Contents:
- KIDS' NETFLIX CARTOON 'SHE-RA' INTRODUC GAY CHARACTERS
- WHAT SHE-RA AND THE PRCS OF POWER’S GAY KISS MEANS TO ITS COMMUNY
- 2020 WAS ANIMATN’S BIGGT, GAYT YEAR SO FAR
KIDS' NETFLIX CARTOON 'SHE-RA' INTRODUC GAY CHARACTERS
(DreamWorks / Netflix) I’d bee so ed to beg let down the past that I’d unknowgly ternalized some of the homophobic arguments that have been ma for years about what is or isn’t “appropriate, ” pecially for kids. Strangers on the ter still thk ’s funny to make homophobic ’s this TV show that lets all kids, and specifilly queer kids, see that beg hont about their feelgs n make them a hero is as excg as is important.
Still, Stevenson, herself a gay woman, wanted young viewers to be able to see a queer relatnship that wasn’t jt cintal, but central to the plot of the entire seri. We’ve got a bunch of people who, jt off Season One, are really, really exced about the gay reprentatn this show.
WHAT SHE-RA AND THE PRCS OF POWER’S GAY KISS MEANS TO ITS COMMUNY
For example, a character nfirmed onscreen as lbian should not be head-noned as straight, as this nstut lbian erasure and would be a homophobic gture.
Prumably a gay man; formerly dated Sea Hawk[6]. A gay uple; married wh children, among which is Bow.
A gay creature.
2020 WAS ANIMATN’S BIGGT, GAYT YEAR SO FAR
Their creator lled them gay a Tweet. " Even more pleasg, however, is the fact She-Ra & the Prcs of Power season 5 choos to leave both Adora and Catra alive - neatly avoidg the "Bury Your Gays" trope that has been seen on shows like The 100 and The Walkg Dead.
Showg a non gay male uple that had a fay and were happy together was one of the first and most important moments of LGBT+ reprentatn the seri. One of the trop is known as “bury your gays” and refers to the high number of queer characters who are killed or have unhappy endgs.