The Battle for LGBT+ Content in Cartoons 

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Should we be concerned about a grown woman forcing a little girl to kiss her on The Powerpuff Girls? I get that it's a joke, but that honestly really feels like the kind of joke that ages increasingly poorly...

Okay I did a quick search upon hearing my country mentioned. South Africa has been fine with same sex marriage since 2006 and there's much less of an issue with that here, it's just a normal thing to see and I never grew up with outright hate towards us gays. So I was confused as to why SU was banned here. It was banned because of some kind of problem Kenya had and then no country on the entire continent was allowed LGBTQ content. There's apparently only a single TV broadcast feed into the whole of Africa which is absolutely ridiculous! According to the Kenyans: Loud House, The Legend of Korra, Hey Arnold, Clarence, Steven Universe, Adventure Time and Star vs the Forces of Evil - are TV children programmes "with homosexual themes". What. Fresh. Garbage. Thank you for bringing this to my attention

Sugar: Ruby and Sapphire represent a same sex couple International Channels: Then we’ll edit it to make Ruby a boy Sugar: *Has Ruby wear a dress to her wedding* International Channels: *Surprised Pikachu face*

She ra’s crew, mostly Noelle, played 4D chess with the background characters, basically making them all gay. And then at the end, when they could confirm Catradora, they just went nuts. Kyle and Rogelio and Spinerella and Netossa were confirmed, and Scorfuma was almost confirmed. Also, Double Trouble was just amazing.

I hate how people call LGBT+ rep "forced" or "in your face", no matter the context or way in which it was presented. People did that shit with Soldier 76 from Overwatch being revealed as gay despite it being literally a photo and a couple sentences in a short story as confirmation. As a beginning artist in college it's one of my dreams to help contribute to the LGBT rep that would have helped me so much as a kid.

As a non-LGBT person,i can never understand what you guys go through but i respect you guys,i support you guys,equality for all of us,nobody deserves exclusion because of sexuality Good luck with your lives

I wish there was more asexual representation in media in general. I realize that an asexual relationship would be hard to show off in any show that was under PG-13 but they could simply do aromantic representation then which honestly is in even more desperate need of representation since there is such a stigma against being single.

Actually angel from Craig of the creek is a-gender confirmed by the storyboard artist the character was based on

My headcannon but, Rose/Pink is Pansexual, Garnet is literally a lesbian couple (her colour scheme also looks like a bi flag, amethyst’s look like an ace and pearl’s is a pan flag), Pearl is a thirsty lesbian, Amethyst is...ace? And you know how Steven turned out? He’s now in a long-distance relationship with and Indian GIRL named Connie. If Steven’s literal PARENTING FIGURES couldn’t turn him gay, what makes you think television shows would turn your child gay or make them do gay stuff, homophobic parents?

I will now forever know Garnet as the Secret Gaygent Ma'am.

I wish I had cartoons like She-Ra when I was a little girl. It could have helped me realize things about myself.

I'm so happy that reviewers continue to discuss about Clyde's dads in a positive way. Much like Bow's dads on She-Ra; Harold and Howard on Loud House are just as kind, likeable, nurturing and loving as a couple

It’s so frustrating that because someone wants representation lgbt+ or Women empowerment many roll their eyes and call it an agenda because it has been done incorrectly previously. Whether a gay person being stereotyped to the point where sexuality is their identity or women putting down men for empowerment. THINGS can be done right! and it’s so good that creators are having more chances to show how sexuality or gender doesn’t equal character or personality.

And meanwhile, Japan can just do it as easily as it is to breath air. LGBT in anime has existed far back in the 90's, and it's also true for western shows to.It's just, for some reason, currently, it's gotten harder to display LGBT relationships. What showrunners and everyone else needs to realize, is that gay relationships aren't some strange concept. It's a normal relationship, just with one gender flipped.

