Show creators of popular rtoon Legend of Korra nfirm that two of the seri' ma characters Korra and Asami are gay
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- ‘LEGEND OF KORRA’ CREATORS NFIRM GAY ROMANCE BETWEEN KORRA AND ASAMI
- WARNG TO PARENTS: PRO-GAY RTOONS ARE ON THE RISE
- LEGEND OF KORRA CHARACTERS ARE GAY, SHOW'S CREATORS NFIRM
‘LEGEND OF KORRA’ CREATORS NFIRM GAY ROMANCE BETWEEN KORRA AND ASAMI
This led to a backlash om homophobic mpaigng group One Milln Moms, which the group said that Disney was "unr prsure om the gay muny" and had, "cid to be polilly rrect vers providg fay-iendly entertament. "The cricisms are exactly the same on leveled at The Legend of Korra three years earlier, down to mentng the existence of a (fict) gay bal who is supposedly forcg rtoons to feature gay kiss, or g trouble for any rtoon whout same-sex viewer wrg on the show's Fandom fom, for example, wrote: "i found myself skippg over [the romantic] parts.
"Homophobic fans wishg LGBTQ+ moments were not "shoved our fac" has been so often ed that has bee a cliche regularly mocked mem:Every. *June 1st*The Gays: Yay! Why are you TRyING to turn GAY?!
Gay kiss rtoons have remaed rare—an episo of PBS show Arthur, for example, showed teacher Mr. Among kids’ shows, homophobia has long manifted the pervasive ia that posive portrayals of LGBTQ+ characters are somethg that kids are “too young” for. Mystery Inrporated was nfirmed gay by a creator years after the show got nceled.
WARNG TO PARENTS: PRO-GAY RTOONS ARE ON THE RISE
Or even why Prcs Bubblegum and Marcele’s relatnship on Adventure Time took so long to nfirm: Olivia Olson, the voice actrs behd Marcele, nfirmed they held off bee the seri aired plac where homosexual relatnships are illegal.
Most same-sex pairgs are between characters who are explicly gay or bisexual om the start (Kurt Glee) or who are given queer-themed storyl. As a rult, anti-gay Korra fans assumed that Korrasami shippers were lud, while some Korrasami fans were simply psimistic about the ambiguo nature of those fal scen. GAY.
LEGEND OF KORRA CHARACTERS ARE GAY, SHOW'S CREATORS NFIRM
Raeburn me out as gay and got married the ‘Arthur’ season premiere TV keeps killg off lbian characters. “There are fely more gay and transgenr characters and stori children’s televisn, ” Johnston, issu analyst for Foc on the Fay, told LifeSeNews an email. Debutg 2014, Clarence featur a ma character wh two moms, and while Cartoon Network reportedly nixed a kiss on the lips between a homosexual uple an episo that October, approved a versn which the men kiss on the cheek.