Max from the Sam & Max franchise is heavily implied to be gay. There's a running gag of him forgetting how he's not attracted to women, he has been shown to like men multiple times and him and Sam have a lot of romantic scenes.
@@MyTeethAreBlue in sam & max hit & run they literally went through a tunnel of love together. also in the devil’s playhouse if you use the wedding ring on max there’s a whole cutscene ending with sam putting the ring on max’s finger
I've considered the possibility that the quick marriage scene in the cartoon was more of a gag, since I've seen that in other cartoons, but the two characters are clearly infatuated with each other for the long term- a fact that is demonstrated in several other ways over the course of the cartoon and games- that one can't help but face the music. The psychotic hyperkinetic rabbity thing and the dog are unquestionably some sort of life partners.
@@MyTeethAreBlue They'd eat any legal documents for breakfast, anywho. They're married in spirit, and that's what matters. Edit: Just went to track down the exact quote, but shout-out to the surrealist comedic Sam and Max franchise for giving one of the most fatalistically romantic lines out there: "I hope when we die, they put our hells close to each other."
Stolas from Helluva Boss? Idk if his sexuality has ever been 100% confirmed but it's heavily implied that he's gay/mlm since he's been shown to be exclusively attracted to men throughout the show
I appreciate how you're not using scenes of the characters that explicitly state they're queer (coming out scenes, weddings, kissing, etc), I can't word it correctly but just yes.
@@iciinq6305 I think what she means is that men deserve love from others as well, because oftentimes they are given less representation, and also less empathy from others and are **HARSHLY, (not hardly lol,) judged. And there's many people in the LGBT community that are men who are ignored unless they are AFAB, and some lesbians or biseuxal women see being attracted to men as disgusting or lesser than. At least that's what I've seen from my experience in the community.
Here’s My theories of why mlm couple or just lgbtq men aren’t shown as often in animation 1. Writers are afraid of stereotyping gay men as more weak, feminine, and emotional then straight men or are worried of fetishizing them 2. Toxic masculinity 3. Because to homophobes their seen as more “sexual” and “predatory” than lesbians 4. gay male characters and lgbtq characters in general regardless of the sexuality and gender, even if well written are more criticized then cisgender straight characters In conclusion: we need to ditch what cishet conservatives think of lgbt people and let lgbtq creator write the stories they want to tell as long as the creator isn’t a problematic person Queer People come in different forms of personality, gender expression, relationships, sizes and places around the world (including intersectionality) and deserve to be portrayed in media just as long as the characters don’t speak for everyone and are written beyond stereotype (or isn’t stereotypical presenting but are just as complex) and aren’t written to be the but of the joke
Pretty sure Number 3 is the biggest reason. Protests about MLM couples in TV shows and movies have always been much greater than those with WLW couples.
Funnily enough predators are everywhere being gay doesn't mean someone is a predator if anything I believe predators are mostly heterosexual people always believe they're always gay Wich is what doom them
it’s saddening that this is what we’re reduced to. i only saw a few main characters here which is a great start, but apparently in animation men can’t be emotional with other men. the women have to be emotional instead. so there’s barely any representation for us which absolutely sucks! :(
Min-Gi and Ryan from Infinity Train were SUPPOSED TO BE together, but the network that has had a ton of lesbian couples (CN) said no. SMH, I would’ve loved those two to be canon.
@@Com-rat Yeah. I don't get why they don't allow mlm couples but can allow lesbian/sapphic couples. It's a double standard. It's very rare that the channel explicitly features a gay men couple without it being a joke or just two supporting characters. One couple that DOES break this is the one I mentioned up there ^^
I recently started my own Webtoon comic and my story has plenty of lgbtqia+ characters,so much that it's more like a game to try and find a straight person(For now I've got only three heteros out of 21 character(and there might be more characters to come) And one of the straights is demisexual. I have non-binary and trans characters as well). But as for now there are only two episodes released, 6 in total are ready(so it's easier for me to work on a new ones without any rush) and the quality of a comic is far away from perfect but I'm trying my best^^ I can send you a link if you're interested, dunno if you have any chances to like it though :p
I’m very glad you included Tweek and Craig but how could you possibly miss the other gay couple in South Park that were married YEARS before Tweek x Craig even aired! I really hope Mr.Slave and Big Gay Al get a highlight in the second part! (And I guess Mr.Garrison is there too)
I think it's mainly because Tweek and Craig's relationship has a really interesting story behind it (both in and outside of the show) while Mr Slave and Big gay Al (still a good couple imo) are basically only together because they're the two gay stereotype characters.
@Johnathan Clayton Collins-Johnson though I know there’s no arguing with a homophobic trump supporting middle aged man, because none of you are open minded people, I must say this- there’s a huge difference between sexuality and sexualizing. This cartoon isn’t sexual. It’s not inappropriate. Give me one good reason why this is any more negative then a straight couple singing a song about each other on a show. I dare you.
@Johnathan Clayton Collins-Johnson humans aren’t wired. You obviously wouldn’t know anything about that considering you aren’t homosexual. I’m lesbian and I don’t even want sex I just want love.
Fun fact: The Harley Quinn series version of both Riddler and Clock King have recently been confirmed to be gay, which is amazing for me, because I've been saying Riddler is gay for ages. I would love to see a video with him in it!!!
I’m glad Craig and Tweek made it like I mentioned. I haven’t seen much of South Park. The only 2 episodes I have watched are TweekxCraig and Kenny Dies, but I have played “The Fractured But Whole” many times on my Switch and the subplot of the game is New Kid helping get the two boys back together after choosing different sides in the boys’ super hero franchises. Their ultimate attack after they make up is INCREDIBLE! It hits all opponents and the ones it doesn’t KO get confused.
EDIT 2: Stolas is only confirmed to be queer at the moment. EDIT: Due to many major characters I missed, I will likely be making a part two within the next week! Look forward to it! I forgot Zulius and Splendib in the final product, please tell me of any other missed characters and / or errors in the comments below! Much love!
You forgot another CN show. The main antagonist named Master Frown and his best friend later boyfriend Brock were both confirmed gay in 2020. Not only that, their whole "friendship" gave off major married couple vibes. Heck, one of them even mentioned they kiss every night. The show is called Unikitty btw (underrated) but no worries.
