Is A Charming, Limited, But Still Enjoyable Set of Vignettes", "Baymax! It is a community of individuals who identify as neither heterosexual (attracted solely to the opposite sex) and / or cisgender (identifying solely as the gender they were assigned at birth). [65], On May 22, 2020, an animated short film titled Out premiered on Disney+. The character Amelia has two moms. [10], Gender has always been a component of animation, with scholars Harry Benshoff and Sean Griffin writing that animation has always "hint[ed] at the performative nature of gender. 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. "[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. 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. (LGBT stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender) Trending pages Phoebe Buffay Carol Willick Charles Bing Phoebe Abbott Susan Bunch Bonnie Duncan Melissa Warburton All items (16) # 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 Fandom Apps Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. 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. 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. 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Gladys Bentley was an American blues singer, pianist, and drag entertainer during the Harlem Renaissance. Both of these aspects of the plot have proven objectionable to some critics. Characters or mod creators who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or otherwise fall under the LGBTQ+ umbrella. View source History Talk (0) Characters who are LGBTeither lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or otherwise queer. Spider-Man (Omniverse Exiles) . Wookieepedia is a FANDOM Movies Community. A person's sexual attractions (or lack thereof) toward other people. Charlie Spring. Antimatter. The episode featured characters attending a concert and later concert-goers starting to kiss, "including several same-sex couplesin the background. [45][46][47] These two characters would be the first same-sex couple featured in a Disney Junior pre-school series. 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. ty again for taking a peek at my threads!! 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. In the series, Sir Blaze is a member of the Square Table, and is flamboyant and effeminate. Information (character deaths/fates, screenshots, etc.) For others, their gender identity does not fit neatly into one of those binary terms, such as people who are non-binary or genderqueer. [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. Trending pages SpongeBob SquarePants (character) Luna Loud Sam Sharp Betty DeVille Stimpy J. [75] She also said that there were many "queer women who boarded scenes [of] Cassandra," and that women-love-women vibes were ingrained in every drawing she did of the character. [149][150] The episode also features LOS-307 (voiced by Asia Kate Dillon), a supercomputer who refers to themself as a non-binary machine. 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. It is the first Disney series to feature a same-sex kiss between a married couple. Congratulations to The Owl House team on your recent Peabody Award win! LGBT characters Category page. His implicit homosexuality was censored when the series aired on Toon Disney in the United States. ", "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? There is little direct evidence in the film of the character's sexual leanings. 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". [60][61], On March 6, 2020, Onward, a computer-animated urban fantasy adventure film, was released. Lucifer Morningstar; Aurora Morningstar . aired on ABC Kids, ABC Family, and Toon Disney, along with France 3 in France. [148] Additionally, Brooklyn, a student at Lunellas school is a transgender girl. in the sky for his partner. [124][125][126] Some critics countered that Pixar also downplayed queer moments in films like Luca and Turning Red. 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]. The series is being nominated for a GLAAD award for Outstanding Children's Programming. In 2010, Phineas and Ferb featured gay singer Clay Aiken in his animated form in "Phineas and Ferb: Summer Belongs To You!". Charmed is a FANDOM TV Community. [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". in: Characters LGBT+ characters Category page Edit This category is for all characters who have been confirmed to be lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or any other gender or sexual minority . [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. 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". 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! LGBT is an initialism that stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender. When I Get Out; Things Are Going to Get Worse; The Kind of Man You Are; We're in This Together; Don't Thank Me; New Man; You Lied to My Face; It's Done; That Ain't Me [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. "[119] ScreenRant argued that the revival broke down barriers through inclusion of multicultural families and characters belonging to the LGBTQ+ community. The history of LGBT characters in James Bond is a complex one. [81], In February 2021, Ralph Farquhar revealed that in The Proud Family, which aired on the Disney Channel from 2001 to 2005, they had to use "code to talk about if Michael was gay, to talk about sexuality" and to be "sort of underhanded about it." "[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. View source History Talk (0) Here are characters who are a part of the LGBTQIA+ community: . Tom Friendly; Arturo . LGBTQIA+ WIKI is a collaborative encyclopedia designed to cover all canon LGBTQIA+ characters throughout fiction. [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. They were clearly two gentlemen who kept company with each other. She runs International Mother's Help, a mostly female organisation designed to produce agents and honeytraps for Smersh. 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. Cat Ren Hek Dana Dufresne Rachel Bighead All items (23) # A B C D E F G H I J ", "Review: Baymax! 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". Makeup Boy is voiced by gay internet personality Bretman Rock. Klebb attempts to kill Bond, by using a blade attached to her shoe, which Bond deals with easily. The Chosen One), User:Tricky01092018/Vs. Rebecca Sugar argued that it is really heavy for a kid to only exist as a villain or a joke in an animated series. Her career skyrocketed when she appeared at Harry Hansberry's Clam House in New York in the 1920s, as a black, lesbian, crossdressing performer. 