This section is in need of major improvement. [56] Flix is voiced by gay actor Jim Rash. Total Drama Franchise Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. [151] The series also features Tai, a non-binary teenager, voiced by non-binary actor Ian Alexander. [115], In February 2022, the short-form series Rise Up, Sing Out was released on Disney Junior and Disney+. Trending pages SpongeBob SquarePants (character) Luna Loud Sam Sharp Betty DeVille Stimpy J. [53] Justin Ridge, an executive producer for the show, said that it's safe to call them a couple, adding "theyre absolutely a gay couple and were proud of that" on the Coffee With Kenobi podcast. The film would include a bisexual captain Li Shang (voiced by BD Wong). Obviously that wasn't the case for a lot of people", ". 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. [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. Join the LGBTQIA+ wiki in celebrating icons that have left a lasting impression on our perception, understanding, and acceptance of queer culture. [99][100] Raine is Disney's first non-binary character. Continuing from the late 1980s, villains in Disney films which were queer coded began to appear. [73] Amity and Luz represent Disney's first animated LGBT+ female regular characters. Aside from the aforementioned terms, there are multiple other sexual orientations and gender identities. [135][136] Five days after the series ended, Matt Braly confirmed Mayor Toadstool and Toadie became a same-sex couple as well. [120] The season 2 episode "Perfect 10" shows how Barry and Randall got together. The Chosen One), User:Tricky01092018/Vs. ", "Disney cartoon 'Gravity Falls' introduces gay couple", "Disney's 'Gravity Falls' reveals gay couple", "Disney cartoon Gravity Falls confirms gay romance", "Imagining Zootopia - Part 7: Zootopia and Us", "They are a gay married couple. The series features Violets moms Val and Viv and Axls dads Arnie and AJ. Kunze further noted that Albert Tavares, a gay man, oversaw casting on The Little Mermaid. NOTE: This category is only to be added if the character in question is officially confirmed to be LGBTQ+. Fandom Apps Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Main Page; Discuss; All Pages; . [147], On February 11, 2023, the Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur episode "The Borough Bully" revealed Casey Calderon has two dads. Zoey Taylor. "[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. https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2014/dec/23/baddies-in-books-rosa-klebb-the-spy-filled-with-ian-flemings-poison, When Can Homophobia Live and Let Die? For characters that identify under the LGBTQ+ category. Please help improve this article by editing it. [146] Ethan Clade is voiced by gay comedian Jaboukie Young-White. 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. episode "Mbita" featured the titular character starting a romantic relationship with another man named Yukio. Its a reminder that in 1955, when Moonraker was published, homosexual acts were still criminal offences.[15]. Willow's dads are named Gilbert and Mr. Park, who are always so much fun", "LGBTQ Representation Shines Through in Final Space", "thank u for helping cassandra give out some of the gayest most lesbionic vibes in disney history i love her", "Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure Is a Surprisingly Perfect Show for Millennials", "FOR THE RECORD, I am NOT developing a Cass Spin-Off at this time. ", "The Owl House Is Introducing a New Nonbinary Character to the Show", "Disney introduces first non-binary character in TV series The Owl House", "Meet First Non-Binary Character on Disney's Barrier-Breaking 'The Owl House', "Why Is The Owl House So Far Ahead of the Rest of Disney in Queer Representation? [110] Ms. Roop is voiced by lesbian actress Jane Lynch. This was my first time getting to do anything even remotely queer, and I've never been prouder of any board", "They are super cute!!!! At one point the film Pussy Galore tells James Bond she is "You can turn off the charm. [109] In the following episode "No Good Deed", she is confirmed to be a lesbian and the woman she dance with is Pam, her wife. 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!!! This was a collaboration between Hayley Foster and myself. 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. View source History Talk (0) LGBT characters Trending pages. For characters that identify under the LGBTQ+ category. Main Page; Discuss; . ", to which Fordyce emits a noise and pouts. [108] On October 5, 2021, the series introduced Ms. Roop, a history teacher at Brighton Middle School. Even though theyre vicious, they're funny-vicious. Her career skyrocketed when she appeared at Harry Hansberry's Clam House in New York in the 1920s, as a black, lesbian, crossdressing performer. 