You forgot a character I was desperately waiting for this whole video, which was Stephen from Alpha Betas, the writers behind the show confirmed a long while ago that he was gay and attracted to one of the main characters
@@suspiciousstar7547 I was gonna comment that, but yeah, I wrote a whole thing on them in the last video’s comments that you responded to and I’m sad that they still didn’t make it in here, especially since they’re explicitly queer and romantic in their relationship on screen unlike a lot of representation on here :( they’re a really special couple that I hoped would get more awareness for how ahead of their time they’ve been for MLM/gay rep in cartoons, even for Cartoon Network. There’s even fairly accessible resources to get footage of them from, such as UA-cam compilations and pirating websites. This is a big video, and for one person I’m sure it was a lot to work on, but I just really hoped my comment would have prevented them from going under the radar is all,, it’s not very serious though! It’s just a video and I still enjoyed it nevertheless :]
@@starscrambled That's one thing I love about that show. Master Frown and Brock's whole character isn't stereotypical or just them being "gay". Their identities are just a beautiful part of them, like every part of a person. It's a trait, not a personality which why I felt their representation was so iconic to me. And you are 100% right on them being ahead of their time :) Also, the two main ships in the show Foxodile and Frock are both represented wonderfully. Although one is straight and one is gay, the writers do a fantastic job on both of them. What kind of relationship they have (het or gay) doesn't affect it in any way. Their genders don't get in the way on which one is better because both of them are unique in their own way. No stereotypes, no lack of originality, just pure cuteness. Not only just them, they also showed a lesbian couple of space rockets, Bim Bom shown on screen kissing a female character and being interested in a boy meaning that she is either bi/pan, and don't get me started on the amount of cross-dressing in the show XDDD. And these were just the things shown on-screen :]. These are not including the headcanons. As a Foxodile and Frock shipper, I approve this message.
Also as a gay trans guy, I really wanted to like this show, but sadly I just couldn't get into it. I really wish we could get some trans representation that didn't involve a bunch of drama over dysphoria or disapproving family members.
@@amazingspiderladold comment but same here! Personally, I **love** Dead End, but I do relate to wanting less dramatic/angsty interpretations of trans people (as someone who is questioning XD).
Absolutely no idea who George or Secret Keeper are or what Craig of the Creek is but based on this fifteen seconds of animation they have my entire heart
I think you should watch some episodes from it, i love how the cartoon explores the imagination and creativity of children and make an entire world with it, i think the world-building is amazing. and i like how there's a lot of lgbt characters on it and it is treated normally, not making it into a big deal, as it should be.
Late to the party but this is exactly what I thought when I saw the George and secret keeper part. Anyways i watched nothing but Craig of the creek for the past 2 days
@Johnathan Clayton Collins-Johnson is not that we hate sex, yes some of us do, myself included, aces just don't feel sexual attraction, that doesn't mean we all hate it or can't support another sexualities
fun fact if yall didnt know, blubs and durlan are canon boyfriends as well, so not only are they gay they're together to! alex couldn't show it though bc it was the 2010's and gay people r nono for disney
Ye it sucks how Alex Hirsch has to reveal they were gay in one of the last moments of the show because otherwise the show would get cancelled, really shows Disney's true colors
Istg when I first watched the show last year I was like "they're 100% boyfriends" with no external knowledge just from their interractions even before the final episode. The way they talked with each other was so... 🏳️🌈. Even tho it's "vague" I can't believe Alex got away with that much explicit gayness lol.
You should redo this series again but for video games and anime, eg; ‘gay characters in video games’, ‘bisexual characters in anime’ etc. There’s a lot more examples of LGBT characters in these forms of media because they aren’t usually censored due to being aimed at children
Yeah! You could add so much characters from the Dragon Age series. Actually Lacklon and Roland could have been in this video since they are from the animated show Dragon Age Absolution.
great video! i love shows like Hazbin Hotel, Amphibia, and TOH, but they’re really all i see in these kinds of videos, so it was nice to see so many other shows. love seeing Disenchantment and Bojack Horseman ❤️❤️
you're brave for adding bart allen here cause even then one of the creators behind young justice vaguely said he's with ed. also thanks for adding young justice at all , ed isn't a main character but he's one of my faves in the show
i say brave cause dudebros were fighting for him saying he's not with ed, just hoping he can be queer in the comics next (it'll never happen but i can wish)
I'm a pansexual I think (panromantic that's for sure because I described my romantic attraction in a comment section once and someone told me that I am Panromantic, so that one was on me for being oblivious about my romantic attraction seeing how that was recently it has since confused me because I might not be pansexual, but in the same time I could still be pansexual :/)
I was sitting here thinking: "I wish they would include Tweek and Craig but they probably won't" THEN YOU DID UTS THREE IN THE MORNING AND I AM FILLED WITH HAPPINESS TYSM ❤️
Fun fact about the Hey Arnold scene: Back in those days the network wouldn't allow any mention of him being gay. So during the Thanksgiving episode we could tell what was happening with Mr Simmons what was NOT being said. (His mother trying to set up her son with a woman, despite him having a boyfriend.)
it never clicked in my head that clyde in the loud house had two dads and that luna liked girls, it never seemed bad in any way to me and i never pointed it out ever but looking back at it its so sweet that i never saw lgbt+ characters as bad :) especially in the fact that i am unlabeled now, my gender feels more neutral, i'm more attracted to women, and my pronouns are they/them
I absolutely love the fact that some of these are kids shows Edit: not to put pressure on kids or anything like I meant the fact that the makers are accepting Edit 2: geez I think this is the most likes I've ever gotten
@@amazingspiderlad well if it's implied then it's fine depending on how it's done. Anything else isn't good since it's disgusting, wrong, and not normal.
i feel like a couple of these shouldnt be included if it shows bad representation, but other than that im glad we got rep in some cool lookin shows :] edit: if you see "Science Bear" in the replies, ignore him. all of his replies on this video are the same thing. don't waste your precious time talking to a wall lmao
@@lemonmeat To be fair it’s just snippets of the characters. In the final episode of gravity falls the two cops say they are in love but that moment isn’t shown.
