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TWO OF THE MOST BELOVED CHARACTERS ‘STEVEN UNIVERSE’ ARE HAVG A BIG GAY WEDDG
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. (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.
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”‘WHIPLASH’Cartoons aimed at teenagers and adults, such as “The Simpsons” and “Fay Guy”, have had LGBT+ characters sce the mid-2000s, but took longer for children’s “Steven Universe” began 2013 other shows wh a young dience to have clud LGBT+ them clu “Arthur”, which has featured a gay weddg, and “Adventure Time”, which Sugar prevly worked on and which has shown a lbian relled the tratn of not beg able to be open about her personal experienc the early years of her reer before she ma her sexualy public. Then some gifs started appearg that ma the show seem, well, pretty gay.