The cln of gay characters mastream televisn and film has been an ongog procs for the dtry — one that has ma the the current generatn of TV shows some of the most progrsive to date. As such, the goln age of TV is also a…
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7 HBO TV SHOWS THAT FEATURE PROMENT GAY CHARACTERS
Hollywood has phed a ncerted, dtry-wi effort for years to place LGBTQ-related entertament to programs aimed at young dienc, often tim operatn wh gay rights group GLAAD. * hollywood series gay characters *
Hollywood has phed a ncerted, dtry-wi effort for years to place LGBTQ-related entertament to programs aimed at young dienc, often tim operatn wh gay rights group GLAAD. Now nearly every TV seri, animated or live-actn, has add gay characters. Activists have repeatedly assumed that the sensible-shoe-wearg character is eher gay or bi-sexual.
She’s gay. Last April, Disney revealed a gay character DuckTal named Vlet, who is prented as a child wh two gay dads. MR RATBURN IS GAY?!?
In May 2019, PBS children’s show Arthur featured a gay weddg scene s season premiere. Ultimately, the storyle end wh the character Cys Goodman (Joshua Rh) announcg that he is gay.
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In April 2016, gay activist webse Pri labeled Steven Universe one of the queert kid’s shows on TV bee most of the characters are prented as gay. Episos have also featured lsons on homophobia, anxiety, and domtic vlence.
In October 2016, the show’s two police characters were prented as participatg a gay relatnship wh one another. Popular kid’s show Blue’s Clu has teamed up wh drag queen “Na Wt” a vio aimed at celebratg Gay Pri Month. And yet, for s, lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer people rarely ever saw displays of affectn.
It may appear quat now, when we have TV seri like Hulu’s Love, Victor (about a Latx teen explorg sexual fluidy) or Netflix’s Bondg (about sex work and alternative sexualy), but the great gay panic set off by Ellen DeGener g out on her s 1997 was a bombshell that didn’t necsarily nvce the works that they’d open the gat to LGBTQ experienc. Luckily Will & Grace buted 1998 and the groundbreakg NBC seri nvced many that gay people might not be so toxic (and wouldn’t sre off advertisers) — so much so that Vice Print Joe Bin later creded wh changg his md about same-sex marriage.