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." Since Ian Fleming created the character, there has been a massive seachange in attitudes towards LGBT+ people at most levels of western society. In April 2016, Greg Weisman, the producer of Season 2, said that Irma is a lesbian, only interested in "guys that are obviously out of reach," trying to be straight, but by doing this, she is "guaranteeing that she won't have to actually wind up with a guy" and when she comes close, she "comes close to landing one of them, she bolts." Shang, in the film, loved Mulan when she was disguised as a male alter ego named Ping, and in her true form as a woman. 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Contents 1 Rosa Klebb 2 Pussy Galore 3 Tilly Masterton/Masterson 4 Fordyce 5 Frau Hoffner 6 Sir Hilary Bray (George Baker) 7 Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd 8 Bambi and Thumper 9 Raoul Silva 10 Q (Ben Whishaw) 11 Others 11.1 Blofeld 12 Irma Bunt View Mobile Site Throughout the series, he is implied to be gay. Ernst Stavro Blofeld displays little romantic interest whatsoever in either man or woman in the franchise, being more focussed on his cat. episode "Mbita" featured the titular character starting a romantic relationship with another man named Yukio. [115], In February 2022, the short-form series Rise Up, Sing Out was released on Disney Junior and Disney+. "[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. [93][5] Others said that Luca and Alberto hiding their true sea monster identities was an allegory for people who are members of the LGBTQ+ community, feeling as though they need to hide their true selves in order to be accepted. Home Fan Central BETA Games Anime Movies TV Video Wikis Explore Wikis . [8][9] Other such characters were depicted in DuckTales and other series. [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 book, Pussy says she became a lesbian after she was sexually abused by her uncle at the age of 12. 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. 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Terrace confirmed Amity as lesbian in a Reddit AMA in September 2020. [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?" [8] One person has described them as a "male-fantasy lesbian stereotype pair".[9]. Slaz ended up being a cellmate with Major Snake at Oblivion. For characters that identify under the LGBTQ+ category. 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. Sexual orientation, also known as sexuality, refers to a person's sexual attractions (or lack thereof) toward others. Fandom Apps Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Characters are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender. from episodes released early on AMC+ may not be added to the wiki until the episode officially airs at 9pm EST on the Sunday it is scheduled for. Characters in Lost that are known to be lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender. Jed Midnight warns Bond, that if Pussy's interest in Tilly Masterston is not stopped, soon Tilly "would be parting her hair three ways". In 2016, Byron Howard, director of Zootopia and Encanto, mentioned in the Fusion documentary Imagining Zootopia that he is openly gay and has been married since 1988. He comments on the cologne, describing it as "potent" and "strong enough to bury anything", before remarking "I've smelt that aftershave before, and both times I've smelt a rat". "[19] However, other critics criticized such queer-coded villains as contributing to homophobic discourse and equating queerness with evil itself. 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. [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. ", "and to end it off, my previs for ally & jess so happy with how andy wound up using the pan&bi flags as inspo for their palettes!! Take a look at all our Pan characters! 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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 LGBTQIA+ Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. Irma Bunt works on a similar archetype to Rosa Klebb, except that she could not be reused, having been killed in an earlier film. "[51] The film was later described as "a superhero tale with diversity oozing out of every animated frame," with note of Chavez having two mothers.[52]. ", "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? [142][143] The special also reveals that Vee's campmate Masha is non-binary as they use they/them pronouns in their nameplate and their nails are painted in the colors of the non-binary pride flag. Fordyce is a Bond ally, but also represents a mincing stereotype of a gay man. Actor Javier Bardem who plays Silva, when asked if the character was gay or bisexual said, You could read it that way."[10]. 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. It may refer to anyone who is non-heterosexual or non-cisgender, instead of exclusively to people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender. Edit Edit source History Talk (0) Category for the characters who are : gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender. On February 1, 2023, The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder episode "BeBe" confirmed Makeup Boy to be gay as he and Michael are shown to be dating. 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. 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. [139] He also appears in the sixth episode "Baymax". [160][161] Elsewhere, Burke promised that 50% of the characters in content created by the Disney General Entertainment would be "from minority groups. To recognize this inclusion, a popular variant, LGBTQ, adds the letter Q for those who identify as queer or are questioning their sexual or gender identity. Character who identify as LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) throughout the Good Witch television franchise are listed here. ", "The Owl House's Luz & Amity Just Had Their Gayest Episode Yet", "The Owl House Isn't Getting A Full Third Season And That Sucks", "DREAM COME TRUE I guest star as Raine Whispers (pronouns: they/them), the sharp and hardworking Head Witch of the Bard Coven, in the new episode of #TheOwlHouse premiering July 24 at 10:00am ET/PT on #DisneyChannel and DisneyNOW. 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. Continuing from the late 1980s, villains in Disney films which were queer coded began to appear. [43] The couple later returned in the series Zootopia+ which was released on Disney+ in 2022.