Netflix’s Kipo and the Age of Wonrbeasts has a very chill and sual g out moment — which is pretty noteworthy nsirg that no other animated show has had a character say "I’m gay" on screen. Kipo and the Age of Wonrbeasts is streamg now.
Contents:
- KIPO AND THE AGE OF WONRBEASTS MAK G OUT AS GAY SIMPLE AND DIRECT
- HOW THE CREATORS OF KIPO WERE ABLE TO MAKE BENSON GAY
- ‘KIPO AND THE AGE OF WONRBEASTS’ IS AN UPLIFTG AND GAY-AFFIRMG SERI
- REVIEW ‘KIPO AND THE AGE OF WONRBEASTS’: GAY, JOYO, AND LOVG
KIPO AND THE AGE OF WONRBEASTS MAK G OUT AS GAY SIMPLE AND DIRECT
Not bee there's anythg wrong wh her, but bee he's gay.
Livg the year 2020, really shouldn't be a surprise when a show for children has a character who explicly and simply tells people they are gay, but that is the realy of the world we live right now.
HOW THE CREATORS OF KIPO WERE ABLE TO MAKE BENSON GAY
Too many animated children's shows will dance around character sexualy, showg characters love but beg aaid to explicly e the word "gay. " There are shows like Steven Universe, where two female characters get married, but they're technilly agenr space rocks whose genr n be altered foreign dubs, and other shows that heavily imply queer pairgs but leave them jt vague enough to be niable, like The Legend of Korra endg wh two female characters walkg off together hand hand, but for a character to simply say that they are gay is still rare enough to tch me off guard when happens.
Gettg to see a young person of lor e out as gay an animated show for kids is an all-too-rare occurrence. Aga, this shouldn't be a shocker, but you'd be amazed how rare is to see a gay character animated children's media get to actually fall for people along their journey.
Voltron suggted Shiro was gay, but rather than give fans sight to the past, his love tert, Adam, was killed off-screen.
‘KIPO AND THE AGE OF WONRBEASTS’ IS AN UPLIFTG AND GAY-AFFIRMG SERI
It ntu a warm terplay where Roberto is supportive of his gay son, while everyone around them, om humans to mut, root for the uple as they see their love as normal.
REVIEW ‘KIPO AND THE AGE OF WONRBEASTS’: GAY, JOYO, AND LOVG
And most of all, while queerns don't fe their inti, watchg two gay teens celebratg and enjoyg each other as soulmat whout fallg to stereotyp is a weled sight.
“Bee … I’m gay.