Tom Mankiewicz on the DVD/Blu Ray commentary on the film says "It was a very risky kind of deal, the relationship between Mr Wint and Mr Kidd. LGBTQIA+ WIKI is a collaborative encyclopedia designed to cover all canon LGBTQIA+ characters throughout fiction. [64] Also in April 2020, DuckTales, premiered two characters, Indy and Ty, the guardians of Violet Sabrewing and the foster fathers of Lena Sabrewing, who were slated to be recurring characters. Congratulations to The Owl House team on your recent Peabody Award win! LGBT Characters Category page View source Characters who were either homosexual, bisexual or transgender. It differs from one's sexual orientation, which is associated with sexual attractions, and a person's romantic and sexual orientation does not have to be the same. 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. [101][102] In the episode, Eda Clawthorne is shown to have feelings for Raine. Ernst Stavro Blofeld displays little romantic interest whatsoever in either man or woman in the franchise, being more focussed on his cat. However, his character reminds readers of the legal status of such acts at the time, as the website Licence to Queer notes: Bond has a few anxious minutes in the waiting rooms of the Special Branch of the Metropolitan Police. Wint and Kidd who never refer to each other by first name in the film of Diamond Are Forever are a gay male couple. I'm immune. I'd be down for it", "It really means so much to hear. [112] In the text of their video descriptions, the pair describe themselves as "just two girlfriends", qualified with an LGBT pride flag emoji. A person's sexual attractions (or lack thereof) toward other people. It also is not equivalent to a person's gender. It is the first same-sex kiss between the main characters in a Disney animated series. Funkipedia Mods Wiki is a FANDOM Games Community. ", "9 Cartoons That Were Censored For Being Too Gay", "The Complete History of Queer Characters in Cartoon Shows", "Disney raised concerns about a same-sex kiss in the unreleased animated movie 'Nimona,' former Blue Sky staffers say", "Disney Took Issue With Same-Sex Kiss In Nimona Movie, Say Former Blue Sky Staff", "Report: Disney Didn't Want to See the Nimona Movie's Gay Kiss", "Disney 'pressured' animators to censor same-sex kiss in Nimona movie, staffers say", "Disney bosses promise huge increase in queer characters in major step for LGBT+ representation", "Disney Prez of Entertainment Wants 50 Percent of All Characters Gay or 'Underrepresented', "What is Pansexual? [122], On October 15, 2022, The first The Owl House special "Thanks to Them" has Luz come out to her mother as bisexual. In the episode "Mazel Tov, Libby! ty again for taking a peek at my threads!! In 2010, Phineas and Ferb featured gay singer Clay Aiken in his animated form in "Phineas and Ferb: Summer Belongs To You!". [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. [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. Tom Friendly; Arturo . Sir Hilary appears in other iterations, in the books and other films, but this aspect of him is not mentioned. [24][25][26] He added that Shang's role would be served by two new characters, Commander Tung and Chen Honghui. Trending pages Castiel God Crowley Claire Novak Charlie Bradbury Carlos Cervantez Max Banes Jenna Nickerson All items (37) # A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Other B Lily Baker Lily Baker (Anime) Max Banes Barnes Boris Charlie Bradbury (Apocalypse World) Charlie Bradbury C [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. The history of LGBT characters in James Bond is a complex one. [90], In March 2021, Kelly Marie Tran, the voice actress of Raya in the film Raya and the Last Dragon, argued that Raya is queer, stating that she believed there were "some romantic feelings" between Raya and Namaari in the story. LGBTQIA+ means L esbian, G ay, B isexual, T ransgender, Q ueer, I ntersex, A sexual / A romantic / A gender, plus many more included in these terms. Makeup Boy is voiced by gay internet personality Bretman Rock. But they don't yell at each other because they're gay, they yell because they're real. [87] In June 2021, Mey Rude, a writer for Out, said she still held out "hope that this filmwill find its way back to life somehow. Elle Argent. You can find the option centered at the very bottom of the site. [134], On May 14, 2022, Sasha was confirmed to be bisexual and General Yunan and Lady Olivia become a same-sex couple in the Amphibia series finale. 