LGBTQ representation in adult animation

For many years adult animation in the United States, especially television series have featured LGBTQ characters. This includes series such as The Simpsons, Family Guy, American Dad!, Drawn Together, Bob's Burgers, Allen Gregory, Venture Bros., Star Trek: Lower Decks, Futurama, The Awesomes, Brickleberry, and other series.

For LGBT characters in children's programming, see LGBT children's television programming. For LGBT characters in Netflix shows, see Netflix and LGBTQ representation. For LGBT characters on Cartoon Network, see Cartoon Network and LGBTQ representation. For LGBT characters in animated web series, see LGBTQ representation in animated web series.

Fox Broadcasting

The Simpsons
Open coming out in Kraków in 2018 rally

For years, The Simpsons has had LGBTQ characters.[1] even though many of the characters were secondary. On December 17, 1989, the first episode of The Simpsons featured a gay character, Waylon Smithers, named after gay puppeteer Wayland Flowers,[2] would appear on a U.S. animated show.[3] However, like other shows at the time, The Simpsons approached the subject gingerly, not drawing much attention to the sexuality of Smithers,[4] as he remained in the closet, officially, until 2016.[5] Another example was the February 16, 1997 episode, "Homer's Phobia." It featured John Waters, a gay filmmaker, as a gay man who helps Homer Simpson confront his homophobia.[6] The episode also pokes at general homophobia in U.S. society as a whole.[5] The episode, which aired two months before Ellen DeGeneres came out as a lesbian on her sitcom, Ellen,[7] came during a time there were unspoken limits on what LGBTQ content could be shown on TV.[5] It was an improvement from Simpson and Delilah in October 1990, which featured a stylish assistant, Karl, who helped Homer, whose sexuality is never mentioned even though the person voicing him (Harvey Fierstein) is a gay playwright,[8][9][10] In the episode, Karl and Homer kiss in what some say is the first animated male-male kiss to air on network television, prior to the gay kiss in the May 2000 Dawson's Creek episode, "True Love".[11] Creator Matt Groening, when asked in a 1991 interview if Karl was gay, said "he's whatever you want him to be" and added that including Karl was "beyond any other cartoon," even though some gay viewers were disappointed that the character didn't identify himself as gay.[12] Some argued that "Homer's Phobia" did more, in terms of awareness and exposing intolerance, than "any live action show at the time."[13]

The Simpsons also had a white lesbian character, Patty Bouvier,[14] but a trans character named Brunella Pommelhorst,[15] a stereotypical on-and-off-again gay couple, Grady and Julio,[15] and continued teasing of the sexual orientation of Smithers as he rode a float called “Stayin’ in the Closet!” during the annual gay pride parade in Springfield in the episode "Jaws Wired Shut" in January 2002.[16] It wouldn't be until February 20, 2005, in the episode "There's Something About Marrying" that Patty, Marge's sister, would come out as lesbian. Apart from this was an episode of The Simpsons which aired on FOX on November 13, 2018. In the episode, titled "Havana Wild Weekend", Smithers came out, officially, as gay.[17][18] Although some called the episode disappointing,[19] or critical of Smithers as a form of gay representation,[20][21] others cited it as an example of how LGBTQ+ characters in television had become more accepted.[22][23][24] In November 2018, RuPaul gave Homer Simpson a drag makeover.[25]

