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NETFLIX’S VOLTRON: LEGENDARY DEFENR NFIRMS ONE OF S SUPERHERO IS GAY

The seri fale of Voltron Legendary Defenr picts the first gay male weddg Wtern animatn history. To some, this is enough of a “w” to take at face value. This is a mistake. Rather… * voltron legendary defender lgbt *

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VOLTRON SHOWNNER APOLOGIZ FOR SEASON 7'S TREATMENT OF GAY COUPLE

The show ends wh them kissg at their weddg, a moment that off as a fairly weak attempt to pacify fans who lashed out at the "Bury Your Gays" trope Adam's mise embodied. Most people didn't know Shiro was gay the first place, rultg a revelatn that off feelg shed, as though the Voltron wrers never really valued LGBT reprentatn the first place.

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BUT WHEN THE NEW SEASON PREMIERED ON AUGT 10, FANS WERE DISAPPOTED. WHAT PROMISED TO BE AN IMPORTANT MOMENT FOR QUEER REPRENTATN ULTIMATELY ME DOWN TO A SE OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DURG SDCC, THE PANEL NFIRMED THAT SHIRO—ONE OF THE VOLTRON PALADS (OR WARRR-PILOTS)—IS A GAY MAN. THE CISN TO CLU THIS REVEAL WH THE SEVENTH SEASON WAS MEANGFUL FOR MANY REASONS BUT WAS PARTICULARLY ANTICIPATED BY A NOTABLE PORTN OF THE FANDOM WHO HAD BEEN ADVOTG FOR MORE QUEER REPRENTATN ON THE SHOW. BUT THIS REVEAL WAS SOMETHG THAT ALMOST DIDN'T MAKE TO THE SHOW AT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FROM THE SEASON PREMIERE, WE LEARN THAT SHIRO (BELOW) LEFT HIS FIANCé, ADAM, ON EARTH BEFORE TAKG OFF TO SPACE WH THE OTHER VOLTRON PALADS. THROUGH A SERI OF FLASHBACKS, VIEWERS ARE GIVEN ONLY ONE SCENE WHICH THE TWO ARE TOGETHER, SPE ALLNS WH THE EPISO THAT THEY HAVE BEEN A UPLE FOR SOME TIME. THOUGH ADAM AND SHIRO WERE BOTH MEMBERS OF THE GALAXY GARRISON, THE ARY-LIKE FORCE THAT PROTECTS EARTH, THE TWO ARGUE (AND BREAK UP) OVER SHIRO'S CISN TO GO ON ONE FAL MISSN TO SPACE. THE ONLY OTHER SCENE THAT ADAM APPEARS DURG THE SHOW'S ENTIRETY (WHICH LATER SEASON 7) IS OF HIM DYG THE LE OF DUTY WHEN THE EARTH IS ATTACKED BEFORE SHIRO AND THE VOLTRON PALADS N RETURN TO EARTH. THERE IS NO SCENE WHICH EHER CHARACTER EXPLICLY OUT, NOR DO EHER MAN ENGAGE AFFECTN OR ACTN THAT WOULD HELP REARS UNRSTAND THE NTEXT OF THEIR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FANS' DISAPPOTMENT WH THE PICTN OF SHIRO'S SEXUALY AND THE ATH OF ADAM WAS HARD TO AVOID FAN SPAC FOR THE SHOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA, PARTICULARLY ON GEEK TWTER. FANS WERE SO UPSET BY THE WAY THIS STORYLE WAS HANDLED THAT ALMOST TORE THE FANDOM APART. THE WAY THAT ADAM DIED APPEARS TO BE YET ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THE "KILL YOUR GAYS" TROPE TROPE, WHICH QUEER CHARACTERS ARE TRODUCED ONLY TO BE KILLED OFF TO ADVANCE THE OVERALL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE SUATN BEME SO ARSE THAT JOAQU DOS SANTOS, ONE OF THE SHOW'S EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS, TOOK TO TWTER TO ISSUE AN APOLOGY TO FANS ON THE EVENTS OF THE SHOW. IN THE FOUR-PAGE LETTER, DOS SANTOS EXPLAS THAT WAS "NEVER [HIS TENTN] TO HURT THE FANDOM, BUT RATHER TO TELL A STORY ABOUT WAR AND GRIEF."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}INTENTNS ASI, THIS QUEERBAG HAS HAD A DRASTIC IMPACT ON THE THOSE WHO HAVE SUPPORTED THE SHOW OM THE BEGNG, LEAVG THEM FEELG CREASGLY TRATED. VOLTRON: LEGENDARY DEFENR HAS ALREADY NFIRMED THAT THE EIGHTH SEASON WILL BE S FAL ONE, SO THERE ARE FEW OPPORTUNI TO RECTIFY THE SHOW'S APPROACH TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT'S HARD TO SEE IF THE SHOW N REVER OM THIS MISSTEP. AND SPE THE PUBLIC APOLOGY OM DOS SANTOS, MANY WHO HAVE SUPPORTED THE SHOW OM THE BEGNG ARE LEFT FEELG TRATED AND ED. IF ANYTHG, THIS NTROVERSY HIGHLIGHTS THE WAYS QUEERBAG IS STILL A HARMFUL PLOT VICE WH ENTERTAMENT, AFFECTG FANS AND THE FUTURE SUCCS OF THE SHOW MORE THAN A PRODUCTN TEAM MAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

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