Ben Whishaw himself is a gay man in real life. Many organizations around the world connect and support the LGBTQIA+ community. "[11] Some argued that the Walt Disney Company played with gender stereotypes in the past,[12] featuring effeminate or sissy characters,[13] or those coded as gay,[14] which occurred while the characters were comedic and kept at arms length. She also noted that due to the pandemic, budgets were constrained, episodes were cut, and noted that she wasn't allowed to present a case for a fourth season, and said she believed there was a future for the show if Disney Television had "different people in charge. Fandom Apps Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Continuing from the late 1980s, villains in Disney films which were queer coded began to appear. Terrace confirmed Luz as bisexual in a Reddit AMA in September 2020. Bunt was due to return, as a lesbian villain who makes advances towards Madeleine Swann, but this was not used in the final version.[13][14].
Slaz | LGBT Characters Wikia | Fandom Tula was a background actress in For Your Eyes Only, sometimes described in the media as a "Bond girl". Fordyce in the 1967 Casino Royale film is a character played by John Wells. Sir Hilary appears in other iterations, in the books and other films, but this aspect of him is not mentioned. Fandom Apps Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. ", she is shown slow-dancing with a woman. Her gang changes from trapeze artists into Pussy Galore's Flying Circus is still an all female gang, with lesbian overtones, while the character Denise is also played quite butch. ", "Amphibia Spoiler Review: Mr. X/Sprig's Birthday", "See first look at Zachary Quinto and Billy Porter's new characters in, "The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder trailer brings a gorgeous update to the familiar characters", "Proud Family Reboot Casts Billy Porter, EJ Johnson, & Zachary Quinto", "GLAAD Announces Nominees For The 34th Annual GLAAD Media Awards", "Disney Junior's Dino Ranch Teaches Kids About Adoption In This Exclusive First Look", "Pixar Employees Say Disney Censored LGBTQ+ Inclusive Content Efforts", "Pixar Employees Say Disney's Statement on Commitment to LGBTQ Community Rang Hollow", "Florida 'Don't say gay' bill spells headache for Disney", "Turning Red Confirms Pixar's LGBT Problem Is Real", "#DisneySayGay Updates: 'Lightyear' Same-Sex Kiss Reinstated, Blue Sky Staff Reveals 'Nimona' Pushback", "If you listened to the letter you have your answer ", "Lilith Clawthorne's Potential Asexuality Is Perfect For Her Character", "Amphibia's Olivia and Yunan Are Canon Gay Newts And All Is Right With The World", "On today's episode of the #GLAADawards nominated series The Owl House ("Clouds on the Horizon"), Luz and Amity share a sweet romantic kiss. Its a reminder that in 1955, when Moonraker was published, homosexual acts were still criminal offences.[15]. [149][150] The episode also features LOS-307 (voiced by Asia Kate Dillon), a supercomputer who refers to themself as a non-binary machine. The character Amelia has two moms. [133] On April 25, 2022, Dana Terrace confirmed The Collector is non-binary and uses he/they pronouns. Please help improve this article by editing it. "[111], Amphibia introduced the same-sex couple, Ally and Jess, collectively known as The I.T. Wint and Kidd who never refer to each other by first name in the film of Diamond Are Forever are a gay male couple. Ian Fleming's writings and some of the early Bond films have provoked some negative criticism in this area. [3], In June 1998, Mulan, an animated musical adventure film would begin showing in theaters. At one point the film Pussy Galore tells James Bond she is "You can turn off the charm. [70], In the August 2020 "Enchanting Grom Fright" episode of The Owl House, Luz and Amity dance together, while casting spells, to defeat "Grom," a demon that manifests as their deepest fears. [122], On March 10, 2022, Pixar employees argued that "nearly every moment" of openly gay affection was cut due to demands from Disney executives, even if creative teams and Pixar executives objected, arguing that these employees are being barred from creating queer content in animated films. According to Lauren Spungen, Klebb's unwanted advances of Bond's love interest, Tatiana Romanova and other characterization make Klebb "foreign and not relatable, allowing further dehumanization". "[98], On July 24, 2021, The Owl House episode "Eda's Requiem" featured a character named Raine Whispers, who goes by they/them pronouns and is voiced by transgender and non-binary actor Avi Roque. He also said that Disney relied on LGBTQ people to "revamp its animated films", taking the example of Howard Ashman, an openly gay man who was the lyricist for The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast. Main Page; Discuss; All Pages; . In a departure from the usual pattern, Wint and Kidd's sexuality is more obvious in the film than the novel. Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, Big Red (High School Musical: The Musical: The Series). Jed Midnight warns Bond, that if Pussy's interest in Tilly Masterston is not stopped, soon Tilly "would be parting her hair three ways". [127], It was later reported in mid-March 2022 that a same-sex kiss in Lightyear, which was released on June 17, is being reinstated, with the film featuring the studio's "first-ever on-screen kiss between two characters of the same gender" between Alisha Hawthorne and her wife Kiko. At one point, when Q introduces Evelyn Tremble to Fordyce, he says "New man? As such, it is clear that Jackie is bisexual.
