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Queer Rep In Cartoons
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Queer Representation in Children's Cartoons
From 1994-2022
By: Lorelai Davis
It's a Code!
1994-1996
It's a
Code!
- Period characterized by characters coded with queerness
- Comes in during the end of the Sex Wars; Innuendo and censorship of said innuendo galore.
Show Don't Tell
1996-2014
Show Don't Tell
- Period characterized by implicit representation
- Oftentimes, character's identites later revealed by creators independently
- Comes in at the tail-end of the Sex Wars
That's All Folks
2014-2018
That's All Folks
- Period characterized by main character's sexualities being confirmed during a finale
- Recurring, side characters with explicit queer identities
- Representation is more explicit, though still ambiguous in some cases
In Your Face!
2018-2022
In Your Face!
- Period characterized by recurring/main character's queerness being overt, revealed early on in story, and sometimes entertwined with the overarching plot of the show
- Mixed bag of support from networks