[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. Characters who are part of the LGBTQ+ community. LGBT characters Category page. 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This was a collaboration between Hayley Foster and myself. [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. However, both she and the male Polo seem to have a lingering obsession with Mata Hari, and also then her daughter Mata Bond when she turns up. The film would include a bisexual captain Li Shang (voiced by BD Wong). This is the first time one of Bond's "support team" has been shown to be openly gay, but it was not made obvious in earlier appearances of Ben Whishaw's previous portrayals of the character. [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. In the 1950s, homosexual acts, or at least ones involving males, were against the law in the United Kingdom. Espero que @DisneyTVA lo arregle pronto", "Anyway, yes, it'll take a while. His older brother Sniff hired Lobo to rescue Slaz in exchange for Cuban cigars. Trending pages. ", "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. [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. Nothing related to remakes, reboots, and so on. [104] The teen version of Raine Whispers is also voiced by a non-binary actor Blu del Barrio.[105]. 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 [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. In the film of Goldfinger, the lesbianism is muted. Launched on January 19, 2022, this wiki is the primary Fandom-hosted resource for the English-speaking LGBTQIA+ community. [112] In the text of their video descriptions, the pair describe themselves as "just two girlfriends", qualified with an LGBT pride flag emoji. LGBTQIA+ Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. Unlike gender expression, gender identity is not visible to others. Tom Friendly; Arturo . A person's romantic attractions or desires (or lack thereof) toward other people. It can also be confirmed by the creator. "[5][6], In June 2021, Luca was released on Disney+. [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. Gals. She runs International Mother's Help, a mostly female organisation designed to produce agents and honeytraps for Smersh. [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. I mourn for those who would have found a vision of themselves in an animated version". [120] The season 2 episode "Perfect 10" shows how Barry and Randall got together. [3], In June 1998, Mulan, an animated musical adventure film would begin showing in theaters. 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". Trending pages. 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 [122], On May 21, 2022, Luz and Amity kissed each other on the lips in The Owl House episode "Clouds on the Horizon". Key events in LGBTQIA+ history around the world. In the series, Sir Blaze is a member of the Square Table, and is flamboyant and effeminate. Congratulations to The Owl House team on your recent Peabody Award win! Most people, whether cisgender or transgender, have a gender identity of male/man/boy or female/woman/girl. [62] She is voiced by Lena Waithe, a lesbian actress. Mitchell Drinkwell-Deveraux. Director says it's not about that", "Wait a Sec Are the Main Characters in Pixar's 'Luca' Gay? Attention!Please be aware that spoilers are not allowed on the wiki and a violation of this policy may result in a ban. [160][161] Elsewhere, Burke promised that 50% of the characters in content created by the Disney General Entertainment would be "from minority groups. Daniel Waters' Sex and Death 101, which features a lesbian couple named Bambi Wint and Thumper Kidd (combining their names with Wint and Kidd above) and they converse in the same distinctive, polite speech patterns as the henchmen. in the sky for his partner. "[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]. ", "We absolutely loved this week's episode of #TheOwlHouse! It had scallops of the same material round the low square neckline". "[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. 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). In one scene, they to are to be seen holding hands with one another. [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 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. [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. Wookieepedia is a FANDOM Movies Community. Lucifer Morningstar; Aurora Morningstar . 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 attraction towards or have interest in reproduction with other beings. The LGBT characters of Heartstopper. Slaz is a cheery man but unaware that everything he touches gets impaled. His implicit homosexuality was censored when the series aired on Toon Disney in the United States. [8][9] Other such characters were depicted in DuckTales and other series. Main Page; Discuss; All Pages; . [5] Pussy Galore's name can be seen as an obscene reference to "a lot of women" - there was a move to change it to Kitty instead for the film. Brooklyn is voiced by non-binary actor Indya Moore. A person's sexual attractions (or lack thereof) toward other people. There is little direct evidence in the film of the character's sexual leanings. Elisabeth Ladenson wrote that Rosa Klebb is one of "two memorable lesbians" from Fleming's Bond novels (the other being Pussy Galore). Schumacher also said that while he regretted handing over reins of the film to Don Hahn, he was proud of songs by Tim Rice, a lyricist, and Elton John in the film. Characters in Lost that are known to be lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender. Lead character designer Andy Garner-Flexer later confirmed, in late October 2021, on his Twitter account that they are dating, saying that Ally's color palette was based on the pansexual pride flag, while Jess' was based on the bisexual pride flag. It also is not equivalent to a person's gender. 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 . 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. Fandom Apps Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Sir Hilary appears in other iterations, in the books and other films, but this aspect of him is not mentioned. 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." A person's internal, deeply-held sense of their own gender (or lack thereof). Some Bond actors and directors have also been LGBT in real life notably Ben Whishaw and Tula . [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. 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. Mitchell Deveraux. 