20 Inic Gay & LGBT Anime Characters: The Ultimate List – FandomSpot

gay characters in old cartoons

Bety and the Beast's Le Fou might be the first character that Disney has openly regnized as beg gay, but that don't mean LGBT people haven't been there all along.

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18 CHILDHOOD CARTOON CHARACTERS WHO WERE TOTALLY QUEERBEFORE MR. RATBURN, THE CHARACTERS WERE QUIETLY QUEERG UP YOUR TV SCREENS. {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 LTER FABIAN BRATHWAEMAY 16, 2019/12:23 {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:2000PX;WIDTH:3000PX;}DANA ELSON/NBC/NBCU PHOTO BANK VIA GETTY IMAGSATURDAY NIGHT LIVE -- "CHRIS PRATT" EPISO 1663 -- PICTURED: (L-R) KYLE MOONEY, CHRIS PRATT AS HE-MAN AND TARAN KILLAM AS LN-O DURG THE "HE-MAN AND LN-O" SK ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2014 -- (PHOTO BY: DANA ELSON/NBC/NBCU PHOTO BANK VIA GETTY IMAG)BY LTER FABIAN BRATHWAEMAY 16, 2019 / 12:23 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"18 CHILDHOOD CARTOON CHARACTERS WHO WERE TOTALLY QUEER","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2019-05-16T16:23:01.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2019-05-16T16:23:01.000+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":"LTER FABIAN BRATHWAE","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;}KIDS TODAY. IF I'VE SAID ONCE, I'VE SAID A THOAND TIM: THEY'RE SO LUCKY TO HAVE SO MUCH POSIVE, AFFIRMG REPRENTATN. THE LATT IS ARTHUR'S MR. RATBURN, WHO BOOGIE-OOGIE-OOGIE'D HIS WAY DOWN THE AISLE HIS OWN SAME-SEX WEDDG EARLIER THIS {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;}I WAS A LTLE TOO OLD TO GET TO ARNOLD—I WAS MORE OF THE HEY ARNOLD! ERA—SO I MISSED OUT ON ANY OPENLY QUEER CHARACTERS MY YOUTH. THOUGH, LOOKG BACK, THERE WAS PLENTY OF GAY FILTERG TO MY VELOPG {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 LATE-80S AND EARLY-90S WERE FULL OF GREAT RTOONS THAT PLAYED YLY WH GENR ROL AND SNUCK A FEW CHARACTERS WHO WOULD BE FLYG THEIR OWN RABOW FLAGS IF THEY WERE STILL BEG DRAWN TODAY. TUNE , KIDS, WE'RE GOG ON A MAGIC JOURNEY BACK RTOON {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;}MISS FRIZZLE — THE MAGIC SCHOOL {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;}VALERIE FELICY FRIZZLE IS THAT LBIAN NT WHO LET YOU PLAY AROUND HER CLOSET, GAVE YOU YOUR FIRST JOT, TGHT YOU EVERYTHG YOU NEVER KNEW YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT POSTG, AND KNEW YOU WERE GAY BEFORE YOU DID. ALSO, SHE WAS ORIGALLY VOICED BY INIC LEZ LILY TOML, WHILE HER SISTER, FNA FELICY FRIZZLE THE MAGIC SCHOOL B REBOOT, IS VOICED BY FELLOW DYKN KATE MCKNON. STILL, WH MISS FRIZZLE BEG THE ET OF THKERS, I N’T HELP BUT FEEL SHE WOULD CHEW ANY AND ALL LABELS REGARDG HER SEXUAL ORIENTATN AND GENR INTY. SHE WOULD SAY SHE’S FLUID THEN TURN TO A FOUNTA RIGHT BEFORE YOUR VERY EY WHILE ARNOLD WETS HIS PANTS THE RNER. BEE ARNOLD IS THE FUCKG {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;} CHARLOTTE PICKL, BETTY AND HOWARD DEVILLE, AND JONATHAN — {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;}ONE OF THE FIRST BAD BCH I EVER KNEW, CHARLOTTE PICKL WAS THE HIGH-PONY WEARG, CELL PHONE TALKG, ALMAKG DIVA I NEED AS A KID. SURE SHE WAS MARRIED TO THAT NOBODY DREW, BUT HE GIV OFF SPERM DONOR VIB MORE THAN SOUL MATE. EVEN THOUGH CHARLOTTE SLAYED A SKIRT-SU, MAMA WORE THE REAL PANTS THAT FAY. HONATLY, PHIL AND LIL’S FEMIST MOM BETTY DEVILLE SEEMED MORE HER {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;}NOW THIS IS A LIPSTICK AND CHAPSTICK LBIAN UPLE YOU N REALLY GET