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. LGBT Characters Category page. [22] However, Shang was not included in the 2020 live-action remake. [133] On April 25, 2022, Dana Terrace confirmed The Collector is non-binary and uses he/they pronouns. [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. But they don't yell at each other because they're gay, they yell because they're real. LGBT Characters Category page View source This page contains all the characters that are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender . She sang her own raunchy lyrics to popular tunes of the day in a deep, growling voice while flirting with women in the audience. While waiting for his contact, Assistant Commissioner Ronnie Vallance, he becomes increasingly concerned that he might be mistaken for either a criminal or one of the influential people desperately hoping to persude Vallance that their sons were not really homosexuals. [159] Also, in the meeting, Layota Raveneau, series director of The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder and Rise Up, Sing Out, said that she was adding queerness wherever she could in the projects she worked on for Disney. The team included America Chavez, the first Latina, and lesbian, superhero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, who had already appeared in animated shorts titled "Marvel Rising: Initiation". [67] Claiming "there is no heterosexual explanation" for Amity's action, Terrace responded, "there really isn't". Make sure to check it out!! Explore. 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. [77] Earlier in the year, the series creator of Tangled, Chris Sonnenburg, said that he would be willing to produce a spinoff show focusing on Cass, "if the call came. Our goal is to provide an objective, educational, and comprehensive resource about all things LGBTQIA+. She did not have a speaking role. Trending pages Alastor Stolas Angel Dust Blitzo Charlie Morningstar Moxxie Valentino Vaggie All items (14) # 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 A Alastor Angel Dust B Blitzo C Charlie Morningstar Cherri Bomb H Husk M Moxxie S Sallie May Stolas T Travis V Vaggie Valentino [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. The seventh short film in the SparkShorts series, it is both Disney's and Pixar's first short to feature a gay main character and storyline, including an on-screen same-sex kiss. Mitchell Deveraux. Home Fan Central BETA Games Anime Movies TV Video Wikis Explore Wikis . "[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. We hope to create an open, welcoming, and inclusive environment where everyone feels safe and respected. 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. [84] Sources told CBR that the film was "75% complete". [32] Both began a relationship, in Weisman's words, after spending a lot of time together as teammates, and said that she "loved and mourned Cassidy. C. C.B (Cheetos Bag) CoinPin (The Battle for the Power of the Star Wars Nerd) Cranberry & Jackie. Blue Boombox. 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. You can see by if theres anything pride around the background or character. Please help improve this article by editing it. The history of LGBT characters in James Bond is a complex one. 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. One reviewer, Mey Rude said that the episode pushes forward the relationship between Luz and Amity, with Amity putting her job as a librarian in jeopardy to help Luz, while the latter goes through trials to get Amity her job back, and Amity kissing Luz on the cheek. 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. Both of these aspects of the plot have proven objectionable to some critics. She headlined in the early 1930s at Harlem's Ubangi Club, where she was backed up by a chorus line of drag queens. [8] One person has described them as a "male-fantasy lesbian stereotype pair".[9]. Nick Nelson. Aside from the aforementioned terms, there are multiple other sexual orientations and gender identities. Launched on January 19, 2022, this wiki is the primary Fandom-hosted resource for the English-speaking LGBTQIA+ community. A person's romantic attractions or desires (or lack thereof) toward other people. Fandom Apps Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Klebb attempts to kill Bond, by using a blade attached to her shoe, which Bond deals with easily. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. [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 is shown slow-dancing with a woman. The Battle of the Labyrinth (graphic novel). "[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". Tilly's interest in avenging her sister Jill Masterson in both the novel and film is sincere, and so she could be classed as one of the "goodies". The character Amelia has two moms. Darcy Olsson. 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. [16][17] In a June 1994 article in The Advocate, an executive producer of The Lion King, Thomas Schumacher, a gay man, argued that there were "a lot of gay people at every level" of Disney, and called it a "very supportive environment". A. Amethyst. So I colored Ally with the Pan flag colors, and Jess with the Bi flag. [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. [45][46][47] These two characters would be the first same-sex couple featured in a Disney Junior pre-school series. in the sky for his partner. "[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.