@@ariannasilva4462 nono, i wasnt talking about them, i think theyre great! i was mostly talking about the queer duck thing or whatever it was called, and that other show that the video poster said they had to censor and said "i hate this show" iirc
@Science Bear if youre talking about a specifc part please tell me if it was just a specific part that just happened to have bad rep, but if you mean being ftm in general, how? you can ignore this part if it wasnt in general, im just a bit confused, but i myself am ftm and gay and it's the same as a cis gay dude? i dont remember this video too well and the only part i remember with a ftm character is the paranormal show (i forgot the name of) and that was good rep to me. i don't really see any issue there
It would be nice to put the links in the description of the places that the character's sexuality has been confirmed if it hasn't already been confirmed on the show, as some seem more like your headcanons and it would be more informative that way.
i can confirm that none of these are my headcanons, and i prefer not to clog my description with links and sources, unless somebody asks about the source for a certain character, which i then give them the source in a seperate comment. if you object to a character being on this list, please comment or do your own research
Ik, it’ll be kind of different subject and maybe out of nowhere but: I think we don’t see enough mlm relationships in cartoons and there are more wlw relationships than mlm relationships. I don’t wanna be misunderstood, I’m so happy to see wlw relationships on the screen but when it comes to mlm, it’s either happening on the background or it’s really represented like really close best-boy-friends. Wish we had more iconic mlm relationships in cartoons like lumity and Princess bubble gum & Marceline
As a gay dude I know most of the reason. *Society’s view* Gay men as hyper sexual people that can’t be marked towards kids Lesbians as awww 🥺 but invalidated about their sexuality AND STILL FETISHIZED FOR IT. but basically company’s are fine advertising WLW because of the “Awww 🥺” But for men they view their love in a physical and lustful? Way. And it really creeps me out coming from an Ace/Gay dude who doesn’t want sex. Like when I told my dad that I’m gay he called me a “seggsual pervert” and I was sitting there like *A sausage mc muffin* And my mom didn’t even defend me either so she even subconsciously agrees. She was even nodding to what he was saying. It’s disgusting how gross so many straight men and especially straight women view me. (Not all, not most, but enough).
Yeah that source might’ve been wrong “Although far from being the first gay cartoon character, Queer Duck was the first animated series to have homosexuality as its predominant theme.” -Wikipedia
the biggest reason i think it’s rather rare to see specifically gay men, whether it be cis or trans, is because people view gay men as the more “sexual” type yk… like everything about being a gay man is just sex sex sex when it’s really not… i’m a gay guy and feel so underrepresented in media and it’s AMAZING that a bunch of others in our community is getting representation too but yk… if gay men got more representation based around just love and respect rather than “i wanna bang with that male character because i’m gay” in adult shows then it’d 100% help with homophobia or something…
I'm happy that a lot of shows are adding LGBTQ+ characters. It's a step to help make LGBTQ+ people and relationships more normalized in the future, instead of straight and "only 2 genders" constantly be shoved down our throats.
Cis gender people identify with the sex they are born with. Trans gender people identify with the OPPOSITE sex. People who are nonbinary don't identify with either This concept predicates on the concept of 2 genders. Intersex and hermaphroditism is sex, not gender. Ergo, 2 genders.
As a lesbian, i will be ready to protect anything that will harm the gay men 💖 wait kinda misinterpreted that i meant- I will protect the gay men from anything that will harm them, (ok there
Honestly same, I love gravity falls and I was so happy when I finished the series and found out that Durlan and Blues where gay (even tho the signs where all there already😂)
yasss another "lgbtq+ representation in animation" video! i'm glad this kind of content keeps evolving as more representation keeps being portrayed in more series, some videos from other channels are already old regarding this topic so it's refreshing to watch a new video with new characters!
Woah, woah, woah. I never got the chance to see Amphibia, but I plan on it. How come nobody ever made a big deal about RuPaul voicing Mr. X??????? Also: I will protect George from Craig of the Creek for the rest of my life. I WILL SHED BLOOD FOR THE LITTLE BUTLER MAN AND NONE OF YOU CAN STOP ME.
Very glad you included willow’s dads from TOH, the Amphibia characters, Mr smiley and Mr frowney from SU, Runaan and ethari from TDP, and angel dust from HH. I never watched the other shows there
@@polishalastor142 Technically they are just friends... but... they have a LOT of moments... you definitely get the impression they like each other, even if they don't realise it XD at least, that's what it seems like to me!
I love how there is Craig and Tweek from South Park who are gay but it’s not like very out there in the show (yes I know they have two whole episodes of them being gay lol) But then theres literally a character named Big gay Al and he’s not there.
@@Sp3ctralI yeah, it’s a stereotype I’m not too fond of either. Like, yeah, gay ‘flamboyant’ or effeminate men exist, of course, but a man being feminine does not immediately equate gayness. Although tbh most of the guys in this video aren’t like that.
@@Sparkletta which I’m happy about, in some other video, I found a comment talking about how, it’s really cool to see characters who just act like average people, and just so happen to be gay, not some crazy over the top characters. It’s refreshing, especially since the super feminine type of gays are like 1/3 or even 1/4 of overall real life gay guys
Love that you put Tweek and Craig! I also would have added Mr Slave, Big Gay Al and Mr Garrison. South Park has a surprising amount of gay characters! 🥺❤️ But otherwise this video is super nice, I'm a bit older so I'm not familiar with most of these cartoons so it's super cool to see the increase in gay rep in cartoons!
The desc says to tell you what characters you missed soo.. Master Frown x Brock If you search up "Unikitty end of last episode" you might find a clip that I was thinking about.
The fact Mr X is voiced by RuPaul gives me 20 years lifespan
Same with Rupaul, he sacrificed Jorgeous for 7 more years of life remember?
@@redscrunchie222All that will be left is the world’s tiniest sequin bra.
I'm hearing Mr X's and I knew it was RuPaul
DUDE STOP SAME
I knew once I heard that voice that there should’ve been “May the best drag queen…win!”
Max from the Sam & Max franchise is heavily implied to be gay. There's a running gag of him forgetting how he's not attracted to women, he has been shown to like men multiple times and him and Sam have a lot of romantic scenes.
he & sam are confirmed to be married i think! good for them [:
@@MyTeethAreBlue in sam & max hit & run they literally went through a tunnel of love together. also in the devil’s playhouse if you use the wedding ring on max there’s a whole cutscene ending with sam putting the ring on max’s finger
I've considered the possibility that the quick marriage scene in the cartoon was more of a gag, since I've seen that in other cartoons, but the two characters are clearly infatuated with each other for the long term- a fact that is demonstrated in several other ways over the course of the cartoon and games- that one can't help but face the music. The psychotic hyperkinetic rabbity thing and the dog are unquestionably some sort of life partners.