BEHD:{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;}AND IF BETTY WAS "THE BIGGT DYKE TOWN" HOWARD, HER HBAND—SEEN ABOVE STG LIKE A PROPER HOMOSEXUAL—WAS A GAY TWK, ACRDG TO THIS TOTALLY PLSIBLE THEORY:{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;}OH AND CHARLOTTE’S ASSISTANT, JONATHAN: 100 PERCENT GAY. HERE HE IS G OUT OF THE CLOSET:{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;}BAD TAN JOB, BAD DYE JOB, WH A FLAIR FOR FASHN? I SAW HER AT THE ABBY THE OTHER {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;}CARMEN SANDIEGO — WHERE THE WORLD IS CARMEN SANDIEGO?{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;}CARMEN SANDIEGO WAS THE BIGGT STUNT QUEEN OF MY CHILDHOOD, ALWAYS STEALG PRICELS ARTIFACTS (OR ENTIRE LANDMARKS) WHILE LOOKG SNATCH DOG . SHE’S BASILLY ELEKTRA ABUNDANCE OM {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;}MEANWHILE, THERE'S AN IA FOR A REBOOT: ELEKTRA ABUNDANCE AS CARMEN SANDIEGO. ELEKTRA JT GO AROUND THE WORLD SNATCHG PEOPLE'S WIGS. YOU'RE WELE, {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;}CONSIRG THAT WE DON’T KNOW ANYTHG ABOUT CARMEN, HAVEN’T SEEN MORE THAN HALF OF HER FACE, AND SHE SISTS ON THE SAME SILHOUETTE DAY AND DAY OUT—CLUDG A LEBACKER SHOULR I'M STILL OBSSED WH—I WOULDN’T BET AGAST CARMEN SANDIEGO BEG A DRAG QUEEN: THE MOTHER OF THE HOE 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;}GET 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;}HAROLD — HEY ARNOLD!{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 CLASSIC CLOSET-SE BULLY, HAROLD IS EVERY MSY FAG YOU'VE EVER MET. TO W:{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;}IMMATURE, NAIVE, WARDLY, DUMB, SECURE, AND UALLY KD OF OBNOX, BUT BE RG AND MORE NOCENT AFTER THE FIRST SEASON (THOUGH HE NI PUBLIC). HAROLD N BE NSIRED THE BULLY OF THE GROUP, EVEN THOUGH HIS BARK IS UALLY WORSE THAN HIS BE. DPE HIS EQUENT POSTURG, HE IS ALSO A B OF A CRYBABY AND IS EASILY IGHTENED AND/OR UPSET AND EQUENTLY CRI FOR HIS N BE SOMEWHAT OF A BACKSTABBER. {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;}I RT MY SE. HE PROBABLY HAS 35K INSTAGRAM FOLLOWERS BY {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;}PEPPER ANN PEARSON, LYDIA PEARSON, AND MILO KAMALANI — PEPPER {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;}PEPPER ANN WAS PERHAPS THE MOST OVERTLY QUEER RTOON OF MY YOUTH. MAYBE WAS THAT HKY, 10-PACK-A-DAY VOICE OR THE SOFT BUTCH VIB SHE WAS NSTANTLY SERVG, BUT PEPPER ANN ALWAYS DGED MY ADOLCENT GAYDAR. MEANWHILE, HER BTIE, AN UNPROBLEMATIC MILO, WAS A SENSIVE ARTIST AND NOTED DRAMA QUEEN WHO REJECTED TRADNAL NOTNS OF MASCULY. PEPPER ANN’S MOM, LYDIA, HOWEVER, MIGHT BE THE QUEERT OF THEM ALL. A DIVORCEE AND STNCH FEMIST (WHICH WAS REALLY JT FOR LBIAN BACK THE '90S) WHO WORKS AT A FASHN BOUTIQUE (IT’S YOU!), LYDIA WAS ONE STIRP-PANT AWAY OM TOSSG PEPPER ANN'S LTLE SISTER MOOSE (WHO MAY HAVE BEEN GENR NONNFORMG) ONTO THE BACK OF HER CHOPPER AND BIK ON DYK’G HER WAY TO LILH FAIR. THERE, SHE'D NO DOUBT FD A GUI HER HIPPIE SISTER {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;}LN-O, TYGRA, AND PANTHRO — {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 WHOLE NCE BEHD LN-O WAS THAT HE WAS A KID WHO AGED PREMATURELY DURG THE THUNRTS JOURNEY THROUGH SPACE SO NOW HE’S A HUNKY GROWN-ASS LN WH THE MD OF A CHILD—BASILLY A WEHO HIMBO WHO DRS LIKE {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;}THAT CUFF'S A LTLE MUCH, DON'T YOU THK, SIS? MEANWHILE, TYGRA WAS THAT LOW-KEY HOTTIE WHO'S REALLY SMART BUT IS ALSO SECRETLY 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;}WHIP !