Category:LGBT Characters | The Codex Wiki | Fandom I have been told many times that men have no way of writing strong women and all I can say is, when given the opportunity to write strong characters, I and the talented writers on the show chose to pull from the very strong women in our own lives", "The name "Cassandra" came early into her creation. Lydia Hart. [91], On March 17, 2021, two days after the broadcast of the series finale of DuckTales, storyboarder Sam King said that although she did not wish to "become "Word of Board Artist" on every headcannon and ship", she would permit fans to "assume I think every character except, like, Lunaris, is LGBTQIA+ in some shape or another. M. Macca (Drew Dillon) Marc (Sean Luttman) Matt Fraser. Mbita is voiced by gay comedian Jaboukie Young-White. Disney Wiki is a FANDOM Movies Community. @melissavcomedy & #DanaDavis guest star as Ally and Jess, robot-loving "IT Gals" whose expertise helps Polly bring her beloved Frobo back to life, in the new episode of #Amphibia, premiering Oct. 30 on #Disneychannel #DisneyNOW", "YEP! Gals. to the Fast Show, and speaks with an extremely camp voice. "[33][34] Even so, Weisman did not correct a fan when they described Nerissa as bisexual. Characters who are part of the LGBTQ+ community. [129][130][131] Jade King of The Gamer noted that Cissy Jones said that her letter during a charity stream saying that Lilith didn't have any romantic attractions was "basically canon," further confirming those identities. Funkipedia Mods Wiki is a FANDOM Games Community. episode "Mbita" featured the titular character starting a romantic relationship with another man named Yukio. It also is not equivalent to a person's gender. He said this changed with The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder with the biggest changes to the show were "gender identity, obviously racial identity and quote-unquote wokeness, and said that sexuality can be "sort of in your face with it a lot more," manifesting itself in the storytelling.
In 2010, Phineas and Ferb featured gay singer Clay Aiken in his animated form in "Phineas and Ferb: Summer Belongs To You!". While the most common terms are largely described using the gender binary of male or female, sexuality is more expansive than that. From 1983 onward, Disney struggled with LGBTQ representation in their animated series, and their content often included LGBT stereotypes, like queer-coded characters in the films Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and Mulan [1] [2] or the content was censored in series such as Blazing Dragons. [36][37][38], On February 15, 2016, series finale of Gravity Falls, aired on the Disney Channel featured Sheriff Blubs and Deputy Durland confirmed as a gay couple.[39][40][41]. Slaz ended up being a cellmate with Major Snake at Oblivion. [132], On April 16, 2022, Boscha was hinted to have two moms in The Owl House episode "Them's the Breaks, Kid" as two Hexside students bear a resemblance to Boscha. Barry Leibowitz-Jenkins Batwoman Category:Bears (LGBT) Bebe Stevens Ben Schatz Berta Escobar Beth Tezuka Bi-Polar Bear Big Boo Category:Bigender Category:Bisexual Bismuth Bizzaro Captain Hero BMO Bo Dennis Bob Belcher Category:Bottoms (LGBT) Bowi Rev Brian Harding Brno Gehard Category:Butch lesbians C Category:Camp (LGBT) Cantor Dina Reznick He said this changed with The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder with the biggest changes to the show ere "gender identity, obviously racial identity and quote-unquote wokeness, and said that sexuality can be "sort of in your face with it a lot more," manifesting itself in the storytelling. The LGBT characters of Heartstopper. [112] In the text of their video descriptions, the pair describe themselves as "just two girlfriends", qualified with an LGBT pride flag emoji. The film would include a bisexual captain Li Shang (voiced by BD Wong). [2] In 2011, Deja told news.com.au Disney would have a "family that has two dads or two mums" if they find the "right kind of story with that kind of concept.
