Mr. Ratburn on "Arthur": "Arthur" character out as gay, gets married season 22 premiere - CBS News

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PBS has jt nfirmed that Mr. Ratburn, Arthur's no-nonsense-wh-a-heart-of-gold teacher, is gay.

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

PBS has jt nfirmed what those wh heightened gaydar have spected for years — Mr. Ratburn, Arthur's no-nonsense-wh-a-heart-of-gold teacher, is gay.

The ter was not shy their opns about a rtoon school teacher vg his stunts to his Ratburn beg gay is *my* Game of Thron fale— ??? ??????’ ???????? (@salmattos) May 13, 2019PSA: Mr. 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?

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

#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.

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

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.

Ratburn’s sexualy until now, though the word “gay” wasn’t ed the episo, acrdg to TVLe. Ratburn isn’t the first openly gay character the “Arthur” a 2005 “Postrds om Bter” episo, the rtoon rabb and iend of Arthur’s met children Vermont whose mothers were lbians, though the word “lbian” was never said that episo eher, TVLe the newt episo aired on Monday, people on social media were lighted by the news of Mr.

ARTHUR‘S MR. RATBURN COM OUT AS GAY, GETS MARRIED SEASON 22 PREMIERE

Ratburn is gay I n fally die, ” one person wrote. Ratburn beg gay is *my* Game of Thron fale. “MR RATBURN IS GAY??

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

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

'ARTHUR' TEACHER MR. RATBURN COM OUT AS GAY DURG SURPRISE WEDDG EPISO

“I always felt that whout a huge agenda, when I was wrg Bert & Ernie, they were [gay], ” Saltzman said an terview wh Queerty. Ratburn Com Out as Gay, Gets Married Season 22 Premiere.

Ratburn — is gay.

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

Of urse, this isn’t the first time the Arthur-verse has featured a gay character. Ratburn don’t e the word “gay” Monday’s Arthur premiere. 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.

"ARTHUR" CHARACTER OUT AS GAY AND GETS MARRIED SEASON 22 PREMIERE

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. MR RATBURN IS GAY HELLO!!

" another fan wrote, notg Marvel's recent ments about the LGBTQ reprentatn the MCU actually poted out that Ratburn has been a b of a gay in for a while now allegedly, wh the marriage only nfirmg a fact for some people. Ratburn is an extremely slept on gay in. I ed to watch Arthur all the time as a *gay* kid.

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

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. The word "lbian" was not ed the episo, nor was the word "gay" ed the episo about Mr.

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'Arthur' Teacher Mr. Ratburn Com out as Gay Durg Surprise Weddg Episo .

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