Family Guy
Cosplay of Meg Griffin at the 2014 Wizard World Chicago

Like The Simpsons, Family Guy also aired on FOX and had various LGBTQ characters. This included Jasper, the gay cousin of the series protagonist[26] a gay pedophile named Herbert,[27] and a lesbian character named Sarah.[28] who mistakes Meg's sentences as invitations to have sex.[29] Some say that the show repeated tropes often associated with LGBTQ+ characters.[30][31] For Family Guy, which began airing on FOX in 1999, there would be various LGBTQ characters in the years to come. Meg Griffin and Stewie Griffin would be confirmed as bisexual,[28][32][33][34][35][36][37] Additionally, an effeminate man Bruce, Brian Griffin's cousin Jasper, and elderly pedophile John Herbert were gay characters.[38][26][39] Additionally, Sarah would be confirmed as a lesbian character,[28][40] while Ida Davis would be a trans woman, introduced in the 2010 episode "Quagmire's Dad," who later become the "butt of many transmisogynistic and transphobic "jokes.""[41][42] In January 2019, Family Guy! committed to phasing out jokes about the LGBTQ+ community.[43] During the episode "Trump Guy" which premiered on January 13, 2019, Peter Griffin, was seen telling a cartoon President Trump that the show was trying to "phase out" gay jokes. The change in direction was confirmed by the show's executive producers Alec Sulkin and Rich Appel, along with creator Seth MacFarlane, who stated that they wanted to better reflect the current climate in the show due to societal changes which have seen the jokes become frowned upon over time.[44][45][46][47]

In the Season 18 episode "Disney's The Reboot" which premiered on October 20, 2019, when asked "I thought I read you guys were phasing out gay jokes?" Peter Griffin replies: "That quote was taken out of context and widely misunderstood.”[48]

Other series

A Fox sitcom, Bob's Burgers, had various LGBTQ characters as well. The show would feature a trans female sex worker named Marshmallow,[49] a lesbian limousine driver named Nat Kinkle, whose ex-girlfriend runs an animal sanctuary,[50][51] and a gay character, Dalton Crespin, who had a boyfriend for a short period of time.[52] Just as prominent was Archer, which aired on FX and FXX, then owned by FOX. In the show, Pam Poovey is the bisexual director of human resources.[53] In a behind-the-scenes feature, her voice actor, Amber Nash described Pam as "a sturdy bisexual".[54] Woodhouse, Archer's personal valet,[55] is of ambiguous sexuality. He had a romantic and sexual attraction to another man, Reggie, during the First World War, but it has not been specified whether he has ever had any sexual feelings for anyone since Reggie's death.[56] After his voice actor, George Coe passed away, the show did a tribute to Woodhouse,[57] who later had a funeral, becoming a plot thread followed up on in the show's eighth season.[58] At the same time, Ray Gillette is an openly gay secret agent, and a former Olympic medalist in skiing.[59][60] This was in keeping with previous years.

A person cosplaying as one of the protagonists of American Dad!, Stan Smith in July 2010

Another prominent FOX show was American Dad! before it moved to TBS. The show introduced Roger, a protagonist said to be pansexual,[61] due to the fact he assumed different aliases[62] and a carousel of seemingly-endless lives.[63] Later the show featured Linda Memari, neighbor of the Smith family and a bisexual Iranian-American woman.[64] The show also had a gay couple: Greg Corbin and Terry Bates, who were regular characters for many years.[65][66][67] Then, there was The Cleveland Show, a spin-off of Family Guy. It included Lloyd Waterman, Cleveland's boss at Waterman Cables, is shown to be gay, despite been married to his wife, who is aware of his homosexuality. He is attracted to his employee, Terry, as indicated in the episode "Birth of a Salesman," and has a gay lover as shown in the episode "Who Done Did It?"[68] In a later episode, "Terry Unmarried," Terry Kimple, Cleveland's co-worker, marries his husband Paul, while they both try to bring gay marriage to Virginia, but are not successful.[69] In the same episode, Cleveland asks if Terry is gay; Terry answers no, much to Cleveland's cheer. But Terry replies he's attracted to both genders, much to Cleveland's dismay.[70][67]

