'Arthur' character Mr. Ratburn out as gay, gets married season premiere

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• 'ARTHUR'S MR. RATBURN HAS A GAY WEDDG ON PBS' CHILDREN'S SHOW
• 'ARTHUR' CHARACTER MR. RATBURN OUT AS GAY, GETS MARRIED SEASON PREMIERE
• ARTHUR'S TEACHER OUT AS GAY AND GETS MARRIED ON THE PBS KIDS SHOW'S SEASON PREMIERE
• 'ARTHUR' CREATOR DEFENDS GAY MARRIAGE EPISO FOLLOWG BACKLASH
• PBS 'TAKG ADVANTAGE' OF PARENT'S TST BY CLUDG GAY WEDDG 'ARTHUR': CONSERVATIVE GROUP
• ‘ARTHUR’ GIV MR. RATBURN THE GAY WEDDG TO A CHOLATIER WE ALL DERVE
• ARTHUR'S TEACHER MR. RATBURN COM OUT AS GAY AND GETS MARRIED
• HOW A GAY CHARACTER ON ARTHUR REFLECTS CHANGG NORMS THE U.S.
• 'ARTHUR' CHARACTER MR. RATBURN COM OUT AS GAY AND GETS MARRIED BELOVED CHILDREN'S CARTOON
• PBS ACCED OF 'BRAWASHG' KIDS AFTER 'ARTHUR' FEATUR A GAY WEDDG
• ALABAMA PUBLIC TELEVISN REF TO AIR 'ARTHUR' EPISO WH GAY WEDDG
• ALABAMA PUBLIC TELEVISN REF TO AIR "ARTHUR" EPISO WH GAY WEDDG

'ARTHUR'S MR. RATBURN HAS A GAY WEDDG ON PBS' CHILDREN'S SHOW

Ratburn and Patrick strollg arm--arm down the aisle to cello word "gay" is never spoken. Ratburn is the gay in I never knew I need.

“MR RATBURN IS GAY??

Your move Marvel…, ” wrote Rachel Gie, the director of edorial at is not the first time the “Arthur” seri has featured a gay character.

'ARTHUR' CHARACTER MR. RATBURN OUT AS GAY, GETS MARRIED SEASON PREMIERE

” The anizatn c “Steven Universe, ” “Adventure Time” and “Loud Hoe” as some recent exampl of programmg that featur nuanced LGBTQ, featurg a gay marriage on a children’s televisn show remas revolutnary, acrdg to year, the s-old discsn over Bert and Ernie’s relatnship and sexual orientatn “Same Street” me to a standstill after Frank Oz, the creator of Bert, nied the character was gay. I know what and who he is, " Oz wrote on Mark Saltzman, a former wrer for “Same Street, ” mataed that the puppets were gay. “I always felt that whout a huge agenda, when I was wrg Bert & Ernie, they were [gay], ” Saltzman said an terview wh Queerty.

This isn’t the first time that the Arthur universe has broached the subject of gay upl, fact. After all, this is a world where an aardvark looks like that and has a rabb for a bt iend; why would be so remarkable that people are gay?

ARTHUR'S TEACHER OUT AS GAY AND GETS MARRIED ON THE PBS KIDS SHOW'S SEASON PREMIERE

Fourteen years later, ’s still unmon for children’s shows to feature gay characters — enough that often be headle-makg news when someone out, or when a show adds a nonheterosexual relatnship. In December, the show troduced Lily, a muppet who is homels and livg shelters and on iends’ 2018-19 report “Where We Are on TV, ” released by Glaad, an anizatn that tracks reprentatn of lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr people the media, noted some recent stris.

“You know at a very young age if you are trans and gay or bisexual and lbian, ” Ms.

PBS has jt nfirmed what those wh heightened gaydar have spected for years — Mr.

'ARTHUR' CREATOR DEFENDS GAY MARRIAGE EPISO FOLLOWG BACKLASH

Ratburn, Arthur's no-nonsense-wh-a-heart-of-gold teacher, is gay.

