Gay cartoons online
Creators:Dylan Edwards
Audience:adult, teen
Genre:fiction, humor, non-fiction, sports
Series Type:available in print, conclude, free online, series, stand-alone
Tone:irreverent, silly
Art Style:black and white, full-color, realistic
Queer Representation:gay male, lesbian, queer female, queer male, gender non-conforming female, trans male
Other Tags:intersex
Want comics that queer the heck outta sports? Congrats! This is the book for you. In addition to baseball, football, basketball, and hockey, The Outfield also takes a swing at golf, cricket, tennis, rugby, archery, the Olympics, soccer, and a host of other wholesome athletic endeavors. The Outfield collects the entire run of Dylan Edwards’ Read more
Gay Cartoon Characters
Nathan_Smith (Nathan Smith) 1
I ran across this.
We created the first-ever searchable database of LGBTQ characters in
TV shows such as ‘Steven Universe,’ ‘She-Ra and the Princesses of Power,’ and ‘Craig of the Creek’ are leading the way with the most LGBTQ characters in children's animation.
Supposedly an exhaustive list of “gay” cartoon characters. (I employ “gay” as shorthand for LGBTQ+ because I detest acronyms.) Some of these characters are pretty trivial and some of these cartoons I’ve seen and had no idea the character was gay. Still, it might be a pretty good guide. I was able to scroll through and see what shows were listed that my kids have watched and see which characters and how major they are.
I would say, though, looking at our community - Going forward, probably anything made past is going to be highly suspect unless specifically Christian.
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FaithAlone (John M. ) 2
Some of these characters are pretty minor and some of these cartoons I’ve seen and had no idea the traits was gay.
Thanks for posting this.
The 15 Best LGBTQ Cartoons of All Time
It took a drawn-out time, but mainstream cartoons are finally coming out of the closet. Now, we can only hope they stay that way.
When live-action television began making inroads for gay representation during the turn of the century, animation remained a frustratingly straight (if frequently queer-coded) affair. The reasons behind the mediums slowness were obvious and, predictably, homophobic. Animation is too often seen as content made for kids, and same-sex attraction is regarded as an adult topic. So, pearl-clutching TV critics would argue, children shouldnt be exposed to adult (read: gay) characters through raunchy cartoons.
Thats not to say that there werent LGBTQ people in cartoons before the s; Japanese anime, in particular, was slightly ahead of the curve on this front, with 90s classics like Sailor Moon and Neon Genesis Evangelion featuring explicitly gender non-conforming themes and love stories. But that content was often mercilessly squashed when it made its way to North America; spot the infamous first Engl
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