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Addnally, Rogel and Kyle, two characters who were said by Stevenson to be a polyamoro relatnship wh a female character, Lonnie, the same show, are both labeled as "gay" stead of "bisexual" or "pansexual. When live-actn televisn began makg roads for gay reprentatn durg the turn of the century, animatn remaed a tratgly straight (if equently queer-d) affair.
The reasons behd the medium’s slowns were obv and, predictably, homophobic. So, pearl-clutchg TV crics would argue, children shouldn’t be exposed to “adult” (read: gay) characters through rnchy rtoons.
Wtern animatn, meanwhile, eher featured gay characters one-off episos (see “The Simpsons'” inic John Water’s gay steel l episo) if they were aimed more at adults, or kept hidn subtext if the target dience was younger. For example, years after “The Proud Fay” first aired, creator Ralph Farquhar admted that the character of Michael was wrten as gay, but had to be merely queer-d to nform wh Disney’s standards at the time. Between the Florida “Don’t Say Gay” bill and numero anti-trans laws passed red stat, there has been a ncentrated nservative effort to monize LGBTQ people and prevent discsn of sex and genr inty among children.
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In celebratn of Pri Month, let’s take stock of the bt and gayt that animated TV has to offer. Pl, was ambig enough that the creators had to e out and affirm they were gay to a nfed fanbase.
It might not be the bt gay animated show, but between s numero LGBTQ characters and a seri fale set at a pri celebratn, might be the most gay animated show.
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When Kipo attempts to make a move though, Benson reveals he’s gay a sweet, funny, and lovely sual g out scene.