I loved the comment about the "they're turning my child gay" and you just say "well, if that was true, I would be straight (...) And last time I checked, I wasn't" It was just genious. And now talking seriously, I think people judge wrong Steven Universe sometimes, but it's like, the most important series on the last decade. The Adventure Time crew already have plans on showing a romantic relationship between Marceline and Bubblegum since the season three. But they couldn't show it until Steven Universe attacked and "solved" the problem, so the AT crew could let Bonnie call Marcy girlfriend in "Broke his Crown", then show them holding hands in "Seventeen" and they kissing in the episode "Come Along with Me".

I really wanna make a show that has a predominately BlPOC & LGBTQ+ cast targeted for everyone on a platform like Netflix, since it seems that it’s the most friendly to this. So this video is pretty insightful on what it’s like when trying to do so with in a more of a,, suppressive workplace, thank you for this !

am I the only one who wants aromantic and asexual Elsa

You wanna know something totally unrelated but a bit funny? There are elections in Croatia, which means a lot of political ads, mostly from one righ-wing party. I got one of those ads on this video. One of the members of that party recently claimed that kids are better off in orphanages then in same-sex households. Our minister of healtsm to be exact. Just think about it makes my blood boil. Thankfully, most of the high-ups in the social care and foster system spoke againts his statement. Anyways, I am ever so amused by the irony of the fact that a party, with rather anti-LGBTQIA+ views is unknowingly actually funding pro-LGBTQIA+ content such as this, if inderectly. So I put the ads on mute, and watch them and just imagine their reaction to this fact. Edit: sad news-the right wing party won. Well not THE worst one but the most popular one. We did get a solid number of far-left members of the parliament which I am very grateful for . But still, another four years of right wingers on "the throne"...ugh....

It honestly bothers me that GLAAD never nominated OK K.O. despite it having more gay romantic relationships than straight relationships, especially in it's last season, like...Enid and Red Action got hooked up, Boxman and Venomous are clearly married, and we actually saw Joff and Nick marry in the last episode. The only confirmed straight relationship is Carol and Mr. Gar.

i hope that benzon and troys relationship will be developed further in season 3 of kipo

I truly wished you've gone more in depth with Adventure Time Marceline and Princess Bubblegum than just saying that it got cannon at the end of the series because there's more to that. When "What Was Missing", an episode also written by Rebecca Sugar strongly hinted that Marceline and Peebles were exes by "I'm Just Your Problem", a song about her complicated feeling towards Bonnie that she's angry with but at the same want to reconcile. It nearly opened the door but she messed up at the end for Bonnie starring at her. At the end of the episode, it's revealed Bonnie's most prized possession was Marcy's rock shirt and she wears that as her pajama's. In fact, in "Sky Witch" she even sniffs it. Unfortunately she has to give it away to Maja for Hambo and according to Maja, it has more sentitmental value than the stuff animal. We see bits by bits of their bond reforging in such as "Red Starved", "Time Sandwitch", and "Princess Day". In season 7 is when Marcy and Bonnie finally reconcile and become best friends by PB realizing of she pushed so many people away, even Marcy away and aplogized to her. By Adventure Time mini-series "Stakes" where Marcy got rid of her vampirism with the help of PB, when Marceline had a poison coma she dreamnt she was old and living with Bonnie and after waking up from that, she told her that dream and she was nice which made her blush. In the end of "Stakes", although she turned back into a vampire but she doesn't mind because her journey did help her to grow, become more mature and show empathy and she thank Bonnie and tells her that they'll be hanging out forever, again made her blush. Throughout the whole show, we see them hanging out more like Marcy and Bonnie have dinner with Simon/Ice King in "Broke His Crown", Bonnie being supportive in "Music Hole". In "Ketchup", it's revealed that she rather turned herself a candy person so she stand beside her. Then in the final season things get more obvious by Marceline and Peebs were holding hands, Finn telling Hunson "maybe" that she's dating someone, her wearing PB sweater from "Stakes", "Slow Dance With You" is mostly about Bonnie. By the finale, it's confirmed that they are a couple. The second episode for Distant Lands "Obsidian" and that will explore their relationship after the events of "Come Along With Me" and show what their past is like. While many people talk about how Legend of Korra, Steven Universe, She-Ra, and Kipo being the driving force for showing LGBT, people forgot of how Adventure Time did it along time ago. While it did took long but it was worth the wait.

