Disney has made history with its first bisexual main character in a children’s show, according to reports.
Luz Noceda, the 14-year-old starring in the Disney Channel animated series “The Owl House”, has previously shown interest in boys – but has a returning female character, Amity, pursued in the two most recent episodes, reported Variety.
Although Disney has previously shown LGBTQ characters, it is the first of its children’s programs with a lead that is bisexual, said the show’s commercial force, which is rated for children ages 7 and older.
‘I’m bi! I want to write a bi-character, dammit! ”Series creator Dana Terrace has tweeted, claiming that unidentified Disney higher ups were initially banning “any form of bi- or gay relationship on the channel.”
“Fortunately, my idiosyncrasy has paid off and now I am WITHOUT support by current Disney leadership,” she said, praising the crew’s ‘astonishment’ for making ‘badass’ episodes.
“Representation Makes Things!” Terrace tweeted – tell followers “be witchcraft.”
In the show, Luz – pronounced by Sarah-Nicole Robles – is an ordinary teenager who accidentally steps on a portal to a magical new world, where she befriends a rebellious witch, Eda, and an adorant little warrior , King.
Her interest in Amity developed her in the last two episodes, with the couple sharing a dance together, after asking her to “growl”, her world version of prom, according to Variety.
GLAAD said it was “excited” about the “LGBTQ-inclusive storytelling” that it portrayed “an inclusive, honest, accurate, and age-appropriate world through the representation of its characters.”
Terrace said she was always “very open about my intention to put queer kids in the lead role.”
“I’m a terrible liar, that sneaking in would have been difficult,” the creator tweeted.
“Andi Mack” became the first show on Disney Channel with a gay character, while the Pixar short film “Out” featured a gay main character in its Disney Plus launch, Variety noted.
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