Warng to parents: pro-gay rtoons are on the rise - LifeSe

Contents:

• 20 INIC GAY & LGBT ANIME CHARACTERS: THE ULTIMATE LIST
• WARNG TO PARENTS: PRO-GAY RTOONS ARE ON THE RISE
• CARTOON NETWORK BLATANTLY PROMOT GAY LIFTYLE TO KIDS

20 INIC GAY & LGBT ANIME CHARACTERS: THE ULTIMATE LIST

At the end of season three, when said high school ex asks if he's gay, Todd is fairly certa he isn't... Benson's sexualy is ma explic the season one episo "Ratland, " which Benson, rponse to his (female) iend Kipo's csh on him, simply says, "I'm gay. We already knew She-Ra was queer AF, but seeg two lovg, openly gay parents on a popular animated show ma our hearts swell!

WARNG TO PARENTS: PRO-GAY RTOONS ARE ON THE RISE

"As a gay man who grew up wh no visible role mols of gay relatnships my muny or entertament ntent, I am grateful that this reprentatn is happeng on Nickeloon, moved by the difference that is surely makg the mds and hearts of children, and grateful to have been a part of this slow but important change, " Dickie told PRIDE. Gay Characters.

CARTOON NETWORK BLATANTLY PROMOT GAY LIFTYLE TO KIDS

On the other si of thgs, creasgly vol homophobic and transphobic hate movements have attacked Disney for cludg any LGBTQ+ reprentatn at all (per CNN). Long before announcements about "Disney's first gay character" beme somethg of a meme, the first direct reference to a gay person a Disney movie om a somewhat surprisg source: "The Prcs Diari 2: Royal Engagement" 2004.

" Rpons to the episo at the time were posive among the LGBTQ+ muny, wh GLAAD and queer former Disney star Miley Cys celebratg, while the far-right anti-gay group One Milln Moms protted the episo.

The 2017 live-actn remake of "Bety and the Beast" arrived wh signifint prs verage about featurg an "exclively gay" moment volvg Gaston's sikick LeFou, played by Josh Gad. Even this fairly mor gay reprentatn, however, was enough for the blockbter remake to be pulled om theaters Alabama and temporarily banned Malaysia.