[35] Barry and Randell kiss in the episode "Father Figures". 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. & 'Zootopia+' at Annecy", "Who Is Makeup Boy on "The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder"? Characters or mod creators who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or otherwise fall under the LGBTQ+ umbrella. 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. The history of LGBT characters in James Bond is a complex one. [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". Kunze further noted that Albert Tavares, a gay man, oversaw casting on The Little Mermaid. 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. [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". Slaz is a cheery man but unaware that everything he touches gets impaled. [138], On June 29, 2022, the Baymax! 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. [117] Michael Collins, a recurring character from The Proud Family, was confirmed to be gender non-conforming and gay. Here are characters who are a part of the LGBTQIA+ community: Chicago Fire Wiki. 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. [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. This section is in need of major improvement. [68] On August 8, 2020, the episode, written by Molly Ostertag,[69] aired, openly presenting and confirming Disney's first animated LGBT+ female non-recurring character. A list of LGBT Characters in the Supernatural franchise. [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. [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?" Kunze argued that Disney CEO Bob Chapek should remember the company's history and "understand the invaluable contributions LGBTQ communities have made to the company he leads."[15]. [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. The Daniel Craig era of Bond has seen great change in the portrayal of this issue. Nothing related to remakes, reboots, and so on. Maybe tomorrow", "The storyboards for the dance. [48], In March 2022, amid the controversy of Disney's involvement in Florida's Parental Rights in Education Act and lack of criticism from CEO Bob Chapek until after the bill had passed, three former Blue Sky staff members stated the Nimona film received pushback from Disney leadership, centered around the film's LGBT themes and a same-sex kiss. This was a collaboration between Hayley Foster and myself. [121] It is being nominated for a GLAAD award for Outstanding Kids & Family Programming. (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 Gender identity is a person's internal, deeply held sense of their own gender (or lack thereof). [153][154] As such, Disney has been criticized for its approach to LGBTQ representation as compared to Cartoon Network. Tilly Masterton is lesbian (or bisexual) in the novel of Goldfinger, and displays a strong attraction to Pussy, and Bond notices the way she looks at her. Edit. Please help improve this article by editing it. 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. [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. 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! "[111], Amphibia introduced the same-sex couple, Ally and Jess, collectively known as The I.T. LGBT Characters Category page. Sexual orientation, also known as sexuality, refers to a person's sexual attractions (or lack thereof) toward others. In 2010, Phineas and Ferb featured gay singer Clay Aiken in his animated form in "Phineas and Ferb: Summer Belongs To You!". 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). For characters that identify under the LGBTQ+ category. Home Fan Central BETA Games Anime Movies TV Video Wikis Explore Wikis . Trending pages. 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 A person's sexual attractions (or lack thereof) toward other people. [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. It had scallops of the same material round the low square neckline". 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. Total Drama Franchise Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. @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! 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. On the other hand, Amity is shown to have a crush on Luz, confirming her to be lesbian or bisexual. Rebecca Sugar argued that it is really heavy for a kid to only exist as a villain or a joke in an animated series. [103] The episode also has Luz and Amity asking each other out, officially becoming a couple. Fandom Apps Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. [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. 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[112] In the text of their video descriptions, the pair describe themselves as "just two girlfriends", qualified with an LGBT pride flag emoji. [146] Ethan Clade is voiced by gay comedian Jaboukie Young-White. The Battle of the Labyrinth (graphic novel). At one point, when Q introduces Evelyn Tremble to Fordyce, he says "New man? Raoul Silva makes a sexual advance to Bond while torturing/questioning him in Skyfall. Slaz ended up being a cellmate with Major Snake at Oblivion. It is not defined by sexual activity, which can be independent of a person's orientation. [149][150] The episode also features LOS-307 (voiced by Asia Kate Dillon), a supercomputer who refers to themself as a non-binary machine. View source History Talk (0) Characters who are LGBTeither lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or otherwise queer. [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. [48], On September 30, 2018, Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors aired on the Disney Channel and Disney XD. Anyone can register for an account to contribute to and expand this wiki. [148] Additionally, Brooklyn, a student at Lunellas school is a transgender girl. It was discovered she was transgender by the News of the World who outed her in the year after the release. Fordyce is a Bond ally, but also represents a mincing stereotype of a gay man. As such, it is clear that Jackie is bisexual. Ernst Stavro Blofeld displays little romantic interest whatsoever in either man or woman in the franchise, being more focussed on his cat. [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. Trending pages. [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." But they don't yell at each other because they're gay, they yell because they're real. Fordyce in the 1967 Casino Royale film is a character played by John Wells. "[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. 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 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. For characters that identify under the LGBTQ+ category. [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. Even so, he left it open to interpretation, saying that this doesn't make it "impossible for her to be straight or bisexual or whatever. Disney Wiki is a FANDOM Movies Community. Blue Boombox. 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 The initialisms LGBT or GLBT are not agreed to by everyone that they are supposed to include. 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. Instead, she displays no interest in Bond and is very driven. Unlike gender expression, gender identity is not visible to others. In response, Alex Hirsch, the creator of A Disney series, Gravity Falls, criticized Disney studio executives for cutting LGBTQ scenes from their shows. It is the first same-sex kiss between the main characters in a Disney animated series. "[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. [3] Some reviewers have argued that when Disney and Cartoon Network are compared in terms of such representation, it is "easy to see who actually cares about LGBT representation. "[19] However, other critics criticized such queer-coded villains as contributing to homophobic discourse and equating queerness with evil itself. [45][46][47] These two characters would be the first same-sex couple featured in a Disney Junior pre-school series. The ban was lifted in 2020 as the episode is available to stream on Disney+. "[72] The following day, he posted an animatic of Luz and Amity's dance scene. Lockie Campbell. [8] One person has described them as a "male-fantasy lesbian stereotype pair".[9]. 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Fandom Apps Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Characters are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender. [110] Ms. Roop is voiced by lesbian actress Jane Lynch. 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. She reappears in the novel Trigger Mortis. [122], On March 10, 2022, Pixar employees argued that "nearly every moment" of openly gay affection was cut due to demands from Disney executives, even if creative teams and Pixar executives objected, arguing that these employees are being barred from creating queer content in animated films. Continuing from the late 1980s, villains in Disney films which were queer coded began to appear. [147], On February 11, 2023, the Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur episode "The Borough Bully" revealed Casey Calderon has two dads. Mitchell Drinkwell-Deveraux. His older brother Sniff hired Lobo to rescue Slaz in exchange for Cuban cigars.