{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;}THEN THERE WAS PANTHRO, WHO WAS GIVG ME SER FOLSOM LEATHER DADDY {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;}GOD, NO WONR I'M {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;}HE-MAN AND SKELETOR — HE-MAN AND THE MASTERS OF THE {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;}PRCE ADAM WASN'T EVEN TRYG TO HI ANYTHG, AND THE TER PICKED UP ON AG AGO. FANDOM FIL' DAVID CHLOPEKI LAYS OUT PRETTY NEATLY, LLG HE-MAN "THE GAYT SHOW EVER":{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;}"AS THE TRO TO THE SHOW, THEY SAY, 'FABULO SECRET POWERS WERE REVEALED TO HIM THE DAY HE HELD ALOFT HIS MAGIC SWORD.' THE ARE NOT REGULAR SUPERPOWERS. THE ARE NOT POWERS OM THE ANCIENTS. THE ARE FABULO SECRET POWERS. HETEROSEXUALS, THEY DON'T HAVE FABULO SECRET POWERS. SO HE GETS FABULO SECRET POWERS THE DAY HE DRAWS OUT HIS SWORD, WK, WK."{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;}AND PRCE ADAM WAS OUT HERE LIVG HIS BT LIFE:{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;}"PRCE ADAM IS A VERY GAY GUY. HE IS WEARG SPANX, LAVENR SPANX, AND PK SPANX, AND WHE SPANX," HE NOT. "THAT LOOK, A BLOND PAGEBOY HAIRCUT. THERE'S NEVER BEEN A GAYER CHARACTER! NAME ONE!"{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;}REAL TALK: IT TAK A POWERFUL HOMOSEXUAL TO PULL OFF A PAGEBOY. AND NATURALLY THE GAYS LOVE AN ALTER EGO, WH HE-MAN BEG THE BUTCH TOTAL TOP ADAM WISH HE WERE. BUT EVEN LLG HIMSELF HE-MAN IS THE EQUIVALENT OF "MASC FOR MASC"—METHKS HE DOTH PROTT TOO {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;}AS FOR SKELETOR, THERE ARE NO BON HER {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;}CHLOPEKI, HOWEVER, HAS A REALLY TERTG TERPRETATN OF HE-MAN'S AND SKELETOR'S RPECTIVE APPEARANC:{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;}"YOU HAD EXTREME FACIAL WASTG, WHERE YOU JT HAD A SKULL. SO 'S VERY TERTG TO IMAGE THAT LIKE, HERE YOU HAVE SKELETOR, WHO IS THIS BUFF GUY WHO'S TRATED BY THE WORLD, A TRATG SUATN, HIS FACE IS A SKULL, AND THEN YOU HAVE ALL THE GAY GUYS WHO ARE DYG AND THEIR FAC ARE WASTG AWAY, BUT THEY'RE ALL ON STEROIDS, SO THEY'RE LIKE BUFF. SO THEY HAVE THIS FORMED PERSON [SKELETOR], AND THEN YOU HAVE THE PERFECT GUYS, WHICH IS HE-MAN."{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;}THAT'S A LOT EPER THAN MY CHILDISH MD EVER THOUGHT TO GO—THEN OR {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;}SAILOR URAN AND SAILOR NEPTUNE — SAILOR {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;}ACRDG TO SAILOR MOON NON, URAN AND NEPTUNE WERE ACTUALLY LOVERS BUT THEIR RELATNSHIP WAS SANIZED FOR THE AMERIN VERSN, WHICH THEY WERE S. BUT SOME VERSNS KEPT THEIR FLIRTG TACT, LEADG FANS TO THK THAT THEIR RELATNSHIP WAS NOT ONLY SAPPHIC BUT CTUO. IT'S THE TELEVISN VERSN OF YOUR MOM TELLG YOU THE TWO WOMEN LIVG TOGETHER NEXT DOOR AND RAISG THEIR KIDS TOGETHER AND WEARG MATCHG GARNG CLOGS WERE "JT IENDS."{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;}HEFFER — ROCKO’S MORN {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;}I UALLY NSIR EVERY QUIRKY BT IEND '90S RTOONS TO BE QUEER AND ONE OF MY FAV IS HEFFER WOLFE OM ONE OF THE STRANGT SHOWS TO EVER MAKE ON TELEVISN, ROCKO'S MORN LIFE. LIKE, HERE'S A WALLABY NAVIGATG THE PFALLS OF YOUNG ADULTHOOD—WHY THE FUCK NOT? HEFFER WAS ALSO QUE STRANGE: RAISED BY WOLV WHO FATTENED HIM UP THEN FELL LOVE WH HIM AND RAISED HIM AS THEIR OWN. 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As the world ntu to adapt to diversy, fans fet that gay character have been a part of rtoons for s now. * gay characters in old cartoons *

