The creator of the Netflix revival of the gay, 80s in talks the new show, diversy fay entertament, and refg the word prcs.
Contents:
- ‘SHE-RA’: NOELLE STEVENSON ON MAKG HER LEAD CHARACTER GAY AND INSPIRG A GENERATN
- KIDS' NETFLIX CARTOON 'SHE-RA' INTRODUC GAY CHARACTERS
- WHAT SHE-RA AND THE PRCS OF POWER’S GAY KISS MEANS TO ITS COMMUNY
‘SHE-RA’: NOELLE STEVENSON ON MAKG HER LEAD CHARACTER GAY AND INSPIRG A GENERATN
For example, a character nfirmed onscreen as lbian should not be head-noned as straight, as this nstut lbian erasure and would be a homophobic gture. Prumably a gay man; formerly dated Sea Hawk[6].
A gay uple; married wh children, among which is Bow. A gay creature.
KIDS' NETFLIX CARTOON 'SHE-RA' INTRODUC GAY CHARACTERS
Their creator lled them gay a Tweet. Still, Stevenson, herself a gay woman, wanted young viewers to be able to see a queer relatnship that wasn’t jt cintal, but central to the plot of the entire seri. We’ve got a bunch of people who, jt off Season One, are really, really exced about the gay reprentatn this show.
(DreamWorks / Netflix) I’d bee so ed to beg let down the past that I’d unknowgly ternalized some of the homophobic arguments that have been ma for years about what is or isn’t “appropriate, ” pecially for kids.
Strangers on the ter still thk ’s funny to make homophobic ’s this TV show that lets all kids, and specifilly queer kids, see that beg hont about their feelgs n make them a hero is as excg as is important. She-Ra cludg two LGBT characters ('s unclear whether they intify as gay or another sexual orientatn) is a step forward for reprentatn the realm of animatn. Cartoons like this didn’t exist when she was growg up, she explas, leavg her to latch onto characters that were d as gay or lbian.
WHAT SHE-RA AND THE PRCS OF POWER’S GAY KISS MEANS TO ITS COMMUNY
“They weren’t characters who were outwardly gay or lbian, ” Stevenson said. But we live a world where children are treated as priste angels who don’t need to know about topics like sexualy right away, and Stevenson lls that ridiculo: “There’s nothg appropriate about beg gay and livg your life.
GAY. Upon first glance, the show is somethg most parents would be fortable wh their kids watchg as long as they uld handle the fantasy vlence, but s send season the TV-Y7 rated seri starts to really ph the gay agenda—whout actually tellg you is.