The short-lived show, Allen Gregory, which aired on Fox, had some LGBTQ characters as well. It featured a gay father of the protagonist, Richard De Longpre, and his husband, Jeremy, who previously had a wife and children.[71][70] On February 16, 2020, Duncanville began broadcasting on Fox. The show would feature the protagonist, Duncan, having a crush on his genderfluid classmate, Mia, who works at a pizzeria and sticks her finger in each pizza to "silently protest the company’s anti-gay stance."[72] On March 22, the show would reportedly have an unnamed gay couple in episode "Sister, Wife." In January 2014, Phillip "Chozen" Cullens, a white, gay, aspiring rap superstar premiered in the FX series, Chozen. He was in a relationship with fratboy-type Hunter, with their relationship developing throughout the series.[73] At the same time, King of the Hill featured gay characters who became a couple: Bug Gribble and Juan Pedro.[1] Then there was Sit Down, Shut Up. GLAAD praised the series, calling it one of the "LGBT-inclusive broadcast comedies."[74] On the show, Andrew is a flamboyant, and bisexual, Latino drama teacher whose last name in Spanish roughly translates to "he likes both", a reference to his sexual orientation.[75][76] He is in love with Larry Littlejunk and Miracle Grohe, with whom he hopes to get into a relationship should they become a couple. Finally, there was Braceface which aired on Teletoon and the Fox Family Channel. The show included a canon gay character named Mark "Dion" Jones.[77]

In January 2021, the adult animated sitcom titled The Great North began airing on Fox. One of the characters, Ham Tobin, played by Paul Rust, is the middle son of Beef Tobin and is openly gay.[78] Ham is a teen trying to find their place in the world and comes out to his family as gay, even though he did so in the past.[79]

Adult Swim
Adult Swim Headquarters on Williams Street in Atlanta, GA in late April 2019

The Venture Bros.

The Venture Bros. began airing on Adult Swim in 2004. On the show, Colonel Horace Gentleman was always, openly, and proudly gay.[80] However, he has an ex-wife, Mz. Quymn, as indicated in the episode "Dr. Quymn, Medicine Woman," and former a lover, Kiki, shown in the episode "Past Tense," who he lived with at his home in Tangiers, Morocco for years. Additionally, The Alchemist and Shore Leave were in an on-again, off-again relationship, shown in episodes such as "Fallen Arches." According to the show creators, The Alchemist is gay in a way that is "just incidental" while Shore Leave is a very "openly swishy queer proud guy."[80] Finally, Virginia "Ginnie" Dunne, who is Dr. Quymn's bodyguard, is very masculine, and reported "man-hater.".[81] In the episode "Dr. Quymn, Medicine Woman," she is shown to be a lesbian[82] who is trying to convert Dr. Quymn.

In September 2020, The Venture Bros., which had been slated to be renewed for an eighth and final season,[83][84] was cancelled. On September 5, an illustrator for the show, Ken Plume, said he would be sorry if the show was cancelled,[85][86] which was confirmed by series creator Jackson Publick, with season 8 being axed.[87][88] Not long after, Adult Swim stated that they were working to "find another way to continue the Venture Bros. story"."[89] The show had featured LGBTQ characters like openly gay Colonel Horace Gentleman,[80] a lesbian character named Virginia "Ginnie" Dunne,[90] and a gay couple: The Alchemist and Shore Leave.[80] A number of creators weighed in on the decision. For instance, Owl House creator Dana Terrace criticized the cancellation, as did animator Bryan Brinkman, DuckTales producer Frank Angones, and other fans of the show.[91]

Other animation

Mission Hill, which aired on The WB from 1999 to 2000 and Adult Swim in 2002, Gus Duncz and Wally Langford, a gay elderly couple in their late 60s, even winning an award from GLAAD for this representation.[92] Also, The Oblongs, which showed on The WB and Adult Swim included a trans woman named Anna Bidet as a character.[93] First released December 2005 on the programming block, Moral Orel had at least two LGBTQ+ characters. Coach Daniel Stopframe was Orel's bisexual coach as well as Shapey's biological father,[94] Daniel lusts after their father, Clay,[95] and at one point has sex with three women and a dog in episodes like "The Blessed Union." Stephanie Foamwire-Putty is a lesbian character who's revealed to have fallen in unrequited love with her old high school best friend, Kim Latchkey.[94] Superjail! was different, beginning in September 2008 and ending in July 2014. It featured Alice, a hulking and muscular head prison guard of Superjail and a trans woman[96] who regularly engages in sadomasochistic rituals with the prisoners, and rebuffs The Warden's constant advances as shown in episodes like "Jailbot 2.0." There's also Jean Baptiste Le Ghei and Paul Guaye, inmates and a recurring couple as shown in the episode "Superbar" and others. In an interview with the creators of the show, co-creator Christy Karacas called them well-rounded characters, who are a couple, with Paul as more feminine and intelligent than Jean who is "the bad boy."[97]