Category:LGBTQ+ Characters | Funkipedia Mods Wiki | Fandom Most people, whether cisgender or transgender, have a gender identity of male/man/boy or female/woman/girl. Some argued that the film felt "gay" even if not "explicitly queer," and more ambiguous, comparing it to the 2017 live-action film Call Me by Your Name and the 2020 animated film Wolfwalkers. Gender identity is a person's internal, deeply held sense of their own gender (or lack thereof). "[78] The year before, in November, he called Cass a strong female character[79] and talked about the "real friendship bond" between her and Rapunzel in September of the same year. Charlie Spring. Edit Edit source History Talk (0) This category contains characters that are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender Trending pages. Nick Nelson. A person's romantic attractions or desires (or lack thereof) toward other people. [117] Michael Collins, a recurring character from The Proud Family, was confirmed to be gender non-conforming and gay. Towards the end of the film, when Mr. Wint opens the wine bottle and gives Bond the cork to smell, Bond catches the scent of Mr. Wint's cologne, links it to his misadventure in the pipeline and quickly realizes that something is wrong. LGBT characters N Category:Nonbinary characters P Category:Pansexual characters Q Category:Queer characters T Category:Transgender characters Category:Transvestite characters Categories Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted. "[4] Some creators have also criticized Disney studio executives of cutting LGBTQ scenes from their shows in the past,[5][6] or criticized that their shows were not seen as part of the "Disney brand". The history of LGBT characters in James Bond is a complex one.
Category:LGBT characters | TMNTPedia | Fandom So I colored Ally with the Pan flag colors, and Jess with the Bi flag. Funkipedia Mods Wiki is a FANDOM Games Community. [70], In the August 2020 episode of The Owl House, titled "Understanding Willow", one of the main characters (Willow Park) is shown to have two dads (Gilbert and Harvey Park). The Advocate noted that even if there aren't any openly gay or lesbian characters in the film, there is sensitivity to LGBTQ issues in the upper echelon of Disney. "[159][160], In April 2022, Peter C. Kunze, a historian at Tulane University argued that there is a "long history of LGBTQ audiences and employees supporting, even saving, the company from veritable demise." Launched on January 19, 2022, this wiki is the primary Fandom-hosted resource for the English-speaking LGBTQIA+ community. LGBT characters Category page View source Characters in Nickelodeon shows who are confirmed either by staff or in-universe to be lesbian, gay, bisexual, asexual, or transgender. They were clearly two gentlemen who kept company with each other. Another reviewer described the episode as delivering a "definitive message that love transcends gender even in the world of childrens animation. [35] Barry and Randell kiss in the episode "Father Figures". The Codex Wiki is a FANDOM Comics Community. "[107] He also said that people were reading too much into the interactions between Libby and Molly McGee in one episode, assuming it is romantic. Experts say fans are changing that", "New Cartoon Will Feature Marvel's First Animated Lesbian Superhero", "Cierra Ramirez to Voice America Chavez, Marvel's First Queer Latina Superhero", "Must-See LGBTQ TV: 'Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors,' 'Versailles' final season, return of 'Will & Grace,' 'Superstore,' plus Alyssa Edwards' 'Dancing Queen', "Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors tackles diversity without breaking a sweat", "Designing Star Wars: Star Wars Resistance", "CWK Show #298: Star Wars Resistance Season Two Press Day Coverage", "Out of space: Star Wars Resistance has gay characters, Disney says", "Queerness Shines in "She-Ra" and Other Animated Shows", "would you ever consider making an LGBT main/side character for Big City Greens? She later made clear that this isn't the official Disney position and hoped for a Disney warrior that is "openly in the LGBTQ community" in the future, perhaps even a person who is disabled. In the post-war period, a number of real-life British spies, such as the Cambridge Four defected to the Soviets, and some of them, such as Guy Burgess and Antony Blunt were attracted to men, which helped create a negative image of gay spies. [18], This queer coding had its disadvantages, with networks not wanting to show overt representation. [2], Gaston and LeFou in the 1991 film Beauty and the Beast and Jafar from the 1992 film Aladdin were created by an openly gay animator named Andreas Deja,[1] and sang music by Howard Ashman, who was also openly gay. Take a look at all our Pan characters! [135][136] Five days after the series ended, Matt Braly confirmed Mayor Toadstool and Toadie became a same-sex couple as well. [15], A show created by Terry Jones and Gavin Scott, Blazing Dragons, aired on Teletoon in Canada, Spacetoon in Arab countries, and Canal+ in France from 1996 to 1998. He noted that he brought his partner, Matt White, to an annual company beach party and long company retreats and that while some executives were uncomfortable with Schumacher bringing his partner, higher executives didn't give him any trouble. [49][50] GLAAD expressed hope that the film would allow Chavez to be represented accurately, and "serve as an introduction of America and further queer characters to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Slaz ended up being a cellmate with Major Snake at Oblivion. LGBT Characters Category page.