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 [122], On October 15, 2022, The first The Owl House special "Thanks to Them" has Luz come out to her mother as bisexual. It is the first Disney series to feature a same-sex kiss between a married couple. [22] However, Shang was not included in the 2020 live-action remake. Edit Edit source History Talk (0) Category for the characters who are : gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender. They were clearly two gentlemen who kept company with each other. [118] The executive producers of the series, Bruce W. Smith and Ralph Farquhar, said that the "show never really went away" and called it the "perfect time to bring back this show. Take a look at all our Pan characters! The Codex Wiki is a FANDOM Comics Community. 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. 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. [31] Weisman also said that Cassidy and Nerissa were in a relationship when Nerissa killed her.[32]. Bond kills them both: Bond flips Mr. Wint overboard, and the bomb explodes while he is falling toward the water, killing himto which Bond quips "he certainly left with this tail between his legs.". 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!!!! [60][61], On March 6, 2020, Onward, a computer-animated urban fantasy adventure film, was released. Main Page; Discuss; . [12] Notably, she kills Bond's wife Tracy, which means she succeeds where Klebb doesn't. [48], On September 30, 2018, Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors aired on the Disney Channel and Disney XD. Jed Midnight warns Bond, that if Pussy's interest in Tilly Masterston is not stopped, soon Tilly "would be parting her hair three ways". [82], In February 2021, Deadline reported that the film adaptation of Nimona was cancelled due to the shutdown of Blue Sky Studios. [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." 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]. 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". Trending pages Korra Kyoshi Asami Sato Kya Rangi Aiwei Mingxia Wen All items (28) # 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 Aiwei a lot of similar cartoons have gay/lesbian couples and i would love to see them represented in your lovely show", "Disney presenta a su primer personaje bisexual en Star vs. Las Fuerzas del Mal", "Bon Bon the Birthday Clown (Star vs. the Forces of Evil)", "Jackie Lynn Thomas, el primer personaje bisexual de Disney", "15 Examples Of LGBT Characters On Kids' Shows, Because Sometimes TV Does Good Things", "Disney-Pixar's "Onward" Will Feature the First Openly LGBTQ Character", "Pixar's first out gay character to be voiced by Lena Waithe in 'Onward', "Disney Junior's "T.O.T.S." 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. ", to which Fordyce emits a noise and pouts. [152], Disney executives did not always receive LGBTQ characters and relationships positively. [138], On June 29, 2022, the Baymax! Some Bond actors and directors have also been LGBT in real life notably Ben Whishaw and Tula. At another point, Mr. Kidd remarks that Tiffany Case is attractive, " for a lady," after which Mr. Wint looks at him jealously. She stated that this was the case due to the serialized nature of the show and an audience which "skews older," rather than due to its LGBTQ+ representation, saying she wouldn't "assume bad faith" against those she works within Los Angeles. [65], On May 22, 2020, an animated short film titled Out premiered on Disney+. 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. 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. NOTE: Please view any page on the wiki with the Desktop view/View full site prompt on mobile. "[111], Amphibia introduced the same-sex couple, Ally and Jess, collectively known as The I.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. [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". [148] Additionally, Brooklyn, a student at Lunellas school is a transgender girl. 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. Instead, she displays no interest in Bond and is very driven. It is subtly hinted that he may be in a relationship with Q, if so that would make this film's Q the first gay one until Ben Whishaw. LGBT Characters Category page View source This page contains all the characters that are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender . Characters are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender. "[88] In July 2021, Meggie Gates in Bitch, said the film would have been Disney's first "legitimately queer film" and could have been a turning point "for how the corporation handles queerness" but that the Disney chose to "bury its gays" by cancelling the film, a blow to queer Disney fans. However, some have interpreted it that way. LGBT is an initialism that stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! . Continuing from the late 1980s, villains in Disney films which were queer coded began to appear. Disney Wiki is a FANDOM Movies Community. [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. 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. Lydia Hart. Terrace confirmed Amity as lesbian in a Reddit AMA in September 2020. 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." The subsequent episode, "Knock, Knock, Knockin' on Hooty's Door", which aired on July 31, reveals that Eda and Raine were formerly dating, before breaking up. 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. "[72] The following day, he posted an animatic of Luz and Amity's dance scene. [56] Flix is voiced by gay actor Jim Rash. [24][26] Even so, some reviewers called the interactions between Honghui and Mulan to be more homoerotic than Li Shang's in the animated version and can be read as bisexual while others criticized the reasoning of Reed as incorrect. [99][100] Raine is Disney's first non-binary character. #GromNight #TheOwlHouse", "I'll post about the gay thing later. That episode was co-written by Rachel Vine. It is unclear whether the two characters are just taunting one another, although there is sexual tension. Zoey Taylor. You can find the option centered at the very bottom of the site. In one early draft of the script of Spectre. [4] In June 2021, David Levine, a former Disney executive who oversaw kids programming for 16 years, said that "a lot of conservative opinion" driving depictions of characters of the Disney Channel, Cartoon Network, and Nickelodeon, with no hope for LGBTQ representation, saying he still has similar conversations to this day. ", probably the only hint in any of the films (including non-Eon) that Bond himself might be bisexual, or have had same-sex experiences. [110] Ms. Roop is voiced by lesbian actress Jane Lynch. [63], In April 2020, an episode of T.O.T.S., "Seas the Day," would feature a baby dolphin named Donny, adopted by a dolphin lesbian couple.