In June 2014, Adult Swim aired an episode of The Boondocks, featuring a number of gay characters[98] including Gangstalicious, a closet homosexual who goes to great lengths to keep his identity as a gay man hidden from the public.[99] In the same programming block, Marquess of Queensbury, appeared on Mike Tyson Mysteries, which started in October 27, 2014. Eric Thurm of The A.V. Club argued that Marquess was a gay character[100] and he was based on a man named John Douglas, the 9th Marquess of Queensberry. In July 2015, Justin Roiland, one of the show's creators and executive producers off Rick and Morty, which aired on Adult Swim, confirmed that Rick Sanchez is pansexual.[101] This was shown in "Auto Erotic Assimilation", when Rick connects with Unity, an ex-lover who is a collective hive mind of assimilated individuals from the planet they occupy. Throughout the series, Rick's sexuality has also been alluded to, mostly in his backstory. The next month, on August 15, in the episode "Total Rickall", Sleepy Gary is one of the dozens of aliens that alter the memories of Rick, Morty, Beth and Summer in order to pose as friends and family members.[102] Because of the fake memories, Beth believes herself to be married with Sleepy Gary, and Jerry believes he is having a secret affair with him.[103]

On August 19, 2019, Final Space, which had begun broadcasting on Adult Swim earlier that summer, included representation of its own. In the August 19 episode, "The Closer You Get," Tribore tells Shannon that "he is in love with his other half" because his species flips gender twice a year." One reviewer calls this an amazing non-binary bit of the episode.[104]

Comedy Central

Drawn Together
Cartoons on the Mexico City Pride 2016 on June 25, 2016

In terms of representation, Drawn Together, on Comedy Central, had even more characters. Ling-Ling, an Asian trading-card mini-monster,[105][106] is identified as bisexual by a parody of The Terminator in the episode "Wooldoor Sockbat's Giggle-Wiggle Funny Tickle Non-Traditional Progressive Multicultural Roundtable!"[107] Some scholars criticized Ling-Ling for being a stereotypical Asian character.[107] Also, Foxxy Love, a "sexy mystery-solver,"[105] has relations with both men and women,[106] but preferably with the former. She makes out with Princess Clara in the show's first episode,[105] and has a brief BDSM relationship with Captain Hero in another episode, "Requiem for a Reality Show."[107] Furthermore, Xandir P. Wifflebottom, a "young video game warrior,"[105][108] is labeled as a "totally gay video game adventurer" during the show's first episode,[106] and on a never-ending quest to save his girlfriend. In a later episode, "Gay Bash," he comes to terms with his homosexuality after having his arm bitten off by the Wood Beast, a creature that determines a person's sexuality by biting off the arms of homosexuals and keeping the arms of heterosexuals intact.[107] In another episode, "Xandir and Tim, Sitting in a Tree," Xandir has an affair with Captain Hero's gay alter ego, Tim Tommerson. Finally, Captain Leslie Hero, a "brawny classic cartoon superhero," is shown to be sexually aroused, due to his erectile dysfunction,[106] by an array of paraphilias and will have sex with anything and anyone. He and Foxxy Love form a brief BDSM relationship in one episode, "Requiem for a Reality Show," and as his gay alter ego Tim Tommerson, has an affair with Xandir in another episode, "Xandir and Tim, Sitting in a Tree."[107][109] When the show ended, GLAAD lamented that "the only animated LGBT representations on cable appear[ed] on LGBT-focused cable network Logo," specifically on Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World.[110]

