The long and speculative history of gay characters on children's TV shows

Contents:

• GAY CHARACTERS ON CHILDREN’S TV, OM BERT TO SPONGEBOB
• IF PIGLET WAS YOUR FAVOURE WNIE THE POOH CHARACTER, LET’S BE HONT, YOU’RE GAY
• THE LONG AND SPECULATIVE HISTORY OF GAY CHARACTERS ON CHILDREN'S TV SHOWS

GAY CHARACTERS ON CHILDREN’S TV, OM BERT TO SPONGEBOB

Wnie the Pooh, the beloved animated bear that has lighted children worldwi, has been banned om a playground Tzyn, Poland, bee the cy uncil there believ the bear is eher transgenr, tersex, or gay. But people have speculated for years that the puppets may be gay, and now 900 people have signed a petn on for the old iends to marry.

IF PIGLET WAS YOUR FAVOURE WNIE THE POOH CHARACTER, LET’S BE HONT, YOU’RE GAY

” Many terpreted Bert’s e of the word “mo” a tweet back June as a subtle nod to the homosexual muny.

In 1999, Evangelil pastor Jerry Falwell acced the character Tky Wky of beg a closeted homosexual and therefore a “moral menace.

” Falwell’s foolproof reasong: Tky Wky is purple wh triangular antennae, both of which allegedly signal gay pri.

THE LONG AND SPECULATIVE HISTORY OF GAY CHARACTERS ON CHILDREN'S TV SHOWS

The official statement om Itsy-Bsy Entertament is that Tky Wky is neher gay nor straight.