place.

This is the same phrasg gays and lbians fought durg the ‘70s, and ’s found a new target. In a 1978 victory speech on California’s Prop 6, which sought to ban LGBT om teachg public schools, gay activist and polician Harvey Milk said part:.

NETFLIX'S VOLTRON: LEGENDARY DEFENR NFIRMS GAY RELATNSHIP FOR SHIRO

And, most importantly, most importantly, every gay person mt e out. Last year, GLAAD analyzed the ble work shows om the 2015-’16 season and found that 35 out of 881 (4 percent) regular characters intified as gay, lbian, or bisexual wh 35 addnal LGB recurrg characters.

NETFLIX’S VOLTRON: LEGENDARY DEFENR NFIRMS ONE OF S SUPERHERO IS GAY

TV prov to be generally more clive, spe cints like the rurfaced “Bury Your Gays” trope on The 100 and The Walkg Dead. A ma character Netflix’s Voltron: Legendary Defenr is gay, has been revealed.

NETFLIX'S VOLTRON: LEGENDARY DEFENR NFIRMS LEAD CHARACTER IS GAY

— SHIRO’S GAY @ packg hell (@rou_tan_tan) July 22, 2018.

VOLTRON SHOWNNER APOLOGIZ FOR SEASON 7'S TREATMENT OF GAY COUPLE

Fans of popular Netflix animated seri Voltron: Legendary Defenr are celebratg the news that one of the show's ma characters is announcement was ma durg a panel discsn at San Diego Comic-Con, wh shownner Lren Montgomery revealg that character Takashi ‘Shiro’ Shirogane is gay, acrdg to reports om also hted that fans of the show will soon meet a new character, Adam, who Shiro was once ready to marry before breakg off. The fact the show would ph forward wh a gay protagonist a mted relatnship led to high hop and an creased anticipatn for the show's return.

He was also quick to apologize to those who felt the show was guilty of queerbag and succumbg to the "Bury Your Gays" trope, statg that such was never their tentn. The 100 famoly killed off one of their LGBT characters, brgg the "Bury Your Gays" trope to the spotlight. Most recently, the upg Jungle Cise found self unr severe scty regardg s reportedly stereotypil characterizatn of a gay character.

*BEAR-MAGAZINE.COM* VOLTRON NETFLIX GAY

Voltron: Legendary Defenr character nfirmed for gay relatnship season 7 .

TOP