I'm glad you addressed the, "Sometimes no rep is better than bad/harmful rep." And you're right. Voltron, to this day, did more harm than good. Using Shiro as a tool, and making his character entirely about his sexuality and stripping away his close relationships with others. Then shoving him with a character that people had to check the subtitles for his names.

So the wedding episode meant the show was shortened, but I also heard that Rebecca pitched the movie so they could finish the series... Did they almost cancel the show due to the wedding?

For the love of God we need trans characters in kids media. Like, trans characters, not just nonbinary characters who's gender is never talked about (I'm nonbinary, I just mean that an easy conclusion to come to with a characters like double trouble is that they were born nonbinary, especially since they're a fantasy creature). Growing up trans, not knowing that being trans is an option, it's horrible. You either tell people about these feelings that you're never told it's ok to have, or you suppress it all and have to deal with the consequences when you're older. All of that changes once you know being trans is an option. It completely changes the playing field. Now it's a matter of figuring out how you fit in terms of this possiblity, who you can tell and how you're gonna go about this. If I'd been given the option of being nonbinary as a kid, I'd have come out years earlier. I knew who I was, I just didn't think who I was was something I could be. Trans characters in kids shows would have made everything better. Maybe then I wouldn't have to deal with years of repressed emotions, and I'd probably have gotten my parents to understand much sooner. But no kids show right now would make a main character trans, with their trans identity a constant part of their character. No kids show right now is gonna show a character dealing with dysphoria or transitioning. I'll make the damn show myself if I have to. I'll do it. I'll make a kids show about fighting aliens or something and the main character is gonna be trans and it's gonna affect their actions and their story. I'll do it if it kills me. I need little trans kids to learn that they can be trans, that they can be happy, that they can be themselves. I need little trans kids to know they can save the world and battle dysphoria at the same time. Sorry, that got a little intense. These shows have paved the way. We're making changes. But I won't be satisfied until I get to see a show that would have saved six year old me years of trauma go up for trans kids of today to watch.

When I was discovering myself a few years ago, and at time, didn't have any family supporting me, Steven Universe helped me feel comfortable and told me that I'm not as weird as I thought I was, and being nonbinary and bisexual is okay. Stevonnie and the gems gave me confidence and made me happy.

In Turkish version if Steven Universe whenever a new gem git introduced they gave them male voices but when they started to act feminine they "had to" change voice actors. So technically Turkish version of Steven universe has trans representation.

Im so glad to see this video! Videos like this helped me stop being homophobic and start learning more about myself, and noticed im bi. And know im writing a book where the main duo are a gay couple! Thank you for making a video like this, and I hope this video helps many people in my situation!

Another lgbt+ couple that gets a shout out from me is Lyra and Bon Bon/Sweetie Drops from MLP FIM, bc they got married and we even got to see the proposal in the background of an episode. While they're background characters, they're pretty beloved by fans and it's a popular ship. 😄

It’s ironic that they allow rather adult themes or dark stuff in many shows like Gravity Falls and then they won’t even allow a gay relationship. It’s like the government releases footage on public tv in the 40s of people being blown up, but they wouldn’t allow a picture of two men hugging to be released in a newspaper or whatever. Edit: The biggest reason Disney struggles with LGBTQ stuff is because they have a massive audience in East Asia, a place with a massive history of being anti-gay. Indonesia (and probably other nations there) actually had Disney cut out a gay kiss that was put into Episode IX of Star Wars for their audiences. If Disney were to add more LGBTQ content into their stuff, regardless of what their Communist overlords think (you know who I mean), they could lose international funding, and become far smaller than it currently is. Though I do think the lesbian kiss was a bit abrupt in that movie. Not saying I’m homophobic or whatever, because I’m not; I’m just saying that they had 3-5 SW movies and two animated show produced to try and push to the “right direction,” if you may. The problem clearly isn’t just companies, its the governments of the world.