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PBS 'TAKG ADVANTAGE' OF PARENT'S TST BY CLUDG GAY WEDDG 'ARTHUR': CONSERVATIVE GROUP

Ratburn om "Arthur" is gay. Do you know how amazg is that someone who's been on the show om the start, someone who's a ma character, is openly gay and gettg married on a kids show?

‘ARTHUR’ GIV MR. RATBURN THE GAY WEDDG TO A CHOLATIER WE ALL DERVE

#Arthur — Daniel Mole (@DanielMole29) May 13, 2019On the one hand this gay weddg on Arthur is so cute but on the other hand image gog to a teacher’s weddg— Ira Madison III (@ira) May 13, 2019The episo do not overtly label Mr. Ratburn as "gay" much like another episo of an Arthur spoff show, Postrds From Bter, that featured gay characters.

Ratburn, is gay.

We all know people who are gay, who are trans, and ’s somethg that is socially acceptable, ” Brown said.

ARTHUR'S TEACHER MR. RATBURN COM OUT AS GAY AND GETS MARRIED

"But gay activists are not satisfied wh jt changg the law — people mt change their beliefs, too. Children are not askg for their rtoon characters to be gay — activists the entertament dtry are forcg on them.

HOW A GAY CHARACTER ON ARTHUR REFLECTS CHANGG NORMS THE U.S.

It is offensive to me and my fay that the work would glorify the homosexual liftyle. ”“Arthur, ” which premiered 1996, has prevly featured a gay character. The Forc of Evil" on the Disney Channel picted gay upl kissg among others durg a boy band ncert, sparkg outrage among pro-fay groups.

'ARTHUR' CHARACTER MR. RATBURN COM OUT AS GAY AND GETS MARRIED BELOVED CHILDREN'S CARTOON

The same year, the Disney kids seri "Andi Mack" featured a 13-year-old character who realiz he is gay and out to his iends.

Addnally, Disney's remake of "Bety and The Beast” clud an openly "gay moment" exprsed by LeFou, the sikick to the movie's antagonist, Relig Freedom UpdatJo thoands of others to get the FREEDOM POST newsletter for ee, sent twice a week om The Christian Post. Ratburn’s marriage and g out as a gay man.

PBS ACCED OF 'BRAWASHG' KIDS AFTER 'ARTHUR' FEATUR A GAY WEDDG

Ratburn is very happy wh his new Ratburn beg revealed as both gay and happily married isn't the first time that a show wh the Arthur world has featured a gay character. Wh this history md, 's a huge step for Arthur to have a signifint character portrayed as both gay and happily married, even though the world "gay" is never mentned the is jt the latt PBS-aired seri to highlight characters and them that help portray the real world to s young viewers.

Ratburn beg gay, the general ncept of showg the experienc young viewers themselv may share or regnize wh their own muni is the same and 's somethg that Arthur creator Marc Brown noted back 2005 regardg the Bter ntroversy.

How a Gay Character on Arthur Reflects Changg Norms the U. Still, ’s possible to unt on your fgers the number of kids’ shows that have picted gay characters.

ALABAMA PUBLIC TELEVISN REF TO AIR 'ARTHUR' EPISO WH GAY WEDDG

Ratburn, was gay and gettg married. Shortly after s premiere, the ter epted over the cln of a gay character and storyle such a proment children’s program. Ratburn om ‘Arthur’ is gay.

ALABAMA PUBLIC TELEVISN REF TO AIR "ARTHUR" EPISO WH GAY WEDDG

Do you know how amazg is that someone who’s been on the show om the start, someone who’s a ma character, is openly gay and gettg married on a kids show?

Ratburn om arthur is gay this is the absolute bt thg you’ll see all day, ” noted one person, while another joyfully said, “Mr. Ratburn is gay, im cryg. Ratburn is gay by him havg a same sex marriage.

And then there were some who weren’t necsarily agast the choice, but were nfed as to why a gay character was “need” on a children’s show.