Queer Animation

Exploring the fascinating history of LGBTQIA2S+ animation from the pre-Code era to recent releases.

[Queer Animation @QueerAnimations]

I have a Substack now! Follow for updates on my website and articles about Queer Animation!
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[Crash Tako | Indie Animator🏳️‍⚧️✨ @crashtako]

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[LGBTANIMES+ @pride_anime]

🚨🚨 TEMOS UMA DATA! Body Horror GL "THE LOVERS" estreia dia 29 de agosto!

O curta-metragem segue a relação de uma chefe de cozinha, especializada em frutos do mar, e uma sereia...

[Devon Baxter @dee_bax]

Only Bob Clampett would put in a gag like that (and get away with it).

[ToonHive @ToonHive]

Disney has now shelved 3 episodes featuring storylines centered on transgender characters and gender identity.

The episodes, from ‘Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur,’ ‘The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder,’ and ‘Win or Lose,’ were either cut from release or have since leaked online.

[Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew]

‘Cherry and Virgin’ director Masanao Kawajiri discusses using rotoscoping and shifting art styles to explore sex, desire, insecurity, and the complicated emotions that come with intimacy.
https://t.co/zaCWDEmoEJ

[ToonHive @ToonHive]

New poster for ‘Julián,’ the new animated feature from Cartoon Saloon (‘The Secret of Kells,’ ‘Song of the Sea,’ ‘Wolfwalkers’), directed by Louise Bagnall.

The film is set to release soon.

[ToonHive @ToonHive]

https://t.co/XWcmtroF32

[Crash Tako | Indie Animator🏳️‍⚧️✨ @crashtako]

If you’re looking for transmasc rep in a fantasy setting that isnt just about the mc being trans but is still very relevant to the story, go check this out ❤️

[Japan Society Film @js_film_nyc]

R.I.P. Akihiro Miwa (1935–2026), legendary chanteur, actor & drag queen. Star of Terayama’s "La Marie-Vison" and Mishima’s "Black Lizard", Miwa survived Nagasaki and championed pacifism. Miwa also voiced Moro in MONONOKE and was among Japan’s first openly gay public figures.

[Anime Updates @animeupdates]

Akihiro Miwa, voice actor for the Witch in 'HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE' and Moro in 'PRINCESS MONONOKE', has died at 91 of old age

[Flynn @towflyn]

A little more from the trailer of “My Girlfriend, Enid”, an indie film about a trans woman and her attempts to escape her dysphoria through making a perfect clone of herself.

The Kickstarter is less than 10% away from reaching its funding goal!

https://t.co/bgg52mEi57

[Vincent Alexander @NonsenseIsland]

An interesting bit from the autobiography of director Frank Capra (IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE) where he talks about meeting the great cartoonist George Herriman and he asks him if KRAZY KAT is a male or a female. (He, of course, does not get a straight answer.)

[🌲✈GFFan🇨🇦💫 @forever_gf618]

Here's the full clip of Alex Hirsch answering the Trans Dipper question! 🏳️‍⚧️

[Variety @Variety]

Pete Docter, chief creative officer at Pixar and director of “Monsters Inc.,” “Up” and “Inside Out,” gives his reasoning on why the studio cut the LGBTQ storyline from 2025's "Elio":

“We’re making a movie, not hundreds of millions of dollars of therapy.”
https://t.co/0TNb1CBpRy

[Hollywood Horror Museum @horrormuseum]

WAIT TILL YOUR FATHER GETS HOME 1972

Hanna Barbera hired Playboy artist Marty Murphy to create the art, and they hired edgy, sophisticated writers to break all the rules about sex, violence, politics, racism, drugs, everything you couldn't do in a cartoon!

[WEIRDLAND TV @WeirdlandTales]

REVENGE OF THE PINK PANTHER (1978) ads.

[WeirdHumanBeing @weirdbeingg]

Since it's the last day of pride month I wanted to use the opportunity to bring up to Craig of the Creek and it's wonderful LGBTQ+ representation

more info with spoilers in the thread <3

[ToonHive @ToonHive]

3 years ago today, ‘Dead End: Paranormal Park’ premiered on Netflix.

[ianjq @ianjq]

Obv I can't reveal too much right now, but I can confirm that @rebeccasugar and myself are the co-creators of this new series. There are a lot of surprises to come and I hope to share them soon!

[ToonHive @ToonHive]

Cartoon Network has started a Pride Month stream on their YouTube Channel featuring episodes from ‘Adventure Time’, ‘Steven Universe’ and ‘Craig of The Creek.’

Watch: https://t.co/VXjimQTdX4