Also steve Purcell himself had them as wedding toppers for his wedding cake so take that information as you will
@@MyTeethAreBlue They'd eat any legal documents for breakfast, anywho. They're married in spirit, and that's what matters.
Edit: Just went to track down the exact quote, but shout-out to the surrealist comedic Sam and Max franchise for giving one of the most fatalistically romantic lines out there: "I hope when we die, they put our hells close to each other."
As a bi woman I feel gay/bi men are very rare in cartoons, I hope to see more of them
Eww, you’re going to the devil
@@Momo-zs9nk I’ll say hi to him for you :)
@@KpBehindTheScenes same here
i almost vomitted reading this
@@presidential3228 good.
Stolas from Helluva Boss? Idk if his sexuality has ever been 100% confirmed but it's heavily implied that he's gay/mlm since he's been shown to be exclusively attracted to men throughout the show
He's confirmed as queer, nothing besides that though
His marriage with Stella was arranged
He might be gay
He's Queer. He doesn't identify as anything, it's implied he likes men, yes, but don't call him gay, he is Queer. He's not in the gay spectrum
You mean to Blitz? Since he has literally never been shown to have ANY interest in literally *anyone* else
@@tahraethestoryteller6079 ironic since he's canonically pan
"To all those beautiful men and women...and Lance"
Got me
Timestamp?
@@amandalynn4979 12:49
and Adam, keith
WE 👏 NEED 👏 MORE 👏 GAY 👏 MAN👏 THAT 👏 ARE 👏 NOT 👏 STEREOTYPES 😭
I agree and it’s funny that I’m saying this because I’m a huge stereotype 😅
Finally a comment that has no hate towards lgbtq+
we dont need any type of gays
FR
Or dads I got nothing against adoption but why they're so little young gay people ?
As a human i'm here in support for the humans
Cool
That sounds something like a non-human would say *_hmmm_*
@@katie15732 i'm human, look .... "Hello i'm human" see?
16:52 You don't support the gay horse? 😔
@@hoe5877 have human features so i support human features horse
I appreciate how you're not using scenes of the characters that explicitly state they're queer (coming out scenes, weddings, kissing, etc), I can't word it correctly but just yes.
Yeah, they feel so natural.
As a gay, I'm here to be happy
:D
Is this a joke 😐
As a lesbian, I am here in support for the gays
Thanks ❤️
big same
Yes as a straight woman I support you 100%, but men are lovable too :)
@DazzleStarCannon huh??
@@iciinq6305 I think what she means is that men deserve love from others as well, because oftentimes they are given less representation, and also less empathy from others and are **HARSHLY, (not hardly lol,) judged. And there's many people in the LGBT community that are men who are ignored unless they are AFAB, and some lesbians or biseuxal women see being attracted to men as disgusting or lesser than. At least that's what I've seen from my experience in the community.
15:40 Tweek's piano playing is a solid 10/10.
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Not a South Park fan, but that got me giggling either way
Tweek is so adorab- oh dear
HIS FINGERS 😭
uhm, I think you mean 20/10
Here’s My theories of why mlm couple or just lgbtq men aren’t shown as often in animation
1. Writers are afraid of stereotyping gay men as more weak, feminine, and emotional then straight men or are worried of fetishizing them
2. Toxic masculinity
3. Because to homophobes their seen as more “sexual” and “predatory” than lesbians
4. gay male characters and lgbtq characters in general regardless of the sexuality and gender, even if well written are more criticized then cisgender straight characters
In conclusion: we need to ditch what cishet conservatives think of lgbt people and let lgbtq creator write the stories they want to tell as long as the creator isn’t a problematic person
Queer People come in different forms of personality, gender expression, relationships, sizes and places around the world (including intersectionality) and deserve to be portrayed in media just as long as the characters don’t speak for everyone and are written beyond stereotype (or isn’t stereotypical presenting but are just as complex) and aren’t written to be the but of the joke
Pretty sure Number 3 is the biggest reason. Protests about MLM couples in TV shows and movies have always been much greater than those with WLW couples.
Funnily enough predators are everywhere being gay doesn't mean someone is a predator if anything I believe predators are mostly heterosexual people always believe they're always gay Wich is what doom them
it’s saddening that this is what we’re reduced to. i only saw a few main characters here which is a great start, but apparently in animation men can’t be emotional with other men. the women have to be emotional instead. so there’s barely any representation for us which absolutely sucks! :(
I absolutely hope to see more gay main characters in the future!!
Look up a Master Frown and Brock compilation :D. There are hidden gems!
Min-Gi and Ryan from Infinity Train were SUPPOSED TO BE together, but the network that has had a ton of lesbian couples (CN) said no. SMH, I would’ve loved those two to be canon.
@@Com-rat Yeah. I don't get why they don't allow mlm couples but can allow lesbian/sapphic couples. It's a double standard. It's very rare that the channel explicitly features a gay men couple without it being a joke or just two supporting characters. One couple that DOES break this is the one I mentioned up there ^^
@@suspiciousstar7547 I’ll need to check out a comp of them! A few people have said that they’re good.
It’s actually very cool that they’re adding LGBT+characters on TV nowadays. It shows that our society is changing for the better; to some extent
I recently started my own Webtoon comic and my story has plenty of lgbtqia+ characters,so much that it's more like a game to try and find a straight person(For now I've got only three heteros out of 21 character(and there might be more characters to come) And one of the straights is demisexual. I have non-binary and trans characters as well). But as for now there are only two episodes released, 6 in total are ready(so it's easier for me to work on a new ones without any rush) and the quality of a comic is far away from perfect but I'm trying my best^^ I can send you a link if you're interested, dunno if you have any chances to like it though :p
@@adalunar1550 hello? yes I’d like a link, please?
@Miss-Pancake- terribly sorry but no matter what I do my replies dissapear...(
@@adalunar1550 what’s the name of the comic, and is it actually on webtoon or something else? i’ll probably be able to find it
@@adalunar1550 What the name of the comic?
