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WHY AN ANIME CHARACTER N BE OPENLY GAY JAPAN, BUT YOU N’T
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When you thk of gay anime characters, you probably thk of yaoi and yuri, but great LGBT anime characters n be found other genr. The state of LGBT (Lbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transsexual) reprentatn anime differs om that Amerin rtoons due to different cultural attus regardg sexualy and genr inty.
In the Wt, homosexualy has historilly been nsired sful, and for much of the 20th century, mastream film and TV avoid directly addrsg the existence of non-heterosexual inti. By the 1990s, there was more gay reprentatn of varyg qualy Amerin movi and TV aimed at adult dienc, cludg gay characters adult-oriented rtoons such as Smhers The Simpsons and Big Gay Al South Park, but the issue was still nsired too ntroversial for media aimed at children, which rtricted most Amerin rtoons. Notable characters the current movement clu the pairg of Korra and Asami The Legend of Korra, the pansexual genrfluid robot BMO Adventure Time, and the "gay space rocks" who make up much of the st of Steven Universe.