Top 10 LGBTQ+ Related Moments/Episodes in Animated TV Shows
For this list we will be looking at LGBTQ moments from animated shows wither its an actual moment or a full episode centering around the subject.The infamous episode from the Simpsons that sees Homer befriending a store clerk John and the two become good friends until Marge literally has to spell it out to him that John is homosexual which leads to Homer to adopt homophobic behavior and begins treat John horribly and even worries that John's influence will make Bart gay and does everything he can to prevent that even taking Bart hunting to make him more manly which goes horribly wrong until John comes to save the day and Homer becomes more accepting of John.
In the episode Hank, Bill and Boomhauer go to a rodeo where Dale's dad Bug works at to deliver an invitation to Dale and Nancy's wedding renewal at Nancy's request despite Dale still at odd with his father following his wedding day when he caught his dad kissing Nancy, unbeknownst to them the rodeo is actually a gay rodeo and they never pick up on this until the announcer literally says that they are indeed at the gay rodeo and not only that but they also find out that Dale's dad is gay, while Hank talks with Bug who reveals that back at wedding he was trying to kiss one of the caterers but when he saw Dale coming out of fear of Dale finding out he's gay he grabbed the only woman around which happens to be Nancy and kisses her, after Bug shows up at Dale's house in an attempt to reconcile Dale eventually forgives him, later Bug tells Nancy that he's gay and that he needs to let Dale know however Dale suspects that Bug still has feeling for Nancy and as Bug tells him that he's gay and telling him he has a special partner Juan Pedro whose his boyfriend and works at the gay rode Dale rejects him but not because he's gay but he misinterprets it and now believes his father is a government agent and heads to the gay rodeo to expose his father as a government agent before being tied up by Bug who scolds him for embarrassing him in front of the community as Juan Pedro still upset that Bug never told him that he had a son and believes that he's ashamed of him as Bug informs him that he sill loves him and the two make up and kiss right in front of Dale and surprisingly Dale is okay with his father being gay and even invites the two of them attend the ceremony.
Funniest thing in other country's Ruby is portrayed as a boy so Rebecca Sugar decided to really stick it to them by having Ruby wear the dress and Sapphire wear the tux.
It was revealed back in the episode "L is for Love" that Luna has a crush on another girl Sam, in the epiosde that follows "Racing Hearts" we get to see a lot more of Luna and Sam's relationship however over the course of the episode they learn that they have very little in common and worry their relationship won't work out despite how much they they really wanted it to work but by the end of the episode they decide to give their relationship another go hoping to discover new things that they both like and I also really liked how supportive Lori and Leni with Luna and her relationship with Sam and giving her helpful advice especially when Luna worries about her and Sam having nothing in common.
The episode centers around Stan who is shocked to find out his dog Sparky is homosexual and tries everything to make Sparky more masculine but it fails and Stan even starts to rant about he doesn't want a gay dog which prompts Sparky to runaway and end up at Big Gay Al's Big Gay Animal Sanctuary, Stan missing Sparky also ends up at the sanctuary where Big Gay Al gives Stan a boat ride through his sanctuary and giving a speech about how homosexuality has been around for years which makes Stan finally accept Sparky's homosexuality and later when he arrives at the game gives a speech about Big Gay Al's Sanctuary and how its okay to be gay as he takes everyone to the place which has mysteriously disappeared leaving all the runaway gay pets as they are reunited with their owners as Big Gay Al thanks Stan for making everyone understand homosexuality.
It was pretty obvious that Blubs and Durland were a lot closer then just friends and in the final episode of the series the two share a tearful reunion and later declare their love for one another.
Introduced in the episode " The Social Fabric" as Sharron's high school mentor who is revealed to be an openly gay character and despite his good nature because of his sexuality he is alienated from other students and get horrible mistreatment and in one scene Sharron is held down by Evie another student who really doesn't like Dion along with her friends draw a mark on her forehead that resembles a 9 and even she starts avoiding Dion to avoid suffering more mistreatment.
From "Mr. Ratburn and the Special Someone" in the final moments of the episode where its revealed during Mr. Ratburn's wedding that he's marrying another man revealing that he's homosexual, ironically years ago an episode from the spin off series Post Cards from Buster was banned due to the episode featuring Buster visiting some kids with lesbian parents, not surprisingly this epsiode in particular was banned in Alabama.
I'm more surprised the shows still making new episodes.
The Newcomers
Its amazing what they got away in this episode which included domestic violence and a strong hint of lesbianism between Kitty and Bunny.
Its strongly hinted that Bunny and Kitty are more then just friends.
The fact that Rachel finally found herself and is happier, calmer and more stable is incredibly heartening.
Brian's gay cousin Jasper pays a visit to Quahog so he and his partner can get married which really doesn't sit well with Lois who isn't too keen on the idea of gay marriage and when Mayor Adam West threatens to sign a bill that would ban gay marriage in Quahog Brian attempts to start a petition to stop the bill.