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. Characters who are either gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer, or any other non-heterosexual orientation and/or non-cisgender gender identity that appears in Disney media. [27][28] Mulan was described, by one scholar as having a character, Mulan herself, who could successfully pass as the opposite sex and as subverting her traditionally assigned gender signifiers, while having an unusually masculine body. In the film version of On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Sir Hilary Bray is played by George Baker and it is implied that he was not interested in women. The manner in which such characters are portrayed, and their general moral character is often a reflection of the times that they were written in. Disney Wiki is a FANDOM Movies Community. [66], On July 7, 2020, Dana Terrace, the creator of The Owl House, implied a romantic subtext between Amity and Luz, when responding to a fan who posted a screenshot from the upcoming episode "Enchanting Grom Fright" on Twitter, which showed one of the characters in the show, Amity Blight, putting her hands on the shoulders of Luz Noceda, the show's main protagonist, and looking into Luz's eyes. M. Macca (Drew Dillon) Marc (Sean Luttman) Matt Fraser. This section is in need of major improvement. This was because she dated a male character but ended that relationship due to his feelings for the protagonist. She is something of an analogue to the Eon films' Rosa Klebb. ", "Review: Baymax! NOTE: This category is only to be added if the character in question is officially confirmed to be LGBTQ+. Main Page; Discuss; All Pages; . For characters that identify under the LGBTQ+ category. It can also be confirmed by the creator. In the series, Sir Blaze is a member of the Square Table, and is flamboyant and effeminate. Characters are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender. Alexander is voiced by John Early, a gay actor. 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Bruce W. Smith also said that the show has more than "just one gay personrepresenting the entire LGBTQ+ spectrum" and said that it is "not fair" to only have one LGBTQ character in the series. All items (5) #. "[7], Another same sex couple, the female assassins Bambi and Thumper can be seen in Diamond Are Forever, however, their relationship is much more ambiguous, and may not extend be more than professional. Shows Two-Mom Family", "DuckTales Season 3 Reveals Violet Has Two Dads", "Pixar's New Short Film 'Out' Features Studio's 1st Gay Main Character", "There is no Heterosexual explanation for this", "It's really wonderful to see people enjoying Enchanting Grom Fright! [67] Claiming "there is no heterosexual explanation" for Amity's action, Terrace responded, "there really isn't". [54][55] Some said that they didn't see themselves in the show because they were only confirmed outside of the show's universe by the show's creators. [94] The film's director, Enrico Casarosa, said this was unintentional and that his original vision for the film was to explore the time in a child's life before romance,[95] but he has since welcomed the interpretation after the film's release, also stating: "While I identify with pronouns he/him and I am a straight man, the themes of diversity, acceptance and inclusion in our movie are dear to my heart". Our goal is to provide an objective, educational, and comprehensive resource about all things LGBTQIA+. Darcy Olsson. Total Drama Franchise Wiki. The LGBT term is an adaptation of the initialism LGB, which began to replace the term gay (or gay and lesbian) in reference to the broader LGBT community beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s. 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. [3] 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. "[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. Learn more Black History Month is an observance period in the United States for remembering and recognizing important people and events in the history of the African-American community, as well as their achievements and contributions to the progress of the country. 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]. Information (character deaths/fates, screenshots, etc.) [155][156] While staffers said that the kiss scene was taken out of presentations to Disney executives, they said still held out hope that it would be included in the final film. [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. @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! "[92], In early June 2021, in celebration of Pride Month, Disney unveiled new merchandise and tweeted an illustration. [18], This queer coding had its disadvantages, with networks not wanting to show overt representation. Ben Whishaw described this revelation as "unsatisfying," stating that while he felt the moment came from a good place, he thought it should have been followed up on, but nevertheless chose to keep his misgivings to himself during production of the film.