Is Barbie gay and why is the new movie rated PG-13?

gay characters in children's movies

The Rugrats CGI reboot is gog to clu s first LGBT character as Phil and Lil's mum Betty will be openly gay - but how much reprentatn is there kids' movi and TV shows?

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12 POPULAR CHILDREN’S TV SHOWS THAT HAVE GAY CHARACTERS

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

To rell the first gay character a kids' movie or the first children's rtoon to feature a queer weddg don't require lookg back very far.

They'd ce age-appropriatens as a reason to scrap whole storyl, character arcs, or even ancillary referenc to gay culture. They want their children to see gay characters, bisexual characters, trans and nonbary characters, jt as much as they want to see strong female characters and racially diverse on.

"05The First Biracial Gay Couple on NickeloonJt before Lln Loud opens his ont door to iend Cly McBri and his parents a 2016 episo of rtoon seri The Loud Hoe, he looks directly at viewers and says, "This is ...

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" The moment marked the first openly gay uple, who also happened to be biracial, on a Nickeloon show. Openly gay actrs Wanda Syk and Portia Rossi voice the moms a doll fay separated om their two young kids after a dragon an earthquake their home. "07The First Gay Kiss() on DisneyThe gural queer kiss on Disney wasn't alone for long: wh sends, the tone moment was followed by a few more.

08The First Full Comg-Out Storyle on a Disney Channel ShowThe Disney Channel's Andi Mack ma history wh the work's first storyle about a gay character g out. In a historic plot twist, that special someone walkg down the aisle isn't the woman om lunch but a gay man, er, aardvark, named Patrick. "12The First Openly Gay Pixar CharacterOnward — about two teen brothers who attempt to e magic to spend a day wh their late father — om 2020 is the first Pixar movie to clu an openly gay character.

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Common Sense Media edors help you choose Movi wh LGBTQ+ Characters. Movi wh lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, or other queer-intifyg characters. * gay characters in children's movies *

While TV shows have featured more and more diverse characters recent years, remas particularly difficult to fd fay-iendly LGBTQ+ movi, often bee the stori (problematilly) often foc on the paful, vlent, R-rated stggl of gay and lbian folks. LGBTQ+ them are not central to the plot of this 2022 Disney feature but the character Ethan is gay and openly smten wh his iend Strange World, rated PG, on Disney+.

Inially shocked, Daniel asks how long he’s known he’s gay to which Tyler asks “How long have you known you’re straight? The only plitn is that he hasn’t e out to him as gay.

Everybody’s Talkg About JamieMax Harwood as VioBased on a te story, Everybody’s Talkg About Jamie is a mil that follows Jamie, a gay boy livg northern England who dreams of beg a drag queen. Sudnly Billy fds himself a much more “tradnal” high school, plete wh homophobic bulli. Updated on June 7th, 2022 by Danielle Bnti: In the wake of Florida's extremely ntroversial "Don't Say Gay" bill and the strong cricism that me om wh The Walt Disney Company for not speakg up, seems like Disney is fally unrstandg out important LGBTQ+ reprentatn is for s fans and s st members.

IS BARBIE GAY AND WHY IS THE NEW MOVIE RATED PG-13?

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While the word "gay" never is spoken  Better Nate Than Ever, the notn that Nate is gay is hted at relentlsly. Phastos is a geni and ventor turned superhero who also happens to be openly gay. Artie Cella is an openly gay character who teracts wh the ma character throughout the new movie that foc on Cella Vil om 101 Dalmatians.

Artie is able to be his thentic self and actor John McCrea is happy wh his portrayal of Artie and believ him to be a gay character, but Disney yet aga ma the mistake of not fully lvg to Artie beg an openly gay character.

Orka and Flix Star Wars Ristance are two openly gay characters who aren't human and are actually two different speci but are openly a relatnship the seri. Jungle Cise hasn't technilly been released yet, but Disney has been clear that one of the major characters the movie, McGregor Houghton, will be gay.

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<p>Wh growg numbers of LGBT parents around the world, isn't time the lik of Disney or Pixar portray gay parents kids' films as ordarily as they portray heterosexual on, asks <strong>Joanna Benecke</strong></p> * gay characters in children's movies *

There's been a lot of ntroversy surroundg the announcement of Houghton beg a gay character. Certa groups are upset at the ia of a children's movie reprentg the LGBTQ+ muny while progrsiv are upset at Jack Whehall's stg, believg a gay actor should be st, and the ia that might be a stereotypil, harmful reprentatn.

Viewers may not remember the gay prce om The Prcs Diari 2, and maybe that's bee the movie don't actually show him person.

In early 2017, Disney XD progrsed even more wh portrayals of gay love wh the rtoon Star Vs. Before the live-actn versn of Bety and the Beast me out 2017, director Bill Condon announced an terview that one character would have a gay sp. LeFou, Gaston's right-hand man, would be gay, the director said, g excement and anticipatn om the LGBTQ+ muny.

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Turns out, Barbieland isn't as gay as s queer fans had hoped .

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