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TWO OF THE MOST BELOVED CHARACTERS ‘STEVEN UNIVERSE’ ARE HAVG A BIG GAY WEDDG
(Cartoon Network) “When when I was 22, I was the target of a racist, homophobic asslt, ” said Sugar, tailg a night out walkg wh Jon-Quartey. And, last year, Sugar’s own seri, Steven Universe, beme the first kids’ show to feature a lbian self-profsed geeks the LGBT muny, Sugar is somethg of a gay-ey. It hasn't always been easy to air LGBTQ characters shows geared towards children, a genre often policed by anti-gay nservativ and relig groups.
I mean, when we were workg on "Jail Break, " gay marriage was not yet legal the US. Then some gifs started appearg that ma the show seem, well, pretty gay.
LGBT fans have a tenncy to latch onto any possible ference of a character beg gay and treat their queerns as fact.