I’m very glad you included Tweek and Craig but how could you possibly miss the other gay couple in South Park that were married YEARS before Tweek x Craig even aired! I really hope Mr.Slave and Big Gay Al get a highlight in the second part! (And I guess Mr.Garrison is there too)
yess
I think it's mainly because Tweek and Craig's relationship has a really interesting story behind it (both in and outside of the show) while Mr Slave and Big gay Al (still a good couple imo) are basically only together because they're the two gay stereotype characters.
Sparky too
WE NEED MORE GAY/BI MEN REPRESENTATION IN ANIMATION
Yessss
Lesbians getting more screen time, but whatever I guess…
@@Sp3ctralI they're making a part two btw
No
@@derogaming9882 then wtf are you doing on a 19 minutes of gay characters video? Making fun of them? Imagine making fun of pixels on a screen 💀
Barney’s song about logs was literally so good istg
Forealz
@Johnathan Clayton Collins-Johnson According to your trump 2024 pfp your children were never safe Johnathan
@Johnathan Clayton Collins-Johnson though I know there’s no arguing with a homophobic trump supporting middle aged man, because none of you are open minded people, I must say this- there’s a huge difference between sexuality and sexualizing. This cartoon isn’t sexual. It’s not inappropriate. Give me one good reason why this is any more negative then a straight couple singing a song about each other on a show. I dare you.
@Johnathan Clayton Collins-Johnson it’s just love and if you can’t accept that then I guess that’s your own problem
@Johnathan Clayton Collins-Johnson humans aren’t wired. You obviously wouldn’t know anything about that considering you aren’t homosexual. I’m lesbian and I don’t even want sex I just want love.
Fun fact: The Harley Quinn series version of both Riddler and Clock King have recently been confirmed to be gay, which is amazing for me, because I've been saying Riddler is gay for ages. I would love to see a video with him in it!!!
Riddler always seemed a little fruity to me.
I’m glad Craig and Tweek made it like I mentioned. I haven’t seen much of South Park. The only 2 episodes I have watched are TweekxCraig and Kenny Dies, but I have played “The Fractured But Whole” many times on my Switch and the subplot of the game is New Kid helping get the two boys back together after choosing different sides in the boys’ super hero franchises. Their ultimate attack after they make up is INCREDIBLE! It hits all opponents and the ones it doesn’t KO get confused.
Their relationship also has another spotlight episode in season 21. I can't remember the number but it's called "put it down"
Kenny dies in every episode
@@keroppi_frog9293 Tell me you haven't watched Kenny Dies without telling me you haven't watched Kenny Dies
EDIT 2: Stolas is only confirmed to be queer at the moment.
EDIT: Due to many major characters I missed, I will likely be making a part two within the next week! Look forward to it!
I forgot Zulius and Splendib in the final product, please tell me of any other missed characters and / or errors in the comments below! Much love!
You forgot another CN show. The main antagonist named Master Frown and his best friend later boyfriend Brock were both confirmed gay in 2020. Not only that, their whole "friendship" gave off major married couple vibes. Heck, one of them even mentioned they kiss every night. The show is called Unikitty btw (underrated) but no worries.
You forgot a character I was desperately waiting for this whole video, which was Stephen from Alpha Betas, the writers behind the show confirmed a long while ago that he was gay and attracted to one of the main characters
@@suspiciousstar7547 I was gonna comment that, but yeah, I wrote a whole thing on them in the last video’s comments that you responded to and I’m sad that they still didn’t make it in here, especially since they’re explicitly queer and romantic in their relationship on screen unlike a lot of representation on here :( they’re a really special couple that I hoped would get more awareness for how ahead of their time they’ve been for MLM/gay rep in cartoons, even for Cartoon Network. There’s even fairly accessible resources to get footage of them from, such as UA-cam compilations and pirating websites.
This is a big video, and for one person I’m sure it was a lot to work on, but I just really hoped my comment would have prevented them from going under the radar is all,, it’s not very serious though! It’s just a video and I still enjoyed it nevertheless :]
@@starscrambled That's one thing I love about that show. Master Frown and Brock's whole character isn't stereotypical or just them being "gay". Their identities are just a beautiful part of them, like every part of a person. It's a trait, not a personality which why I felt their representation was so iconic to me. And you are 100% right on them being ahead of their time :)
Also, the two main ships in the show Foxodile and Frock are both represented wonderfully. Although one is straight and one is gay, the writers do a fantastic job on both of them. What kind of relationship they have (het or gay) doesn't affect it in any way. Their genders don't get in the way on which one is better because both of them are unique in their own way. No stereotypes, no lack of originality, just pure cuteness.
Not only just them, they also showed a lesbian couple of space rockets, Bim Bom shown on screen kissing a female character and being interested in a boy meaning that she is either bi/pan, and don't get me started on the amount of cross-dressing in the show XDDD. And these were just the things shown on-screen :]. These are not including the headcanons.
As a Foxodile and Frock shipper, I approve this message.
@@suspiciousstar7547 you're so right. I love frown and Brock so much 😭
I’m a gay trans guy so seeing a gay trans guy in a cartoon makes me happy I’m talking about Dead end paranormal park
Fr, i'm a trans guy (not gay) and i loved Dead End representation, Barney represents transboy comunity very well
Also as a gay trans guy, I really wanted to like this show, but sadly I just couldn't get into it. I really wish we could get some trans representation that didn't involve a bunch of drama over dysphoria or disapproving family members.
@@amazingspiderladold comment but same here! Personally, I **love** Dead End, but I do relate to wanting less dramatic/angsty interpretations of trans people (as someone who is questioning XD).
Absolutely no idea who George or Secret Keeper are or what Craig of the Creek is but based on this fifteen seconds of animation they have my entire heart
I think you should watch some episodes from it, i love how the cartoon explores the imagination and creativity of children and make an entire world with it, i think the world-building is amazing. and i like how there's a lot of lgbt characters on it and it is treated normally, not making it into a big deal, as it should be.
Late to the party but this is exactly what I thought when I saw the George and secret keeper part. Anyways i watched nothing but Craig of the creek for the past 2 days
YES, that entire scene, all five seconds of it, made me MELT. It was lovely
As an asexual, I am here in support of the gays
Same here
Same
As someone who doesn't like to talk about it I'm here to see if they included Ren and Stimpy.