Futurama
Cosplay of Zapp Brannigan at 2017 Carnival parade in the Marigny & Bywater sections of New Orleans

Futurama had some one-time LGBTQ+ characters. This included Enos Fry and Old Man Waterfall who were killed off before the end of their respective episodes.[111][112] In later years, some critics would argue that Futurama has a "political and social commitment to its LGBT fans," noting episodes like "Bend Her" in 2003 and "Proposition Infinity" in 2010.[93] When it came to the episode "Bend Her", Bender cross-dresses as a female robot under the name of Coilette to participate in the fembot league of the Earth 3004 Olympic Games where he claims five gold medals in the competition.[93] On the other hand, some criticized the episode, and others, as furthering the narrative that trans women are deceptive, coupled with the hurtful language and imagery" which surrounds the physical transition process Bender undergoes.[113]

On July 8, 2010, the Futurama episode "Proposition Infinity" would air on Comedy Central. The episode would speak directly toward Proposition 8[114] and focus on Bender, as a robot, falling in love with Amy, a human, who want to marry like everyone else, with same-sex marriage legal, but robosexuals unable to marry, serving as an episode which is "mocking anyone who doesn't believe in our civil rights."[93][115] The show had dealt with robotsexuality before, as in the 2001 episode "I Dated a Robot," Fry has a relationship with a Lucy Liu-Bot, "which was discouraged by the Planet Express crew."[116] Around the same time, Billy West called the writers of Futurama brave, adding there is speculation that Zapp Brannigan is "a closeted gay man" who tries to get it with a woman, with West saying he could "care less about anyone's sexual orientation."[93] The episode also featured George Takei joining a debate over robosexual marriage.[117] Executive producer David X. Cohen later called it one of his favorite episodes in 2010.[118]

South Park

South Park, created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, began airing on Comedy Central in 1997. The show's fourth episode, "Big Gay Al's Big Gay Boat Ride" featured a flamboyant homosexual man who ran an animal sanctuary with gay animals.[119] In the course of the show, Big Gay Al would openly display his homosexuality and be an open advocate for gay rights. Despite this array of characters,[16] the show made it clear that cartoons are not only for kids, like The Simpsons, but it did not counter the idea that it is "inappropriate to expose kids to the existence of queer people."[120] The latter would only be blown away by shows like Steven Universe and The Loud House in the 21st century. In later years, the show would introduce the boyfriend of Mrs. Garrison (Mr. Slave),[121] while Bradley in South Park has a crush on another male character, Butters.[122] Apart from these characters, sexually promiscuous Liane Cartman, the mother of Cartman, would be bisexual,[123] while Herbert Garrison, originally presented as a closeted homosexual, would be afforded storylines which featured Garrison coming out as a gay man, then having a gender reassignment surgery to become female (known as Janet Garrison), becoming a lesbian, and then changing back to a man.[124] It is shown he still has feelings for his ex-boyfriend, Mr. Slave as shown in the episode "Follow That Egg!" Also, in later years Craig Tucker and Tweek Tweak were confirmed as a gay couple,[125][126] and Ms. Ellen as a lesbian. teacher,[127][128] Furthermore, Saddam Hussein and Satan were a gay couple[129] while Stephen Stotch was a bisexual man who is a regular customer at the local gay theater & bath house.[130]

Other shows

In September 2012, Brickleberry, premiered on Comedy Central. The show would introduce a character named Constance Beatrice "Connie" Cunaman.[131] She is a lesbian park ranger who challenged the homophobia of her parents and was obsessed with Ethel.[132][133] The show's creators confirmed this assessment in an interview.[134]

