Last updated on June 30th, 2026
June marks LGBTQ Pride Month. As such, LGBTQ related TV shows, movies, and other media get highlighted, and that includes this blog. For Pride Month, below is a roundup of posts that focus on LGBTQ related content in cartoons.
Cartoon reviews
Here’s reviews I’ve written for animated cartoons that feature LGBTQ characters, either as the main stars or as secondary characters:
- “The Owl House”
- “Dead End: Paranormal Park”
- “Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur”
- “Velma”
- “Doc McStuffins”
- “Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City”
- “The Loud House”
- “Clifford the Big Red Dog”
- “16 Hudson”
Comic reviews
Here’s reviews I’ve written of comics featuring LGBTQ characters:
- “Lumberjanes”
- “Jem and the Holograms” (a spin-off/reboot of the 80s animated series)
- “Kyle’s Bed & Breakfast”
- “Questionable Content”
- “Goldie Vance”
- “The Backstagers”
- “AJ & Magnus”
- “Kevin Keller: Drive Me Crazy”
- “Kevin Keller: Welcome to Riverdale”
- “Dykes to Watch Out For”
GLAAD Media Awards cartoon-related winners
A list of my posts about GLAAD Media Award winners related to both comics and animation. Note no awards were given in 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Holidays
I’ve written a few holiday-related posts mentioning LGBTQ characters:
- Valentine’s Day in cartoons
- 10 cartoons featuring characters with two Moms (Mother’s Day)
- 10 cartoons featuring characters with two Dads (Father’s Day)
- 6 Indigenous characters in cartoons (Indigenous Peoples’ Day)
- Winter solstice in cartoons
- Animated holiday specials featuring LGBTQ characters (Christmas/Hanukkah/Las Posadas)
LGBTQ people of color
- Cartoonists of Color Database, Queer Cartoonists Database highlight minority creators (August 2017)
- 10 LGBTQ people of color cartoon characters (July 2023)
- 10 LGBTQ people of color comic characters (August 2023)
While some media (both LGBTQ oriented and mainstream) equate being gay with being white, that’s obviously not true.
Along with the above posts, there’s also the Queer Comics Database, an online database cataloguing comics starring LGBTQ characters.
Miscellaneous
- PBS’ “Arthur” reveals Mr. Ratburn is gay and getting married (May 2019)
- A look at same-sex weddings in cartoons (May 2019)
- Superman’s son Jon Kent comes out as bisexual (October 2021)
- Hockey in cartoons (including gay romance webcomic “Check, Please!”) (June 2022)
- 7 noteworthy transgender characters in cartoons (June 2024)
- Noteworthy asexual characters in cartoons (June 2024)
- 10 classic cartoon characters who’ve come out as LGBTQ (September 2024)
- 10 LGBTQ people of color voice actors in Western animation (May 2026)
- Pride Month streaming service content (2026 edition) (June 2026)
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