[11]. Riordan Wiki is a FANDOM Books Community. On October 5, 2021, in an AMA on Reddit, Dana Terrace, the creator of The Owl House, explained the show was cancelled not because of ratings or COVID-19 pandemic but rather because business people at Disney believed it did not fit "into the Disney brand." In the novel Kidd is nicknamed variously "Dolly" or "Boofy" (the latter nickname also used in the film), and Felix Leiter says he suspects Kidd probably shacks up with Wint, and says "some of these homos makes the worst killers". The Battle of the Labyrinth (graphic 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). [81] However, King wished it had been more overt and said that people should continue to ask for better representation. Slaz is a gay character from Lobo. 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. The LGBT characters of Heartstopper. Fordyce in the 1967 Casino Royale film is a character played by John Wells. [144][145][143] The series is being nominated for Outstanding Kids & Family Programming - Animated.[122]. Nick Nelson. [20][21], Historian Peter C. Kunze argued that Ashman was recruited by Disney from Broadway, saying that while working with Alan Menken, he crafted songs in The Little Mermaid (1989), Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin. The 1967 Casino Royale film has its own camp Q, but it is not clear if he is gay (he does have a spat with Fordyce), although Geoffrey Bayldon himself was. [115], In February 2022, the short-form series Rise Up, Sing Out was released on Disney Junior and Disney+. Explore. Total Drama Franchise Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. 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. Gender identity is a person's internal, deeply held sense of their own gender (or lack thereof). [80], On September 29, 2020, Samantha "Sam" King, a writer for the Season 3 episode of DuckTales, "They Put a Moonlander On the Earth! The episode from the original Proud Family series "Who You Calling a Sissy" was pulled from the network after its initial airing on August 12, 2005 as a result of regarding Michaels sexual orientation while frequently being called a "sissy" at the time. [160][161] Elsewhere, Burke promised that 50% of the characters in content created by the Disney General Entertainment would be "from minority groups. They were clearly two gentlemen who kept company with each other. This category is for characters who are LGBTQ+. At one point, when Q introduces Evelyn Tremble to Fordyce, he says "New man? A few conservative Christian commentators decried the promotional homosexuality in the 2013 film Frozen, owing to the results of Elsa's being different from others, her ostracism from society, and her independence and rejection of male suitors, are metaphors for lesbianism. Most people, whether cisgender or transgender, have a gender identity of male/man/boy or female/woman/girl. [113][114], On November 6, 2021, the Amphibia episode "Sprig's Birthday" was released, in which, during a brief scene, a marriage proposal is taking place between two men, with one of them, Tyler, having arranged with a stunt plane to spell the words "Will You Marry Me?" This category is for LGBTQ+ characters in both the mainstream Riordanverse and the Rick Riordan Presents imprint. Nothing related to remakes, reboots, and so on. Jennika (IDW) Warren Stone; Mezmer-Ron . "[98] The same reviewer also said that fans shouldn't look to "giant corporations for continual queer representation" and expressed their frustration at the end of The Owl House after its third season airs. [74], In September 2020, Amber Vanich, a story revisionist for Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure revealed that Cassandra "Cass" was gay coded, with sapphic looks toward the story's protagonist, Rapunzel, and that some of these feelings are shown in the episode about memory loss. Raoul Silva makes a sexual advance to Bond while torturing/questioning him in Skyfall. 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. It had scallops of the same material round the low square neckline". Blue Boombox. 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. 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? Fandom Apps Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Actor Javier Bardem who plays Silva, when asked if the character was gay or bisexual said, You could read it that way."[10]. Irma Bunt works on a similar archetype to Rosa Klebb, except that she could not be reused, having been killed in an earlier film. LGBTQ+ is an abbreviation for "Lesbian (L), Gay (G), Bisexual (B), Transgender (T), Queer (Q), and other identities (+)". Antimatter. It was further stated that as a result, Mulan was the "perfect embodiment of a drag king" even though she maintains her heterosexuality as she is attracted to Li Sheng, comparing Mulan's interpretation of her sexuality to that of Bugs Bunny. Mitchell Drinkwell-Deveraux. [152], Disney executives did not always receive LGBTQ characters and relationships positively. Ben Whishaw's Q is shown to be a gay man in No Time to Die, and is waiting for a male date in the film. 