HBO Max

Harley Quinn

More significant than the aforementioned series, in terms of representation, was a mature adult animated series titled Harley Quinn, broadcast on DC Universe and later on HBO Max. In the May 15, 2020 episode "There's No Place to Go But Down," Harley Quinn saved her partner-in-crime, Poison Ivy, both kissed each other after they escaped from prison.[135] The critic who reviewed the episode stated that Harley and Poison's romance is "slow burn" one, adding that this love affair could turn into a "more realistic exploration of how it feels to fall in love with a friend or to have an awkward hookup with a workmate." In another episode, Clayface, a member of Harley's villain crew, was revealed as gay character who had a crush on a male student.[136][137]

Even more significant was the season 2 finale. In that episode, Poison Ivy had her wedding with Kite Man, a person she didn't love, interrupted. By the end of the episode, Harley Quinn and Ivy realize their feelings for each other, kissing and "finally embracing that they're soul mates" as Renaldo Metadeen of CBR put it.[138] Heather Hogan at Autostraddle added that the bisexual love of Poison and Harley is canon, calling the second season "one of the most gratifying gay seasons of television" she has ever watched.[139]

Other series

In their January 2021, GLAAD pointed to a few series on the platform like Harley Quinn, with Harley Quinn as bisexual and had a growing relationship with Poison Ivy, Doom Patrol which has a gay man named Larry Trainor/Negative Man and a character, Danny, who uses they/them pronouns, and Young Justice which features "LGBTQ characters Aqualad and Halo."[140] GLAAD also pointed out that the streamer aired an episode of Adventure Time: Distant Lands which focuses "on queer couple Bubblegum and Marceline" and the announcement that an animated series based on Lumberjanes was ordered. It is worth noting that Young Justice is a young adult animation, while Doom Patrol is for all ages, as is Adventure Time: Distant Lands.

Other networks

In the 1990s, Crapston Villas aired on Channel 4, a British broadcasting channel. This show would be one of the first animated series on British television to present openly gay characters, specifically Robbie and Larry.[141][142] In 2000, Queer Duck premiered on Icebox. The show became relatively influential after its premiere and later streaming on Showtime. It was the first U.S. animated TV series to have homosexuality as a major theme[143] and was produced by Mike Reiss, a producer of Simpsons and The Critic.[144] beginning in 2000. It was received positively by some in the LGBTQ+ community since it had lesbian, gay, and bisexual characters. This included Adam Seymour Duckstein, the main character of the series. He is presented as a stereotypical gay duck[145] and has been a victim of gay bashing.[143] However, in the series finale, he wakes up to discover that he had sex with a woman. Steven Arlo Gator was Queer Duck's significant other,[143] and latter married Queer Duck in a Jewish Wedding in Vermont in one episode, "Wedding Bell Blues." Melissa Duckstein, is Adam's sister, is occasionally revealed to be lesbian throughout the series.[146] She is in a relationship with Yvette, in episodes such as "Homo for the Holidays," and the movie. There was also Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World on Logo TV, a satiric comedy which featured the "only Filipino-American and gay lead character on television" at the time.[147] It would feature a lesbian couple and two gay couples. During the series, the gay couple Rick Brocka, a Filipino-American, and Steve Ball have a baby with the lesbian couple Dana and Kirsten.[148][149] Chuck Masters and Evan Martinez are a male gay couple as indicated in episodes like "Mom Fight," with Chuck helping Evan with his drug addiction.[150][151] Dana Bernstein and Kirsten Kellogg additionally have a baby with the gay couple, Rick and Steve.[148] Finally, there were two lesbian couples (Mo and Trish, Souki and Jenn) which appeared in a June 19, 2009 episode of ABC's The Goode Family, "A Tale of Two Lesbians".[152][153] GLAAD praised this show, noting that Mo and Trish were as recurring characters.[110]