Kids should know that they can live lives their way whether they're LGBTQ or not. They should know that they can be happy about who they are and not change anything about themselves.

I hope we can get more gay main characters in media

Also, I find it a bit hard to believe that Dreamworks was the one forbidding LGBTQ+ representation, especially since it extends to other shows beyond the ones listed, like Harvey Girls, Kung Fu Panda: Paws of Destiny, and Fast and the Furious: Spy Racers. In fact, the Kipo showrunners we’re allowed to portray Benson’s orientation under the condition that he would need to outright say he was gay.

Hello, This may be bit off topic, but there's something I want to say. The first video I watched from your channel what the Media Representation for Autism. And as an autistic person myself, it made me feel it bit better about myself. Shows like Everything's Gonna Be Okay, where has an autistic character played by an autistic actress, and She-Ra, where a character name Entrapta who is autistic thanks to one of the Crew-Ra writters being autistic and wrote her development, also made me feel better about myself and I'm still learning to love myself. Anyway, Steven Universe and She-Ra eventually help me appreciate the LGBTQA+ community, and I think you did a wonderful job with both of these video. Thank You!

“Adam from the hollow is gay” Oh. Guess I _am_ gonna watch season two then

As someone who was completely in love with Steven Universe at one point, only to reach the end of Future and just go "huh, I guess that's over then"... I really appreciate getting this behind the scenes information. It really seems like the late issues with the show that made me kinda apathetic about its resolution were largely due to the cut in funding, and actually knowing that does help me regain some of the appreciation for the show that I lost. Meanwhile, though, I can't stop thinking about She-Ra, and I'll keep hoping that another season or a movie will become reality and give Catra and Adora some time for on-screen happiness as a couple.

I’m so so happy that lgbtq+ relationships are much more represented in media.. it seriously helped me so much as a teen to get rid of my internalised homophobia and to accept myself for who I am.. protesting against that is just downright homophobic and hurtful I’m currently a huge She Ra fan!! I want to see more explicitly gay protagonists in cartoon shows :)

I always thought the reason Change Your Mind was so messy was just bad writing, so this raised my respect for the crew a bunch omg 😭😭😭

Me: sees this video Also me: CATRADORAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

This gets me concerned for The Owl House..

To anyone out there: confirming character facts on social media but not in the show IS NOT representation, Just say/show it in the damn show.

I am dreaming of world when gay couple in TV will be just another fictional characters and not legendary "LGBTQ+ agenda"

There really isn't a lot of male x male relationships in cartoons.. I feel like there's a lot more female x female relationships, because that's more widely accepted, and I really hope there's an equal percentage of rep from both. Male x male relationships exist, but they're never a prominent as Ruby and Sapphire or Catra and Adora.

What a fitting video to close this year's Pride Month. I can't wait to see what the future holds for animation and LGBT+ content.

As a lesbian, I definitely understand why Hirsch was scared shitless of homophobes Dont ever underestimate homophobes, they are terrifying

Thank you for this important conversation 🏳️‍🌈

In Kipo and the age of wonderbeasts, Kipo is actually bi and in The owl house, Luz is also bi. I'm honestly glad that in child cartoons they aren't just including gay or lesbian people, they're also including bi, pan exc.

Alot of conservative have this mindset that almost all animated shows are for kids, therefore showing any lgbt+ representation shown is deemed as propaganda/ or an agenda meant to "brainwash" little kids. However that is not true. Shows like "Dora", "DocMc Stuffins , Calliou, Sofia the First or Thomas the train... Have a clear target audience distinct from shows like Steven Universe, Gravity Fallls, SVTFOE, Shera and Adventure Time. Which are more fit for Teens+

You want gay Elsa, but I still want canon asexual Disney princess. Yeah, there needs to be more Gay/Lesbian representation, but that still far outnumbers the asexuals. Asexuals who often fall prey to being retconned as not later on, like Jugghead from Archie who was canon ace but made straight in Riverdale, or how Spongebob was stated as canon asexual by his creator, only to, for some reason, be paraded around as gay now. I'd like to see outright stated asexual representation that...stays asexual.