Category:LGBT characters | Hollyoaks Wiki | Fandom ", "We absolutely loved this week's episode of #TheOwlHouse!
Some, like Jeremy Blacklow, GLAAD director of entertainment media, would argue that this episode would be a turning point for executives who fears boycotts from conservative groups like the Family Research Council and One Million Moms, calling the episode a "major win for both Disney and preschool series," showing that LGBTQ characters could appears in shows aimed at younger viewers without retaliation or crisis. View source History Talk (3) The LGBT rainbow flag. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! It is not defined by sexual activity, which can be independent of a person's orientation. In one early draft of the script of Spectre. [42] The film Zootopia features gay couple Bucky and Pronk Oryx-Antlerson. Google searches ping after Disney president Karey Burke says she has pansexual child", "Why don't we see LGBT parents portrayed in children's films? Disney and LGBT representation in animation, History of LGBT characters in animation Up to the 1990s, History of LGBT characters in animation: 1990s, History of LGBT characters in animation: 2000s, History of LGBT characters in animation: 2010s, History of LGBT characters in animation: 2020s, National Expert Commission of Ukraine on the Protection of Public Morality, LGBT representation in animated web series, List of animated films with LGBT characters, List of cross-dressing characters in animated series, Netflix and LGBT representation in animation, "The evolution of queer characters in children's animation", "The Blazing Dragons of Monty Python's Terry Jones", "The rise of queer representation in LGBT cartoons", "Making Waves: In "Luca" and "Wolfwalkers," Monstrousness Is a Queer Metaphor", "Once Again, Disney Attempts to Co-opt Pride Month", "Owl House Was Canceled Due To Exec Deciding It Didn't Fit the Disney Brand", "The Owl House: Disney Animated Series' LGBTQ+ Relationship is No Longer Subtext", "The five TV shows you should be watching this week "The Owl House" (Disney Channel)", "Disney's Gay Agenda: How Disney Is Helping To Normalize The Gay Character", "Here's a Brief History of Queer Children's Cartoon Characters", "15 Disney Characters Confirmed (Or Speculated) To Be Queer", "LBGTQ audiences and artists helped save Disney", "Gay families in Disney movies only a matter of time, says Lion King animator Andreas Deja", "FILM; Gay-Bashing, Villainy and the Oscars", "Disney Blames #MeToo For Li Shang's Absence From 'Mulan' In New Controversy", "Mulan: Disney drop character following #MeToo movement", "Mulan" Love Interest Li Shang Was Reportedly Split Into Two Characters Because of MeToo", "Disney's Mulan Is Even MORE Homoerotic in Live-Action, if That's Possible", "Why Is Li Shang Not in Disney's Live-Action 'Mulan? [101][102] In the episode, Eda Clawthorne is shown to have feelings for Raine. This section is in need of major improvement. The series' Latin American dub in September 2021 was met with criticism by both viewers and Roque for portraying Raine as a cisgender male instead of non-binary.
Category:LGBT Characters | Charmed | Fandom [120] The season 2 episode "Perfect 10" shows how Barry and Randall got together. You can see by if theres anything pride around the background or character. [23] This was met with social media backlash from fans of the original film and members of the LGBTQ community, with Reed initially surprised by criticism of Shang's removal, but acknowledged that the character had become an LGBTQ icon. Edit Edit source History Talk (0) Category for the characters who are : gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender. ", "Pixar Director Says 'Luca' Is Not LGBTQ+ Romance", "Luca (2021): il nuovo film della Disney parla di un coming out?
LGBT characters in James Bond | James Bond Wiki | Fandom The animation supervisor for the show, Spencer Wan, hinted at this, referring to their intimate dance, which he storyboarded with Hayley Foster, as "the gay thing"[71] and the first time he got to "do anything even remotely queer. Pussy is one of the most respected gang leaders in the USA, and started off with a group of trapeze artists called "Pussy Galore and her Abrocats", which is unsuccessful, so the women train as cat burglars instead. Auric Goldfinger leaves little doubt about the nature of Pussy Galore and her gang in the novel of Goldfinger, saying "it is a lesbian organisation". Both of these aspects of the plot have proven objectionable to some critics.
Category:LGBT Characters | Lostpedia | Fandom Information (character deaths/fates, screenshots, etc.) I mourn for those who would have found a vision of themselves in an animated version".