Clone High, which aired on MTV and Teletoon from 2002 to 2003, featured a gay couple: the foster dads of JFK, named Wally and Carl in Clone High.[154] Additionally, Phil and Chris would say they are gay lovers if it was "convenient."[155] In 2007, a friendly and flirtatious Vietnamese trans woman, who runs a salon, named Cherry Pie, debuted in The Nutshack, which aired on Myx TV.[156] The Awesomes, aired on Hulu, with its first episode airing in August 2013, included at least three LGBTQ characters. First was a Tomboy, originally presenting as Gadget Gal's nemesis, she is outed in "Baby Got Backstory", as using the feud to cope with her own romantic feelings for her, in episodes like "Baby Got Backstory."[157] Next were two gay characters. Zip Danger / "Frantic", a "crazy fast" reject from a circus show,[158][159] who is forcibly outed under media pressure in "The Awesomes' Awesome Show."[160] He later falls for Christopher, a member of villain team The Gay Mafia. Then there is The Gayfather, the leader of villain team The Gay Mafia, including members like Christopher and Steven, who makes his debut in "The Gayfather".[161] Christopher falls for Frantic immediately upon meeting him, and sabotages his team's efforts as a result. This show was not alone.

A faʻafafine organisation on Auckland pride parade in 2016

There were a number of shows which also had significant LGBTQ representation, including Brother Ken in bro'Town, which showed on New Zealand's TV3, principal of the school and is fa'afafine. The latter is a Samoan concept for a third gender,[162] a person who is born biologically male but is raised and sees themself as female. Because the concept does not readily translate, when the series was broadcast on Adult Swim Latin America, a decision was made not to translate Samoan words and just present them as part of the "cultural journey".[163] From 2017 to 2018, Freedom Fighters: The Ray aired on CW Seed. The show would feature a gay superhero, Ray, and his gay friend, John. In an early episode, Ray would fail to ask a man on a date,[164] and would struggle in coming out to conservative parents,[165] and in a later episode, Jacob would become his lover. Then, in 2018, John Hart of Gays With Kids, wrote about how 16 Hudson featured episodes with a character who had two dads.[166]

Early in October 2020, the creator of Star Trek: Lower Decks, Mike McMahan confirmed that Captain Amina Ramsey was Beckett Mariner's former lover at Starfleet Academy, even though it wasn't explicit, saying that "every Starfleet officer is probably at the baseline bisexual" in a sense, and that they did not "intentionally mean for anybody to be strictly heteronormative or straight or cis." However, he promised to do better in the show's second season, saying they would dig into it more, saying that the show could, in the future, more explicitly state "things that the writers always knew about Mariner."[167]

Apart from these series was Magical Girl Friendship Squad and the pilot series, Magical Girl Friendship Squad: Origins. On January 1, Magical Girl Friendship Squad: Origins entered the fray.[168] Six episodes of the adult animation, inspired by Sailor Moon and other magical girl animes, began airing on Syfy.[169][170] The series, written by Diana McCorry who created Human Kind Of,[171] features two women, Alex and Daisy, with the latter a lesbian who sleeps with a woman during the show. The series appeared in a new iteration on September 26, named Magical Girl Friendship Squad, with some new cast members and longer episodes.[169][172] In the latter show, Daisy is unambiguously queer as she has slept with "every barista" at the local coffee shop.[173] In the second and third episodes of the main show, "The Cool S" and "Agony Solstice", a sticker with the transgender pride flag is shown on Daisy's laptop. She is later shown to have an ex-girlfriend in the fourth episode, "Anti-Fungal Spit Skanks," a classic-style anime character, named Yolanda,[174][175] who works at urgent care center in the city. Additionally, in the episode "The Real World," Pansy, who calls herself Daisy's "monogamous live-in girlfriend" is introduced, but she only exists in the dimension created by Nut's sister, Gloriana. Then on November 1, 2020, Hallie Cantor, a writer for the show, responded to a question on whether Daisy is trans, stated that they hadn't yet "identified her as trans or cis,"[176] meaning that she could either be a cisgender lesbian or trans lesbian. On December 4, 2020, Krystal Downs, director for Magical Girl Friendship Squad confirmed that Daisy is lesbian in a tweet.[177]

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