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

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• 'ARTHUR' CHARACTER MR. RATBURN COM OUT AS GAY AND GETS MARRIED BELOVED CHILDREN'S CARTOON
• 'ARTHUR' CHARACTER MR. RATBURN OUT AS GAY, GETS MARRIED SEASON PREMIERE
• CARTOON: THE SUPREME COURT AND GAY MARRIAGE
• CALIFORNIA STILL HAS AN ANTI-GAY MARRIAGE LAW ON THE BOOKS. VOTERS COULD REMOVE IT NEXT YEAR
• MR. RATBURN FDS MR. RIGHT: REACTNS TO A GAY MARRIAGE A KIDS’ RTOON
• GAY MARRIAGE CARTOONS
• CARTOON GAY MARRIAGE

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

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.

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

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.

CARTOON: THE SUPREME COURT AND GAY 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. Ratburn om Arthur is gay….

CALIFORNIA STILL HAS AN ANTI-GAY MARRIAGE LAW ON THE BOOKS. VOTERS COULD REMOVE IT NEXT YEAR

It’s a kids show, don’t exactly ‘need’ an openly gay character, ” wrote one er. I jt don’t unrstand why so many TV characters are gay the days.

RELATED VIDEO: Josh Gad on Controversial ‘Gay Moment’ In ‘Bety & the Beast:’ ‘This Film Is One of Inclivens’. “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.

MR. RATBURN FDS MR. RIGHT: REACTNS TO A GAY MARRIAGE A KIDS’ RTOON

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GAY MARRIAGE CARTOONS

“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?

CARTOON GAY MARRIAGE

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. Simon senr rearch fellow Amerin Prcipl and Public Policy at The Herage Foundatn, wrote about the same-sex marriage se earlier this week:On Tuday, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments about gay marriage. Nor n one say that gays and lbians are polilly powerls, so one nnot claim they are a spect class.

Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed a subsequent legislative attempt to legalize gay marriage.