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Voltron: Legendary Defenr wrer Joaquim Dos Santos has apologised to fandom followg a backlash for the handlg of gay character Shiro’s storyle.

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

After beg praised for cludg a gay character, 'Voltron' is now now facg backlash after killg off a gay character troduced as a lead's ex. * voltron lgbt *

RELATED: Voltron Shownner Apologiz for Seri' Handlg of Gay Relatnship.

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.

SDCC SPOILERS: DID VOLTRON JT CONFIRM [REDACTED] IS GAY?

A ma character Netflix’s Voltron: Legendary Defenr is gay, has been revealed. — SHIRO’S GAY @ packg hell (@rou_tan_tan) July 22, 2018.

Bury Your Gays: The Death of Adam.

The “Bury Your Gays” trope is the ia that LGBT+ characters are sentially not allowed to have happy endgs and are stead often killed off a way that ensur the relatnship or the queerns of the character or their partner is mimized or even removed om the story. Here’s the problem though: Adam’s ath didn’t add anythg, and a larger ntext may have even unrmed the theme a way that plays to the Bury Your Gays trope.

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

Furthermore, the fact that Adam’s ath was sentially the only ath among dividuals close to our ma st also unrm the theme and ntribut to the feelg of “Buryg Your Gays. When the theme of “loss” is so tied to the experienc of the one and only explicly stated gay character, admonishment of “hey, that’s war” rgs hollow,.

In other words, off more like JK Rowlg’s “Dumbledore is Gay” pronouncement, though at least me before the show end. Now, Steven Universe isn’t perfect (I’m particularly unrstandg of ncerns about the seri not havg LGBT+ characters amongst the human st) but the reason for this parison is to rebut the ia that fans simply mt be “grateful” for what amounts to the bare mimum of reprentatn, pecially one that dulg some of the more exploative of trop such as “Bury Your Gays”, bee is all that n be expected.

As polil scientist Jeremiah Garretson not his book The Path to Gay Rights: How Activism and Comg Out Changed Public Opn, attus towards LGBT+ rights have seen some of the fastt chang public support of any polil issue, and part of that story clus the power of creasg reprentatn of LGBT+ characters media has had on generatg posive attus. Curtis is a gay character om Voltron: Legendary Defenr. Let’s hope the seri cis agast buryg the gays and lets Shiro live, which would send a powerful msage of hope to LGBT+ youth seeg themselv their favore show.

HOW "VOLTRON: LEGENDARY DEFENR" QUEERBAED ITS FANSWH ONLY ONE SEASON LEFT, IS THERE STILL TIME FOR THE SHOW TO SALVAGE S QUEER FANDOM?{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY CAMERON GLOVERAUGT 16, 2018/4:29 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:675PX;WIDTH:1200PX;}NETFLIXBY CAMERON GLOVERAUGT 16, 2018 / 4:29 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"HOW \"VOLTRON: LEGENDARY DEFENR\" QUEERBAED ITS FANS","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2018-08-16T20:29:28.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2018-08-16T20:29:28.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"CAMERON GLOVER","KEYWORDS":"GEEK","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{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;}AT THIS YEAR'S SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON JULY, THE EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS OF THE NETFLIX SHOW VOLTRON: LEGENDARY DEFENR, NFIRMED THAT ONE OF THE MA CHARACTERS IS GAY, AND THAT FANS WOULD SEE HIM WH HIS FIANCé ON SCREEN TOGETHER THE SHOW'S SEVENTH SEASON. 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

The fact the show would ph forward wh a gay protagonist a mted relatnship led to high hop and an creased anticipatn for the show's return.

He was also quick to apologize to those who felt the show was guilty of queerbag and succumbg to the "Bury Your Gays" trope, statg that such was never their tentn. The 100 famoly killed off one of their LGBT characters, brgg the "Bury Your Gays" trope to the spotlight.

Most recently, the upg Jungle Cise found self unr severe scty regardg s reportedly stereotypil characterizatn of a gay character. And wh an eighth and fal season set to air later this year, dienc may yet get a happy endg for a gay hero sooner rather than later. Amid those nversatns have been lls for better LGBTQ reprentatn om many Voltron fans, and at San Diego Comic-Con, the shownners nfirmed that one of s ma characters was gay.

VOLTRON SHOWNNER APOLOGIS TO FANS AFTER BACKLASH OVER TREATMENT OF GAY CHARACTER

Fans lled out Executive Producer Joaquim Dos Santos Dos Santos and shownner Lren Montgomery for queerbag (teasg a same-sex relatnship that will never appear on-screen) and playg to the “Bury Your Gays” trope, which won’t allow two people a same-sex relatnship to be happy the rare stance that one is picted on-screen. The Bury Your Gays trope has gotten more attentn recent years wh the fallout om the ath of Lexa on The 100 and the aths of several other queer characters on TV, which speaks to the larger problem of reprentatn on televisn: Characters are killed to highlight the stak, but if leads, which tend to be straight whe men, nnot die (or wrers choose not to kill those characters), that fate often falls to supportg characters, who are often more that reprentatn on televisn has improved recent years (but is still not great), ’s even more difficult animatn, which n sometim have an addnal hurdle.

It ma headl and was praised by crics and fans alike, but even then, those events were still censored several when Dos Santos and Montgomery revealed at San Diego Comic-Con that Shiro was gay—and prevly dated another man— was a huge al for many Voltron fans. “And jt to reveal that he is a gay man, and that no way chang his relatnships wh any of the people, anythg that he’s done. Sometim ’s amazg to have the stori where the character is fdg themselv, but then ’s also credibly important to have the stori where this character is fully formed, and he’s a gay man, and he’s dog amazg thgs.

”The lims of LGBTQ storytellgSce Voltron season 7 was released, several terviews wh Dos Santos and Montgomery explag the motiv behd the new season have ma their way onle, which clud the show’s LGBTQ reprentatn revealg that Shiro was gay—somethg they figured out several seasons before viewers saw —and the cisn to kill Adam. Montgomery is aware of the Bury Your Gays trope and held off on revealg Shiro’s sexualy when they were nsirg killg him, a plan the show has sce abandoned. “However, spe their good tentns, is still hard to rencile that all the happy, alive upl are heterosexual and the only gay uple end tragilly.

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