I can’t get over that Steven Universe essentially sacrificed itself so shows like She-Ra can exist

The Dragon Prince explore LBTQ as well as they add a person with a disability. A relative to the main characters who is also in charge of the guards is deaf and use sign language throughout the show. Later on she fall in love with a woman and I believe they start a relationship. There is also a lesbian couple who rule another country. Unfortunately they are killed off but you get to see and hear about them a lot as they are important for the story. They also have an adopted daughter.

I don't know if it's canon but I pretty sure Star from Star Vs. is actually Bi. There was a scene in one of the later seasons where she's sitting between a really buff guy and girl and she has blushy heart eyes and is looking back and forth at both of thier abs

Great video. As an teenage lgbt person myself, many of the recent lgbt-inclusive media has really effected my life and helped me to accept who I am. Minor nitpick, at 8:10 you say bubble buddies is the first ep of Steven universe. I am pretty sure lazer light cannon and gem glow were the first ep. sorry if I am being pedantic, I just thought I would mention it.

As a person who is currently scripting/creating a cartoon herself that has LGBTQ+, I’m so happy that the tide, even if it’s only by a little, is now allowing LGBTQ+ themes and characters to be shown in the media. Outside of anime, shows like Steven Universe, Adventure Time, Kipo, Korra, and even She-ra (and I personally hate that show) have encouraged me to keep pushing to pursue my dream of working in the western animation industry and make a cartoon that children like me who wished to see characters who looked and identified similar to me. Thank you for creating this video ❤️ - a fellow LGBTQ+ fan

Scooby Doo: Mystery Incorporated is another one of those earlier examples where they had to rely on heavy subtext for the relationship between Velma and Marcie Fleach. The shows’s producers have been confirming the past few years that this was the intention, specifically the portrayal of Velma as a closeted, in-denial lesbian.

Steven Universe, She ra, and Kipo are the masters of the gay cartoons

3:40 Aaahh! I hate that argument. Media can’t make you gay. Media teaches them the name for what they already are. With proper representation, young kids can see themselves in characters and stories that they wouldn’t before. They can be their true selves earlier and not ‘figure it out once they went away to college’ like in my generations day. Thank you for this wonderful video.

8:15 Wasn’t the first episode of Steven Universe “Gem Glow”?

Dreamworks has come very far in the past 5 years and I'm guessing that creators noticed the almost complete lack of sensor ship as well. They will go to them for creative freedom and make great shows like The Legend of Korra,Kipo and co.

Voltron was such a let down and I completely understand they were limited. It really sucked and I just wish it was made a little later, maybe after she ra so we should have that good representation and the correct development of the good characters the show provided.

I've been trying to add as many LGBTQ+ themes and characters to my stories as I can, which, bc I'm a straight cis man, has required a lot of research to make sure I'm not falling into harmful tropes. One thing I've wanted to do is show a well done, fully developed but g-rated (i.e. on the level of what hetero couples do in Disney movies) same sex romance to further illustrate the double standard which frames LGBTQ+ relationships as more sexual than non-LGBTQ+ relationships. I'm thankful my medium is going to be a self published webcomic, otherwise I might be more limited in how much LGBTQ+ rep I can include.

Nickelodeon:OH SPONEGBOB IS GAY BECAUSE HES FAMOUS. Stephen:He’s Asexual Nick:Oh we hear you, but we honestly don’t care. Like at all.

this made me emotional, I'm crying haha I just hope young LGBT kids don't ever feel alone or rejected for who they are

19:12 “two women falling in love is not appropriate for our audience” i actually teared up at that, it hurts that there are still people who think there’s something dirty and wrong about my existence

I'm sad you neglected to mention My Little Pony:Friendship Is Magic. Yes, it was at the end of the final season, but at that point we had not one, not two, but THREE confirmed lesbian couples -- including two main characters.