@Johnathan Clayton Collins-Johnson is not that we hate sex, yes some of us do, myself included, aces just don't feel sexual attraction, that doesn't mean we all hate it or can't support another sexualities
You still like a gender
We need more gay men's that aren’t dads representation
No LGBT is literally in every show
@@Xerxes370 who cares
See I was thinking that!! They never give gay characters any depth just “look at these dads!”
@@Xerxes370straight in litterally every show
@@Xerxes370thats the point, LGBT people arent rare
Wish there were more openly MLM characters that whole characters isn’t making fun the fact >
What?
What is MLM? genuinely curious.
@@cryptidstudios8194 men loving men
@@cryptidstudios8194 like how lesbian love women.
@@cryptidstudios8194 men loving men so like gay men
fun fact if yall didnt know, blubs and durlan are canon boyfriends as well, so not only are they gay they're together to! alex couldn't show it though bc it was the 2010's and gay people r nono for disney
They do get one moment in literally the final scene of the show show where they say they love each other, but that's all
Ye it sucks how Alex Hirsch has to reveal they were gay in one of the last moments of the show because otherwise the show would get cancelled, really shows Disney's true colors
Istg when I first watched the show last year I was like "they're 100% boyfriends" with no external knowledge just from their interractions even before the final episode. The way they talked with each other was so... 🏳️🌈. Even tho it's "vague" I can't believe Alex got away with that much explicit gayness lol.
BRO I USED TO THINK CLYDE'S DADS WERE JUST REALLY CLOSE FRIENDS 💀💀
OH MY GOD I ALSO THOUGHT THE SAME THING AND EVENTUALLY I WAS SHOCKED WHEN I FOUND OUT THEY WERE GAY 😔
and historians will call them....
Is anyone close to you a historian by any chance? Do you show interest in the subject?
@@grunch610 urigugghhhrhtjtjthjfjfhf
@@EclipseMaiMaiclose friends, besties, roommates, colleagues,
You should redo this series again but for video games and anime, eg; ‘gay characters in video games’, ‘bisexual characters in anime’ etc. There’s a lot more examples of LGBT characters in these forms of media because they aren’t usually censored due to being aimed at children
Yea like ivankov from one piece
Yeah! You could add so much characters from the Dragon Age series. Actually Lacklon and Roland could have been in this video since they are from the animated show Dragon Age Absolution.
great video! i love shows like Hazbin Hotel, Amphibia, and TOH, but they’re really all i see in these kinds of videos, so it was nice to see so many other shows. love seeing Disenchantment and Bojack Horseman ❤️❤️
Finally soembody knows disenchantment is so underrated
@@moomoothefurb8359 it’s honestly so good, i wish it was more popular
ok
The Hollow deserves so much more appreciation honestly
you're brave for adding bart allen here cause even then one of the creators behind young justice vaguely said he's with ed. also thanks for adding young justice at all , ed isn't a main character but he's one of my faves in the show
i say brave cause dudebros were fighting for him saying he's not with ed, just hoping he can be queer in the comics next (it'll never happen but i can wish)
I got to this comment as Bart Allen appeared 🤣
It warms my cold gay heart to see so much more representation for mlm in the media.
As an omnisexual girl, I am sending platonic love to all the gay men out there!❤️
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@@praisethesun95 i hate gacha but tbh its kinda cringe to hate on someone for a pfp
I'm a pansexual I think (panromantic that's for sure because I described my romantic attraction in a comment section once and someone told me that I am Panromantic, so that one was on me for being oblivious about my romantic attraction seeing how that was recently it has since confused me because I might not be pansexual, but in the same time I could still be pansexual :/)
Hi I’m also omnisexual!
thank you
I wish we had more rep in the media :P, but at least we got Barney and AngelDust!
3:02-3:28 Wait that's canon? I had a feeling but Disney always brushes stuff like that under the rug. They were the best part of that show
i entirely forgot this show existed but yes, i definitely felt it too haha
Art style giving me those breath of the wild vibes
I was sitting here thinking: "I wish they would include Tweek and Craig but they probably won't" THEN YOU DID UTS THREE IN THE MORNING AND I AM FILLED WITH HAPPINESS TYSM ❤️
you should do gay characters in animes that arent yaois/bls
I'm thinking of highlighting anime at some point, not 100% sure tho
Anime is not a cartoon
@@Sparkshot99 yes? It is?
@@Vixilation no it isn’t there is a difference with anime and cartoons
oh dear the “anime are/arent cartoons” argument
Fun fact about the Hey Arnold scene: Back in those days the network wouldn't allow any mention of him being gay. So during the Thanksgiving episode we could tell what was happening with Mr Simmons what was NOT being said. (His mother trying to set up her son with a woman, despite him having a boyfriend.)
it never clicked in my head that clyde in the loud house had two dads and that luna liked girls, it never seemed bad in any way to me and i never pointed it out ever but looking back at it its so sweet that i never saw lgbt+ characters as bad :)
especially in the fact that i am unlabeled now, my gender feels more neutral, i'm more attracted to women, and my pronouns are they/them
I absolutely love the fact that some of these are kids shows
Edit: not to put pressure on kids or anything like I meant the fact that the makers are accepting
Edit 2: geez I think this is the most likes I've ever gotten
They can be accepting of it without actually putting stuff like that in kids shows
@@pugpartyproductions9499You realise gay kids exist right? Why are they any less deserving of seeing themselves represented than straight kids?
@@amazingspiderlad well if it's implied then it's fine depending on how it's done. Anything else isn't good since it's disgusting, wrong, and not normal.
@@pugpartyproductions9499 Ohhh okay you're just homophobic... Got it, I won't waste any time trying to reason with you.
i feel like a couple of these shouldnt be included if it shows bad representation, but other than that im glad we got rep in some cool lookin shows :]
edit: if you see "Science Bear" in the replies, ignore him. all of his replies on this video are the same thing. don't waste your precious time talking to a wall lmao
Wdym bad representation I don't think any of these were really bad representation
@@-Devoid- a couple of them sort of came off like it, didnt really notice it too much though just wanted to mention it (as a gay man myself)
@@lemonmeat To be fair it’s just snippets of the characters. In the final episode of gravity falls the two cops say they are in love but that moment isn’t shown.
