When you thk of gay anime characters, you probably thk of yaoi and yuri, but great LGBT anime characters n be found other genr. Learn about the history of sexualy and genr Japan, how their attus differ om the US, and which LGBT characters challenge stereotyp.
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- ‘ADVENTURE TIME’ FALE DELIVERS THE BIG GAY KISS FANS HAVE BEEN WAG 10 SEASONS FOR
- "ADVENTURE TIME" CREATOR REVEALS TWO MA CHARACTERS HAD A GAY RELATNSHIP"THAT'S WHAT I FIGURED OM ALL THE CREEPY FAN ART."{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}NEWSBY DAN AVERYAUGT 15, 2014/4:38 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:1080PX;WIDTH:1920PX;}CARTOON NETWORKBY DAN AVERYAUGT 15, 2014 / 4:38 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"\"ADVENTURE TIME\" CREATOR REVEALS TWO MA CHARACTERS HAD A GAY RELATNSHIP","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2014-08-15T20:38:50.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2014-08-15T20:38:50.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"DAN AVERY","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AT A RECENT BOOK-SIGNG FOR THE ADVENTURE TIME ENCYCLOPEDIA, VOICE ACTOR OLIVIA OLSON—WHO PROVIS THE VOICE FOR BENEVOLENT VAMPIRE MARCELE—REVEALED THAT HER CHARACTER AND PRCS BUBBLEGUM WERE ONCE A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OLSON SAYS SHE WAS TALKG WH ADVENTURE TIME CREATOR PENDLETON WARD, TRYG TO FIGURE OUT HER CHARACTER'S MOTIVATN A PARTICULAR SCENE WH PBG. AND HE STUNNED HER WH "YOU KNOW THEY DATED, RIGHT?"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GET THE WHOLE LOWDOWN ON THEIR RELATNSHIP—AND WHETHER 'LL EVER BE DISCSED THE RTOON—{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}H.T: BUZZFEED VIA {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
- 2020 WAS ANIMATN’S BIGGT, GAYT YEAR SO FAR
‘ADVENTURE TIME’ FALE DELIVERS THE BIG GAY KISS FANS HAVE BEEN WAG 10 SEASONS FOR
We have gays the ary, homosexuals gettg married, and famo celebri g out of the closet to both supportive and volatile dienc. Gay movi, gay books, gay televisn shows, gay mic. The reason for this is bee parents fd gay, bisexual, and transgenr them to be “too nfg” for children to unrstand, and that Is solely an “adult issue” that should not be puzzlg or ighteng the children.
Dpe all of this ntroversy, there are several surprisg LGBT characters and them media oriented to children, many of which are nsired “inic” gay culture.
"ADVENTURE TIME" CREATOR REVEALS TWO MA CHARACTERS HAD A GAY RELATNSHIP"THAT'S WHAT I FIGURED OM ALL THE CREEPY FAN ART."{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}NEWSBY DAN AVERYAUGT 15, 2014/4:38 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:1080PX;WIDTH:1920PX;}CARTOON NETWORKBY DAN AVERYAUGT 15, 2014 / 4:38 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"\"ADVENTURE TIME\" CREATOR REVEALS TWO MA CHARACTERS HAD A GAY RELATNSHIP","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2014-08-15T20:38:50.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2014-08-15T20:38:50.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"DAN AVERY","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AT A RECENT BOOK-SIGNG FOR THE ADVENTURE TIME ENCYCLOPEDIA, VOICE ACTOR OLIVIA OLSON—WHO PROVIS THE VOICE FOR BENEVOLENT VAMPIRE MARCELE—REVEALED THAT HER CHARACTER AND PRCS BUBBLEGUM WERE ONCE A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OLSON SAYS SHE WAS TALKG WH ADVENTURE TIME CREATOR PENDLETON WARD, TRYG TO FIGURE OUT HER CHARACTER'S MOTIVATN A PARTICULAR SCENE WH PBG. AND HE STUNNED HER WH "YOU KNOW THEY DATED, RIGHT?"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GET THE WHOLE LOWDOWN ON THEIR RELATNSHIP—AND WHETHER 'LL EVER BE DISCSED THE RTOON—{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}H.T: BUZZFEED VIA {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
Some of the earlit exampl of gay characters or them existg a work geared towards children origate classic works of animatn ridn wh “adult humor” such as Looney Tun and Tom and Jerry. Frequent exampl of gay humor ed the rtoons are male characters cross-drsg due to a certa edic suatn, and unable or unallowed to break character, they are forced to kiss another male character, and are the nstant object of sire for a humoroly butch male. Although ially “played for lghs” and actually somewhat offensive by today’s standards, the equent gay jok Looney Tun and Tom and Jerry helped pave the way for more LGBT them media geared towards a young dience.
Extremely famo exampl of gay unrton played very serly works that are equently viewed and read by children (which were never pletely nfirmed or nied by the wrers) clu the dotg relatnship between Frodo and Sam J. ” This sgle quote is jt the tip of the iceberg Frodo and Sam’s ambiguoly gay relatnship. Bert and Ernie are two of the most famo children’s show characters as well as full-blown gay ins.
Jim Henson, the creator of Same Street, was an out and proud homosexual, but he never specifilly nfirmed or nied that Bert and Ernie were gay, spe equent terrogatn om both adorg, supportive fans and accatory prottors. More gay subtext origat children’s media thanks to Howard Ashman, another famoly homosexual.
2020 WAS ANIMATN’S BIGGT, GAYT YEAR SO FAR
Ashman was famo for beg the lyricist for the Disney films “The Ltle Mermaid” (1989, ) and “Bety and the Beast, ” (1991), and isn’t surprisg that several of his songs are ridn wh gay overton. ” Ashman also wrote the lyrics for “Bety and the Beast, ” a film that has humoroly famo gay subtext between the characters LeFou, the toady, and Gaston, the town’s manly-man hero. In another example of a negative portrayal, the character “Him” om the popular rtoon “The Powerpuff Girls, ” which first aired 1995, is a blatant stereotype of a flamgly gay man, tentnally.