I remember watching the Korra finale on my computer when I was a sophomore in high school. I was so happy. I never thought they would do it. Looking back I see that’s the bear minimum but also the absolute most they were allowed at the time. It’s just amazing how far we’ve come! I love She-Ra and SU and I’m just so happy that media in the US is changing so fast. But not without a fight!

Lea this is SO GREAT, amazing work

Star vs. also has some other representation that is easy to miss- Jackie Lynn, one of Marco's will-they won't-they girls, is revealed to be bisexual after she and Marco break up, and the last season does have a scene that teases that Star is bisexual (though it's something easily brushed over since she ultimately gets with Marco). But I feel like it says a bit that these shows of representation are able to be so easily missed.

While I can imagine that getting rep on screen is a possible uphill struggle, actually writing it isn’t all that fucking difficult.

This is definitely something that needs to be talked about. Happy pride month y’all🏳️‍🌈

The fact that I have to hide that ruby and saphire is a couple from my parents is actually messed up, just recently they found out catra and adora is cannon and they banned me from the show. Now I'm sitting here crying myself to sleep because I know my parents will never accept my sexuality. So basically what I'm saying is: I hate it here.

I remember looking on common sense media for The Dragon Prince, because for some reason I like reading reviews for books/TV/movies. The adults side of the reviewers was full of people saying that the show pushed the LGBT agenda, and that there was a ONE SECOND long kiss between to women, and a TWO SECOND long kiss between two men. How TERRIBLE. Then, the kids side was just full of people bashing the adult side and talking about how bigoted those reviewers were. It was entertaining to read but also kind of scary. Like, do we really have THAT MANY adults complaining about things as harmless as a short kiss?

I feel like one of the worst thing to happen to representative shows is corporate influence causing writing and directing hiccups potentially causing the representation to seem forced, while for some of us it's easy to search for the original creators thoughts and ideas allowing us to find the true message that was planned, but for those who can't the message can seem shoddy, muddled and ultimately confusing ... Tldr: big companies, let your creators be creative ... Be inclusive, or in corporate language, money is money, no matter who earned it

I really appreciate your outspokenness

I SAW CATRADORA IN THE THUMBNAIL. I CLICKED. AHHHHHH

I'm 13 and the queer representation in cartoons helped make me realized that i liked girls(i dont know about guys though). Lgbt representation doesn't 'turn your kid gay' it helps them figure out their identity and makes them feel accepted when people around them aren't. I don't understand why you homophones/transphobes have to make such a big deal out of it. If you don't support it, okay i get it it's not what you agree with. My brother doesn't support trans but he doesn't make a big deal out of it and doesn't use any rude slurs, just because you don't support it doesn't mean you can be an asshole.

I paused Hamilton for this video

I’m a trans woman and These video makes me so happy and hoping for the future For LGBT community🏳️‍🌈 ❤️🏳️‍🌈❤️

* so basically, a bunch of scared homophobes shortened the lifespan of an influencial kids cartoon over a gay wedding. * gotta love this community sometimes.

I gotta say, as a bi guy, there was only ONE surprising thing to me in this video. Arthur is STILL putting out new episodes? I remember watching it like 20 years ago! Are you SERIOUS! O_o

there needs to be more LGBT representation. especialy the T

Gotta say, really enjoyed this video: can't believe the hits that these creators had to take in order to represent people just being themselves, but at least their adversity paves the way for others to continually move forward.

