My thoughts on the comics and animation related nominees for the 2020 GLAAD Media Awards.
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Tag: Arthur
A look at same-sex weddings in cartoons
I take a look at same-sex weddings depicted in comics and (less often) animation, from “Steven Universe” to Marvel Comics’ Northstar.
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Long-running PBS series “Arthur” made a big step with its season 22 premiere: Mr. Ratburn was revealed to be gay, and got married to another man.
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LGBTQ characters in kids’ TV animation
I take a look at LGBTQ characters in children’s animated TV series, from “Steven Universe” and “Clarence” to “The Legend of Korra.”
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The 2014 Chicago Thanksgiving Day parade cartoon balloons
Similar to last year, here’s a look at the character balloons that’ll be seen in this year’s “McDonald’s Thanksgiving Day[…]
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RIP Tom Magliozzi
News came earlier today that Tom Magliozzi, one-half of the “Click and Clack” brother hosts of NPR’s auto repair show[…]
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Minorities in cartoons: Kwanzaa
This week, I’ll look at cartoon references to the African-American-oriented week-long holiday of Kwanzaa. While not shown as often in media as other early[…]
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