@@ariannasilva4462 nono, i wasnt talking about them, i think theyre great! i was mostly talking about the queer duck thing or whatever it was called, and that other show that the video poster said they had to censor and said "i hate this show" iirc
@Science Bear if youre talking about a specifc part please tell me if it was just a specific part that just happened to have bad rep, but if you mean being ftm in general, how? you can ignore this part if it wasnt in general, im just a bit confused, but i myself am ftm and gay and it's the same as a cis gay dude? i dont remember this video too well and the only part i remember with a ftm character is the paranormal show (i forgot the name of) and that was good rep to me. i don't really see any issue there
0:29 there's a reference to amphibia (hop pop) and my life couldnt be more complete
It would be nice to put the links in the description of the places that the character's sexuality has been confirmed if it hasn't already been confirmed on the show, as some seem more like your headcanons and it would be more informative that way.
i can confirm that none of these are my headcanons, and i prefer not to clog my description with links and sources, unless somebody asks about the source for a certain character, which i then give them the source in a seperate comment. if you object to a character being on this list, please comment or do your own research
i hope i didnt come off as rude sorry
@@Chillychu relax, you didn't
Glad non of them are headcanons
Headcanons where the creator tries to enforce it onto the actual canon are really annoying
@@Sp3ctralI pretty sure one or two of them aren't really gay.
Mr. X's lipstick is more gorgeous than I remembered~
KNOCK OUT MENTIONED???? always a joy seeing him and his husband
Ik, it’ll be kind of different subject and maybe out of nowhere but:
I think we don’t see enough mlm relationships in cartoons and there are more wlw relationships than mlm relationships. I don’t wanna be misunderstood, I’m so happy to see wlw relationships on the screen but when it comes to mlm, it’s either happening on the background or it’s really represented like really close best-boy-friends. Wish we had more iconic mlm relationships in cartoons like lumity and Princess bubble gum & Marceline
As a gay dude I know most of the reason.
*Society’s view*
Gay men as hyper sexual people that can’t be marked towards kids
Lesbians as awww 🥺 but invalidated about their sexuality AND STILL FETISHIZED FOR IT.
but basically company’s are fine advertising WLW because of the “Awww 🥺”
But for men they view their love in a physical and lustful? Way.
And it really creeps me out coming from an Ace/Gay dude who doesn’t want sex.
Like when I told my dad that I’m gay he called me a “seggsual pervert” and I was sitting there like
*A sausage mc muffin*
And my mom didn’t even defend me either so she even subconsciously agrees. She was even nodding to what he was saying.
It’s disgusting how gross so many straight men and especially straight women view me.
(Not all, not most, but enough).
fr? I see more mlm content (more in fandom bc ppl fetishized it)
Apparently, Queer Duck was the very first cartoon in animation history to have canon gay characters. I read that online, and I could be wrong...
Yeah that source might’ve been wrong
“Although far from being the first gay cartoon character, Queer Duck was the first animated series to have homosexuality as its predominant theme.” -Wikipedia
the biggest reason i think it’s rather rare to see specifically gay men, whether it be cis or trans, is because people view gay men as the more “sexual” type yk… like everything about being a gay man is just sex sex sex when it’s really not… i’m a gay guy and feel so underrepresented in media and it’s AMAZING that a bunch of others in our community is getting representation too but yk… if gay men got more representation based around just love and respect rather than “i wanna bang with that male character because i’m gay” in adult shows then it’d 100% help with homophobia or something…
Ok, so this one isn’t confirmed, but with what he does in the show and the fact Ben Shwartz is his va I think we can all agree ROTTMNT Leo is gay at
Yea or at bi but we can all agree that he is definetly not staright x)
I'm happy that a lot of shows are adding LGBTQ+ characters. It's a step to help make LGBTQ+ people and relationships more normalized in the future, instead of straight and "only 2 genders" constantly be shoved down our throats.
But there is only 2
@@blobster6969 I am the third, deal with it
@@blobster6969 Based comment my arabian fellow.
Cis gender people identify with the sex they are born with.
Trans gender people identify with the OPPOSITE sex.
People who are nonbinary don't identify with either
This concept predicates on the concept of 2 genders.
Intersex and hermaphroditism is sex, not gender.
Ergo, 2 genders.
@@blobster6969 bro their's a lot of genders:walamrt bag,plane,fork,katana,apple,AK47,etc.There are over 62915292529252922600 genders
5:35: that scene is so wholesome
I reapeated it like 10 times today
As a straight guy, I respect all lgbt people
Thanks, dude, we respect you too! 🫶
As a lesbian, i will be ready to protect anything that will harm the gay men 💖 wait kinda misinterpreted that i meant-
I will protect the gay men from anything that will harm them, (ok there
We will protect you too 😌💖
@@mojochay aww tysm 💖😭
As straight women, I will protect you if someone harm you. 🥰
Don't worry for me gal, I turn all people I don't like into orbs.
13:46 WOOOOOOOOOOOOO YEAH BABY, THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THATS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT, WHOOOOO.
WOOOO HOOOOOO THE SILLY IS HERE YAYYAYAY
They knew what they were doing when they made mayor toadstool and toadie gay
Keith valentine being gay is the best character arc in cartoon history
DEAD END PARANORMAL PARK IS MY FAV SHOW AND DOESNT GET ENOUGH ATTENTION!!! IM SO GLAD YOU ADDED BARNEY!!!
The gays will slay 💚 🤍 💙 🖤
yay
I’m so happy you added Barney and willows parents
As homoromantic ace man, I am here for support gays
I just found out that Ridler, from 2019's Harley Quinn is also Gay, and also his partner
Okay...I'm trying to think which characters are going to be featured.
i was SO surprised about a ton of them! I had no idea! this made me so so happy :)
I almost dropped my iPad finally gay men here
I didn’t even know some of these characters were gay! Thanks
as a gay man this is what i wamt
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What about queer characters? As in, characters that don’t have a confirmed sexuality but it’s known that they’re queer?
What's the bard name from Owl House? Rein or Rain? I think the pronouns are "they"
@@Hanmacx Raine, they’re non-binary and currently only known to have been / be attracted towards Eda, making them sapphic or nblw
@@Hanmacx Raine! And yes they’re confirmed to be non-binary, with a NB voice actor!