Great video Lea, you did an awesome job with putting this one together. I hope that one day people from other countries will start to open their eyes and their minds to accept the fact that people in the LGBTQ+ community are still human beings and should be treated as such. I’ve had recently discovered that I am on the gray asexuality spectrum as a demisexual. The fact that my parents have accepted me for who I am even with my disabilities (cerebral palsy, ADHD, anxiety, and dysthymia), has been very empowering for me. This world needs to become more open minded to having honest and real representation of people in the LGBTQ+ community and people with disabilities as well.

Thank you so much for giving she ra credit

I love asking parents who think LGBTQ+ representation in shows makes kids gay: “Ok, so why am I not straight? I grew up in the 90s/early 2000s and there wasn’t any LGBTQ+ representation (or at least any explicit representation) at all. So what caused me to not be straight?” And they just fall apart 😂🏳️‍🌈💕

Yk watching Steven universe I just was always grateful to the amount of work the crewniverse put ♥️ I'm an adult and it still had such a powerful impact. I know my child self would have been so validated and happy , and I am so happy for the children who have Steven universe to validate them

I get why Bojack Horseman isn't included, but can we all appreciate how great of an arc Todd had with his own sexuality? I think it was a great way to show confusion, and the challenges presented by labelling. Overall, some solid ace representation which is woefully underfed in other media

There was also an episode of the preschool show "Helpsters" , specifically episode 12, where one shot characters Nurse Nina and Farmer Flynn , two women, were married.

Another step for Disney has been very recent, in The Owl House. Willow has two dads, Luz (the protagonist) is canonically bisexual and has been shown to be attracted to men and women, and Amity has been shown to have a crush on Luz, very outwardly. There was also a background mlm couple in the prom episode. This is all in Season 1 by the way, and Season 2 was ordered before the show’s premiere this January. also please just watch the owl house in general. the art style is beautiful, the story and characters are amazing, it’s funny, 12/10 show, Season 1 is on Disney+ right now.

The Hollow really went for it in terms of representation in the 2nd season. Adam and Mira's dads are excellent figures for LGBTQ+ audience members, especially Adam being the leader of the team.

The argument has been that LGBT+ representation comes with a sacrifice in plot and quality in the shows and that any criticism of poor show quality is called homophobic or what ever. Can not a show be good and also have representation? For conservatives obviously not, but yes there have been cases that the argument as rang true.

Wait so the cops from gravity falls are some Disney’s first gay characters

C'mon...admit it...The Steven Universe Crew is a hero for CN...even if not many want to acknowledge it

When i was little i was always like "BuT i DoN't WaNt To Be GaY!" and now i'm like "I want a girlfriend." I wonder which cartoon turned me gay... Oh wait! None of them.

I loved this, its so nice to reflect on how far we’ve come in just half a decade. Thank you to all the amazing creators who risked the life of their shows just to push for representation, I’m so glad it’s worked to such an extent and I hope this trend continues. It makes me really happy knowing the next generation of kids will be growing up with a more complete view of human diversity and I really hope the simple exposure drastically reduces homophobia in the years to come.

OWL HOUSE HAS A BISEXUAL AND LESBIAN MAIN CHARACTERSS. And it's a Disney show. Progress baby

This has always been a... challenging topic in my family. Most of my family is against it, with the exception of my sister being bi and she's gotten into countless arguments with other family members. As far as I am aware, I am a straight white male. It may be the way I was raised, but I personally haven't seen myself as part of the LGBTQ+ groups. However, I've grown to respect everyone's preference as it's their lives and I can understand why they prefer whatever they prefer. That being said, I want it to be that LGBTQ+ relationships are just as represented as straight relationships. That way everyone's preference is balanced as there isn't too much or too little of any kind. I hope you all have a good day.

kipo is an amazing cartoon i want more people to talk about it.

I find LGBT+ characters better handled if they are established that way from the start. Much better than when shows or staff one day change a character to be LGBT+ when they were never established that way in the series lore.

I really want Disney to make a movie about 2 princes who start out as best friends but then one of them gets kidnapped so the other goes to save him and as the story progresses both realize they have romantic feelings for each other. Doesn't that sound so amazing?! I am internally screaming at the thought of it!