How Queer Characters Have Evolved in Children's Animation

Summary In 2018, Rebecca Sugar's "Steven Universe" featured both the first LGBTQ wedding and the first LGBTQ marriage proposal in a kids' animated TV show. And in 2020, Benson from "Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts" was the first kids' animated character to directly identify themselves as gay. These are groundbreaking achievements in LGBTQ representation, but it took a long time and a lot of hard work to get here. Here's a look back at how LGBTQ characters in kids' shows evolved from Hays Code-era stereotypes and queer-coded villains. View more details

How Queer Characters Have Evolved in Children's Animation

Directed : Unknown

Written : Jess Chou A.C. Fowler

Stars : Rebecca Sugar Kuwilileni Hauwanga Melanie Kohnen

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Genres : Animation Documentary Short

Release date : Jun 9, 2021

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English

Production companies : Insider

Summary In 2018, Rebecca Sugar's "Steven Universe" featured both the first LGBTQ wedding and the first LGBTQ marriage proposal in a kids' animated TV show. And in 2020, Benson from "Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts" was the first kids' animated character to directly identify themselves as gay. These are groundbreaking achievements in LGBTQ representation, but it took a long time and a lot of hard work to get here. Here's a look back at how LGBTQ characters in kids' shows evolved from Hays Code-era stereotypes and queer-coded villains. View more details

Details

Genres : Animation Documentary Short

Release date : Jun 9, 2021

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English

Production companies : Insider

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