Though, lookg back, there was plenty of gay filterg to my velopg late-80s and early-90s were full of great rtoons that played yly wh genr rol and snuck a few characters who would be flyg their own rabow flags if they were still beg drawn today.

20 CARTOON CHARACTERS WE TOTALLY FOT WERE GAY

"They're absolutely a gay uple and we're proud of that." * gay characters in old cartoons *

Tune , kids, we're gog on a magic journey back rtoon Frizzle — The Magic School BValerie Felicy Frizzle is that lbian nt who let you play around her closet, gave you your first jot, tght you everythg you never knew you need to know about postg, and knew you were gay before you did. Honatly, Phil and Lil’s femist mom Betty DeVille seemed more her this is a lipstick and chapstick lbian uple you n really get behd:And if Betty was "the biggt dyke town" Howard, her hband—seen above stg like a proper homosexual—was a gay twk, acrdg to this totally plsible theory:Oh and Charlotte’s assistant, Jonathan: 100 percent gay. Maybe was that hky, 10-pack-a-day voice or the soft butch vib she was nstantly servg, but Pepper Ann always dged my adolcent gaydar.

12 POPULAR CHILDREN’S TV SHOWS THAT HAVE GAY CHARACTERS

From Miss Frizzle to Splter, we know a gay mentor when we see one. * gay characters in old cartoons *

Fandom Fil' David Chlopeki lays out pretty neatly, llg He-Man "the gayt show ever":"As the tro to the show, they say, 'Fabulo secret powers were revealed to him the day he held aloft his magic sword. So 's very tertg to image that like, here you have Skeletor, who is this buff guy who's trated by the world, a tratg suatn, his face is a skull, and then you have all the gay guys who are dyg and their fac are wastg away, but they're all on steroids, so they're like buff.

But as the world ntu to adapt to diversy, we fet that some of our favore character have been gay all along. South Park is a dangero show to talk about when referrg to gay rtoon characters bee of how they have been portrayed. This might e as a shock to you but one of the characters om Disney's blockbter film, Frozen, jt might be gay.

We are featurg Fox, who was born Jane Renard, not only bee she is bisexual but bee the entire Gargoyl show is stacked wh people who are gay, bisexual, and asexual. Although you will never get an official nfirmatn about their relatnship, Ren and Stimpy were always assumed to be homosexual partners who lived together and even shared the same ty bed every night. How many tim do you see a hardre rapper pretend to be straight when he is, actualy, a closet homosexual, like Gangstalic, whose name should tell all we need to know?

