12 Popular Children’s TV Shows that Have Gay Characters by Michael Fot - Christian breakg news mentary.
Contents:
- 12 POPULAR CHILDREN’S TV SHOWS THAT HAVE GAY CHARACTERS
- 2020 WAS ANIMATN’S BIGGT, GAYT YEAR SO FAR
- WARNG TO PARENTS: PRO-GAY RTOONS ARE ON THE RISE
12 POPULAR CHILDREN’S TV SHOWS THAT HAVE 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. * gay cartoons shows *
Wh shows like Steven Universe leadg the charge and changg the game, no longer do we have to settle for “child-appropriate” (read: homophobic) censorship.
2020 WAS ANIMATN’S BIGGT, GAYT YEAR SO FAR
Premierg on Nickeloon, The Loud Hoe ma history by troducg the work’s first married gay uple, Howard (Michael McDonald) and Harold McBri (Wayne Brady). In addn to s vibrant animatn and killer soundtrack, the show ma wav wh s troductn of Benson (Coy Stewart), an openly gay male character (who even the word gay onscreen, a rary kids’ animatn.).
WARNG TO PARENTS: PRO-GAY RTOONS ARE ON THE RISE
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.