Last night, Cartoon Network’s Steven Universe made history at the GLAAD Media Awards, which celebrate fair, accurate, and inclusive LGBTQ representation in media, becoming the first-ever animated series to win the Outstanding Kids & Family Programming Award.
US: As a Lesbian Figure Skater, the Locker Room Was My Closet
Uganda: DSTV Suspends Six 'Pro-Gay' Children's TV Programmes
Kenya’s uninformed ban on TV shows with gay characters is extremely dangerous
Malaysia: A gorgeous, stirring cartoon about the status of trans people
When cartoonist Kazimir Lee Iskander learned that 17 Malaysian trans women had been arrested by the Islamic police in June 2014 for the crime of “impersonating women,” he was both riveted by the case and inspired to write about it. He wanted to show how trans people are harassed in Malaysia but also how effective LGBTQ organizing can be. Read More
'McTucky Fried High,' LGBT Web Series, Explores Queer Teen Issues
An animated web series launched this week that explores issues affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) teens in an unconventional way.
"McTucky Fried High" is the brainchild of filmmaker, illustrator and activist Robert-Carnilius and tackles a range of issues relevant to queer youth. Slated for a five-episode run, the web series will hit topics such as coming out, extreme diets, being genderqueer, bullying and sexting -- all through the use of animated food as characters. Read More
Cartoon Aims To Show Dangers Of Syphilis
With syphilis on the increase amongst gay men, the Victorian AIDS Council (VAC) has joined up with a local Australian animator, Michael Cusack, to release Wayne & Kevin an hilarious animated short that encourages men who have sex with men (MSM) to be informed about STIs and get tested regularly.
With syphilis being an STI that can often be asymptomatic or mistaken for other things, the importance of spreading the message surrounding treatment and testing is imperative.