20 INIC GAY & LGBT ANIME CHARACTERS: THE ULTIMATE LIST

12 Popular Children’s TV Shows that Have Gay Characters by Michael Fot - Christian breakg news mentary. * gay characters in old cartoons *

For years, one of the show's ma characters, Stewie Griff, has been assumed to be homosexual but was never nfirmed until earlier this year when Seth MacFarlane fally cid was time. After Herb was ught wh another man, the media boytted the show and he admted he was gay to Bojack. At the end of season three, when said high school ex asks if he's gay, Todd is fairly certa he isn't...

Benson's sexualy is ma explic the season one episo "Ratland, " which Benson, rponse to his (female) iend Kipo's csh on him, simply says, "I'm gay. The database tracks "the historil prence of lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, tersex, asexual, and other sexual- and genr-mory characters wh nfirmatn animated children’s televisn the US.

16 DISNEY CHARACTERS WHO WERE PROBABLY GAY

Prcs Bubblegum and Marcele have always had somethg gog on between them the show — wh fans speculatg that they were gay for years. There was some tentnal subtext left the show… * gay characters in old cartoons *

In 2020, Kipo and The Age of Wonrbeasts was the first rtoon where a character actually said "I'm gay" out loud. \u201cAnd 2020, Benson om "Kipo and the Age of Wonrbeasts" was the first kids' animated character to directly intify themselv as gay. Addnally, Rogel and Kyle, two characters who were said by Stevenson to be a polyamoro relatnship wh a female character, Lonnie, the same show, are both labeled as 'gay' stead of 'bisexual' or 'pansexual.

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. 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.

The last few s have seen tremendo advanc gay visibily media. Not only are gay characters a much more mon sight, but they’re also much more… * gay characters in old cartoons *

It might not be the bt gay animated show, but between s numero LGBTQ characters and a seri fale set at a pri celebratn, might be the most gay animated show. When Kipo attempts to make a move though, Benson reveals he’s gay a sweet, funny, and lovely sual g out scene. Anime fans had seen hundreds of shows of s ilk premiere before: sports seri ( this se, the sport is men’s figure skatg) where the protagonist (anx Japane performer Yuri Katsi) velops a blatantly homoerotic relatnship wh his bt iend/rival/mentor (his new ach, Rsian champn Viktor Nikiforov).

The show isn’t by any means the first gay anime (there are three others om beforehand on this very list! And beyond the central pair, the show works credibly well as the gay sports drama of your dreams, wh a banger openg and credibly animated and choreographed skatg sequenc that’ll have even the most figure skatg ignorant cheerg for Yuri to get the gold. Queer characters abound, om the gay dads of Willow to nonbary ven lear Rae, but the show’s heart and soul is the bisexual Luz’s relatnship wh girliend Amy, which ph both to bee the bt versns of themselv.

Luckily, time has let Ameri tch up wh “Sailor Moon, ” and subbed versns of the origal Japane versn of the show, as well as a more accurate English dub, are both available on Hulu, allowg the effortlsly ol Haka and Michi to be gay and stop crime. She-Ra and the “He-Man” anchise have always had a strong mpy appeal that ma at least gay-adjacent, but ND Stevenson’s acclaimed reboot of the anchise for Netflix rehgly dropped the -adjacent part pletely.

* gay characters in old cartoons *

But what gay characters existed shows aimed at kids were generally hidn, and their queerns only hted at stead of nfirmed. ” Sugar’s show lead to an explosn of children’s seri wh more explicly gay characters, but you got to give cred where cred is due.

The queerns and mps of the ics tends to get sand-off and replaced wh, at most, embarrassg tokenism serted to fill a diversy quota (the “first gay character” “Avengers: Endgame, ” anyone? And while that may have angered many Republins, and the state of Alabama, we know that there has been plenty of gay reprentatn on rtoons for que some time.

"Jafar's orig story is that he's gay and pissed." * gay characters in old cartoons *

Not only is the tular He-Man gay, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe is nsired one of the gayt rtoons ever. If you're lookg for the orig of the phrase, "Be gay, do crim, " look no further than Jam of Team Rocket, who voted his entire life to three thgs: dog crim, his super gay Pokemon Koffg, and drsg drag whenever possible. Fet Judy, there was only one diva to whom Kronk swore his eternal standom: the larger-than-life Yzma (as played by gay in Eartha Kt).

Sebastian is a gay man wh a lot of ternalized misogyny who needs to learn how to talk to women, pecially Ariel, whom he patroniz through most of the The Ltle Mermaid.

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