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. [43] The couple later returned in the series Zootopia+ which was released on Disney+ in 2022. "[44], In August 2017, Doc McStuffins, featured a lesbian (and interracial) married couple, Thea and Edie, voiced by lesbian actresses Wanda Sykes and Portia de Rossi respectively. One of the film's producers said that Shang was dropped in response to the MeToo movement, arguing that "having a commanding officer that is also the sexual love interest was very uncomfortable and we didn't think it was appropriate". Many organizations around the world connect and support the LGBTQIA+ community. [8][9] Other such characters were depicted in DuckTales and other series. [97] Rude also noted that the LGBTQ characters in the show are "fleshed-out characters," pointed out the episode, directed by Bo Coburn, was co-written by Molly Ostertag and Terrace, with the former writing "Enchanting Grom Fright" and "Wing It Like Witches." It is the first Disney series to feature a same-sex kiss between a married couple. [84] Sources told CBR that the film was "75% complete". [7], In later years, there were efforts to ameliorate this, with series like The Owl House which featured a bisexual protagonist, Luz Noceda and various other LGBTQ characters. LGBTQIA+ people who are icons to the community. However, in Diamonds are Forever, we see him played by Charles Gray, known for camp roles in the Rocky Horror Picture Show and elsewhere, and at one point, he appears in drag although this appears to be a disguise. [99][100] Raine is Disney's first non-binary character. I mourn for those who would have found a vision of themselves in an animated version". Elisabeth Ladenson wrote that Rosa Klebb is one of "two memorable lesbians" from Fleming's Bond novels (the other being Pussy Galore). Elsa's song "Let it Go" has been compared to the phenomenon of coming out of the closet. [140], On September 21, 2022, Firebuds was released on Disney Junior and Disney+. Charlie Spring. [73] Amity and Luz represent Disney's first animated LGBT+ female regular characters. In March 2017, Star vs. the Forces of Evil would make headlines with an episode entitled "Just Friends." C. C.B (Cheetos Bag) CoinPin (The Battle for the Power of the Star Wars Nerd) Cranberry & Jackie. in the sky for his partner. Later when Bond is exposed, Blofeld even claims Sir Hilary Bray would not seduce women. ", suggesting she has no romantic interest in Bond at this time, or men in general. Joy Harper. This section is in need of major improvement. LGBT characters Category page. [153][154] As such, Disney has been criticized for its approach to LGBTQ representation as compared to Cartoon Network. episode "Mbita" featured the titular character starting a romantic relationship with another man named Yukio. [148] Additionally, Brooklyn, a student at Lunellas school is a transgender girl. Slaz ended up being a cellmate with Major Snake at Oblivion. As such, it is clear that Jackie is bisexual. [147], On February 11, 2023, the Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur episode "The Borough Bully" revealed Casey Calderon has two dads. [85] Anonymous staffers at Blue Sky interviewed by Business Insider bemoaned the cancellation of the film, calling it "heartbreaking," arguing that the film "didn't look like anything else in the animated world," and saying that they believe it will never "be completed and released. She sang her own raunchy lyrics to popular tunes of the day in a deep, growling voice while flirting with women in the audience. Characters who are either gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer, or any other non-heterosexual orientation and/or non-cisgender gender identity that appears in Disney media. His implicit homosexuality was censored when the series aired on Toon Disney in the United States. They end up known as the Cement Mixers (which name may be another sexual reference), and associated with Goldfinger. [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. The formatting of the pages is tailored for that experience as mobile tends to be more awkward for general page layouts. Ben Whishaw himself is a gay man in real life. [137] The series is being nominated for a GLAAD Award for Outstanding Kids & Family Programming - Animated. I put a lot of my heart into that script Remember to tag your spoilers because it's not out on TV until tonight and have fun!!! At one point the film Pussy Galore tells James Bond she is "You can turn off the charm. Sexual orientation, also known as sexuality, refers to a person's sexual attractions (or lack thereof) toward others. This category is for organic beings who had one or more of the following traits: their gender identity was not defined within a binary gender model, their gender identity did not align with their assigned gender at birth, they experienced attraction towards other beings of their own gender or multiple genders, and/or they did not experience In use since the 1990s, the initialism, as well as some of its common variants, functions as an umbrella term for sexuality and gender identity.

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