JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Kev Maxen, an associate strength ach wh the Jacksonville Jaguars, has bee the first male ach a major U.S.-based profsnal league to e out as gay.
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- 2020 WAS ANIMATN’S BIGGT, GAYT YEAR SO FAR
- ONWARD’S OPENLY GAY CHARACTER STILL LEAV DISNEY BEHD S PETORS
- JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH COACH KEV MAXEN COM OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR US-BASED PRO LEAGU
2020 WAS ANIMATN’S BIGGT, GAYT YEAR SO FAR
Hollywood has phed a ncerted, dtry-wi effort for years to place LGBTQ-related entertament to programs aimed at young dienc, often tim operatn wh gay rights group GLAAD. * gay cartoon dreamworks *
2020 was a bummer of a year, but when to all-ag animatn, was a culmatn of the many small steps buildg up to the current state of queer reprentatn: a glor gay celebratn that was unheard of jt five years ago.
I thk that optimism, that expectatn where every time, ’s like, ‘Look, here’s this thg, this character, this relatnship, ’ ’s gay, they’re like ‘Cool, do more now, do better. ) It’s a small moment, but a fundamental one an dtry that until recently only acknowledged gay characters wh the fatt shadg and dg.
ONWARD’S OPENLY GAY CHARACTER STILL LEAV DISNEY BEHD S PETORS
Today, DreamWorks' terrific How To Tra Your Dragon 2 glis to theaters. Of the film's several rare creatur is a particularly important one: a matter-of-fact gay character. In a blk-and-miss asi, vikg character Gobber ments on a hband and wife's rnn after several years of trangement by sayg, "This is why I never , and one other reason." * gay cartoon dreamworks *
Only two years later, Benson, a central character the seri, got to e out on screen and utter the words “I’m gay. But Terrace was always open about her tentn to have bi and gay characters her show — and that persistence paid off.
JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH COACH KEV MAXEN COM OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR US-BASED PRO LEAGU
"When Shego and Kim fought the <i>Kim Possible</i> movi, somethg stirred ep si me... and that was gayns." * gay cartoon dreamworks *
It’s the perfect end to this big gay year animatn.
) Fally, gay upl animatn are gettg the same experienc as their straight peers, om world-savg love nfsns to small self-fg moments, wh the faiar pg, blhg, and so much more. Hollywood has phed a ncerted, dtry-wi effort for years to place LGBTQ-related entertament to programs aimed at young dienc, often tim operatn wh gay rights group GLAAD. Now nearly every TV seri, animated or live-actn, has add gay characters.
Activists have repeatedly assumed that the sensible-shoe-wearg character is eher gay or bi-sexual. She’s gay.
In Pixar’s new animated movie, Lena Wahe plays Officer Spector, the first openly gay character the stud’s movi. Disney’s history of LGBTQ reprentatn is spotty, and the pany needs to do more. * gay cartoon dreamworks *
Last April, Disney revealed a gay character DuckTal named Vlet, who is prented as a child wh two gay dads.
MR RATBURN IS GAY?!?
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In May 2019, PBS children’s show Arthur featured a gay weddg scene s season premiere.