Stolas from Helluva Boss is also queer
@@payt00n He's gay. It doesn't matter whether or not it's explicitly stated, he's specifically shown to be attracted to men and not women.
Honestly dead end paranormal park was just 👏👏👏✨ *GORGEOUS*
@Science Bear but I'm pretty sure that one of the characters is gay
I know right?? 💜💜
I am so glad my favorite shows like big city greens and gravity Falls have these type of people so people don't feel different :)
Я считаю, что геи все твари
@@ильдарвалетовcreatures, humans! you're also a crature.
Honestly same, I love gravity falls and I was so happy when I finished the series and found out that Durlan and Blues where gay (even tho the signs where all there already😂)
@@EclipseMaiMaiя не гей
@@rat_teethhhhэто ужасно
i love how mr x is voiced by THE rupaul like the god of drag racing THEY COULD NOT MAKE IT ANY MORE OBVIOUS THAT MR X IS FRUITY BRO
yasss another "lgbtq+ representation in animation" video! i'm glad this kind of content keeps evolving as more representation keeps being portrayed in more series, some videos from other channels are already old regarding this topic so it's refreshing to watch a new video with new characters!
The fact that most of these are just someone’s dads, side characters, one time characters, or characters that are confirmed but never shown to be gay.
Woah, woah, woah. I never got the chance to see Amphibia, but I plan on it. How come nobody ever made a big deal about RuPaul voicing Mr. X???????
Also: I will protect George from Craig of the Creek for the rest of my life. I WILL SHED BLOOD FOR THE LITTLE BUTLER MAN AND NONE OF YOU CAN STOP ME.
Me too
The fact that Mr x looks like rupaul too is so, WOW-
As a bisexual I'm here to Support the Gay Characters 🤧
I love how half of them have the gay voice lmao
WE NEED MORE GAY RELATIONSHIPS IN CARTOONS THAT ARENT DADS 🙂🙃🙂
There's Angel Dust.
Very glad you included willow’s dads from TOH, the Amphibia characters, Mr smiley and Mr frowney from SU, Runaan and ethari from TDP, and angel dust from HH. I never watched the other shows there
Honestly, I'm happy to see kipo snd dead end in this. Both of them are incredibly underrated shows and i barely see anyone talk about them.
It's not confirmed or anything, but you can't tell me Vinnie Terrio from Littlest Pet Shop isn't gay. Also he's totally in love with Sunil lmao
I watched Littlest pet shop
Propably they are Friends
Just a friends
But Who knows
@@polishalastor142 “Just a friend”
-Historians
@@SH1N0Z I know, I just made a little joke
@@polishalastor142 Technically they are just friends... but... they have a LOT of moments... you definitely get the impression they like each other, even if they don't realise it XD at least, that's what it seems like to me!
I love how there is Craig and Tweek from South Park who are gay but it’s not like very out there in the show (yes I know they have two whole episodes of them being gay lol) But then theres literally a character named Big gay Al and he’s not there.
Yass, more gay people 😍💅
I like how gay men are required to have nail polish and be emotional or fruity……
@@Sp3ctralI yeah, it’s a stereotype I’m not too fond of either. Like, yeah, gay ‘flamboyant’ or effeminate men exist, of course, but a man being feminine does not immediately equate gayness. Although tbh most of the guys in this video aren’t like that.
@@Sparkletta which I’m happy about, in some other video, I found a comment talking about how, it’s really cool to see characters who just act like average people, and just so happen to be gay, not some crazy over the top characters. It’s refreshing, especially since the super feminine type of gays are like 1/3 or even 1/4 of overall real life gay guys
@Sp3ctralI Everyone should be emotional honestly.
kevin leonardo
Gotta love all these characters
Barney's existenceis the motive of why i smile everyday, i love him sm. God bless his little life
Love that you put Tweek and Craig! I also would have added Mr Slave, Big Gay Al and Mr Garrison. South Park has a surprising amount of gay characters! 🥺❤️ But otherwise this video is super nice, I'm a bit older so I'm not familiar with most of these cartoons so it's super cool to see the increase in gay rep in cartoons!
Fun fact! Knock Out and Breakdown are actually a canon couple in the IDW comics 💕
Let’s be fair you could just drop the entire helluvaboss in here
could never forget Master Frown and Brock!
And yet i did,
I'll be making a part 2 w/ them in it cause I didn't mean to forget em and a few others
Yes, I am a straight guy, I'm only here to support, TRUST ME
The desc says to tell you what characters you missed soo..
Master Frown x Brock
If you search up "Unikitty end of last episode" you might find a clip that I was thinking about.
And what about Warren Stone from Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?
@@baleighcravens true
When I found out Dead End was for children I was like “YES GAY CHILDRENS SHOW WITH ALEX BRIGHTMAN”
WAIT WHAT I DIDNT KNOW ALEX BRIGHTMAN WAS IN IT THAT JUST MADE MY DAY.
Just so you know, Pinky and the Brain are HEAVILY implied to be gay. Not only from the voice actors themselves, but also from the show and comics.
2:57 the guy
With the purple shirt who says “I’m with dad”
Looks like purple guy if he was a bird
The bird behind the slaughter
Always knew toadie was a little fruity that's why I love him
Love that fruity little frog.
@@twist_ending7545 period.
13:04 i cackled when i thought he was gonna say "I have a gift for you. GAYS!"
As a straight I’m only here cause my love for cartoons led me here
OMG I HAD NO IDEA THE MAYOR WAS GAY I WOULD’VE NEVER GUESS LMAO!!!
As a Pansexual,i gave all my support to the gays out there
Eu n entendi direito pq nao cheguei a ver a serie, mas qual o problema com super drags? Eu tinha achado legalzinho a pablo vittar participar
@@ceredipo550 Olha cara,eu honestamente não curti muito não,eu fiquei meio chateada com essa série
What difference is beetwen Pan and Bi
@@Xerxes370Bi-liking 2 or more genders
Pan-like people regardless of gender
Ah Knock Out, the best Transformer. I need Earthspark to bring my favorite gay robot back.
My favorite gay sense are
The owl house
Criag of the creek
Hazbin hotel
Dead end paranormal park
@Science Bear got it