'Arthur' character Mr. Ratburn out as gay, gets married season premiere

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• 'ARTHUR' CHARACTER MR. RATBURN OUT AS GAY, GETS MARRIED SEASON PREMIERE
• HOW A GAY CHARACTER ON ARTHUR REFLECTS CHANGG NORMS THE U.S.
• 'ARTHUR'S MR. RATBURN HAS A GAY WEDDG ON PBS' CHILDREN'S SHOW
• ARTHUR'S TEACHER OUT AS GAY AND GETS MARRIED ON THE PBS KIDS SHOW'S SEASON PREMIERE
• 'ARTHUR' CHARACTER MR. RATBURN COM OUT AS GAY AND GETS MARRIED BELOVED CHILDREN'S CARTOON
• 'ARTHUR' CREATOR DEFENDS GAY MARRIAGE EPISO FOLLOWG BACKLASH
• ‘ARTHUR’ CHARACTER COM OUT AS GAY AND GETS MARRIED SEASON 22 PREMIERE
• WHY ARTHUR CREATOR MARC BROWN ENJOYED 'BLOWG UP TWTER' WH GAY WEDDG
• ARTHUR’S GAY WEDDG: WHY N’T A RTOON UPLE TIE THE KNOT ALABAMA?

'ARTHUR' CHARACTER MR. RATBURN OUT AS GAY, GETS MARRIED SEASON PREMIERE

“MR RATBURN IS GAY??

Your move Marvel…, ” wrote Rachel Gie, the director of edorial at is not the first time the “Arthur” seri has featured a gay character. ” The anizatn c “Steven Universe, ” “Adventure Time” and “Loud Hoe” as some recent exampl of programmg that featur nuanced LGBTQ, featurg a gay marriage on a children’s televisn show remas revolutnary, acrdg to year, the s-old discsn over Bert and Ernie’s relatnship and sexual orientatn “Same Street” me to a standstill after Frank Oz, the creator of Bert, nied the character was gay.

I know what and who he is, " Oz wrote on Mark Saltzman, a former wrer for “Same Street, ” mataed that the puppets were gay. “I always felt that whout a huge agenda, when I was wrg Bert & Ernie, they were [gay], ” Saltzman said an terview wh Queerty.

HOW A GAY CHARACTER ON ARTHUR REFLECTS CHANGG NORMS THE U.S.

This isn’t the first time that the Arthur universe has broached the subject of gay upl, fact.

After all, this is a world where an aardvark looks like that and has a rabb for a bt iend; why would be so remarkable that people are gay? Fourteen years later, ’s still unmon for children’s shows to feature gay characters — enough that often be headle-makg news when someone out, or when a show adds a nonheterosexual relatnship. How a Gay Character on Arthur Reflects Changg Norms the U.

Still, ’s possible to unt on your fgers the number of kids’ shows that have picted gay characters.

'ARTHUR'S MR. RATBURN HAS A GAY WEDDG ON PBS' CHILDREN'S SHOW

Ratburn and Patrick strollg arm--arm down the aisle to cello word "gay" is never spoken. Ratburn is the gay in I never knew I need.

PBS has jt nfirmed what those wh heightened gaydar have spected for years — Mr. Ratburn, Arthur's no-nonsense-wh-a-heart-of-gold teacher, is gay.

ARTHUR'S TEACHER OUT AS GAY AND GETS MARRIED ON THE PBS KIDS SHOW'S SEASON PREMIERE

The ter was not shy their opns about a rtoon school teacher vg his stunts to his Ratburn beg gay is *my* Game of Thron fale— ??? ??????’ ???????? (@salmattos) May 13, 2019PSA: Mr. Ratburn om "Arthur" is gay.

Do you know how amazg is that someone who's been on the show om the start, someone who's a ma character, is openly gay and gettg married on a kids show? #Arthur — Daniel Mole (@DanielMole29) May 13, 2019On the one hand this gay weddg on Arthur is so cute but on the other hand image gog to a teacher’s weddg— Ira Madison III (@ira) May 13, 2019The episo do not overtly label Mr. Ratburn as "gay" much like another episo of an Arthur spoff show, Postrds From Bter, that featured gay characters.

'ARTHUR' CHARACTER MR. RATBURN COM OUT AS GAY AND GETS MARRIED BELOVED CHILDREN'S CARTOON

Ratburn, was gay and gettg married. Shortly after s premiere, the ter epted over the cln of a gay character and storyle such a proment children’s program.

'ARTHUR' CREATOR DEFENDS GAY MARRIAGE EPISO FOLLOWG BACKLASH

Ratburn om ‘Arthur’ is gay. Do you know how amazg is that someone who’s been on the show om the start, someone who’s a ma character, is openly gay and gettg married on a kids show?

Ratburn om arthur is gay this is the absolute bt thg you’ll see all day, ” noted one person, while another joyfully said, “Mr.

Ratburn is gay, im cryg. Ratburn is gay by him havg a same sex marriage. And then there were some who weren’t necsarily agast the choice, but were nfed as to why a gay character was “need” on a children’s show.

‘ARTHUR’ CHARACTER COM OUT AS GAY AND GETS MARRIED SEASON 22 PREMIERE

Ratburn om Arthur is gay…. It’s a kids show, don’t exactly ‘need’ an openly gay character, ” wrote one er.

I jt don’t unrstand why so many TV characters are gay the days.

WHY ARTHUR CREATOR MARC BROWN ENJOYED 'BLOWG UP TWTER' WH GAY WEDDG

RELATED VIDEO: Josh Gad on Controversial ‘Gay Moment’ In ‘Bety & the Beast:’ ‘This Film Is One of Inclivens’. Ratburn, is gay.

We all know people who are gay, who are trans, and ’s somethg that is socially acceptable, ” Brown said. MR RATBURN IS GAY?!?

ARTHUR’S GAY WEDDG: WHY N’T A RTOON UPLE TIE THE KNOT ALABAMA?

Ratburn beg gay is *my* Game of Thron fale.

animatn twter is losg over the fact that arthur ma mr ratburn gay but no one is talkg about his clearly queer sister. EntertamentMarc Brown's long-nng kids show Arthur has ed a sensatn wh s season 22 premiere, wh the revelatn that recurrg character Elwood Cy is gay. Ratburn, whose impendg nuptials Arthur and his iends attempt to rail a se of mistaken episo ends wh a revelatn: that their gra-school teacher is gay.

Ratburn beg gay is *my* Game of Thron fale—@salmattosWhether 's alg wh asthma, beg a sgle-parent fay, welg an adopted siblg or figurg how to react when a grown-up is diagnosed wh ncer or Alzheimer's, the show's goal has always been to reflect the realy of what kids are facg, said Brown, who also wrote and illtrated the Arthur books the animated seri is based on.