From Wonr Woman to Northstar, here are some of the most groundbreakg LGBTQ characters and gay superhero Marvel and DC Comics non.
Contents:
- JAGUARS ACH KEV MAXEN OUT AS GAY HISTORIC ANNOUNCEMENT
- 20 CARTOON CHARACTERS WE TOTALLY FOT WERE GAY
JAGUARS ACH KEV MAXEN OUT AS GAY HISTORIC ANNOUNCEMENT
"Jafar's orig story is that he's gay and pissed." * all gay cartoon *
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When live-actn televisn began makg roads for gay reprentatn durg the turn of the century, animatn remaed a tratgly straight (if equently queer-d) affair. The reasons behd the medium’s slowns were obv and, predictably, homophobic.
20 CARTOON CHARACTERS WE TOTALLY FOT WERE GAY
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So, pearl-clutchg TV crics would argue, children shouldn’t be exposed to “adult” (read: gay) characters through rnchy rtoons. Wtern animatn, meanwhile, eher featured gay characters one-off episos (see “The Simpsons'” inic John Water’s gay steel l episo) if they were aimed more at adults, or kept hidn subtext if the target dience was younger. For example, years after “The Proud Fay” first aired, creator Ralph Farquhar admted that the character of Michael was wrten as gay, but had to be merely queer-d to nform wh Disney’s standards at the time.
Between the Florida “Don’t Say Gay” bill and numero anti-trans laws passed red stat, there has been a ncentrated nservative effort to monize LGBTQ people and prevent discsn of sex and genr inty among children.
In celebratn of Pri Month, let’s take stock of the bt and gayt that animated TV has to offer. Pl, was ambig enough that the creators had to e out and affirm they were gay to a nfed fanbase.