Additionally, the name Sappho is derived from the famous LGBT/Lesbian icon, Sappho of Lesbos. Blake's background for the character portrays here as a lesbian who is either in a relationship with Rarity, or has feelings for her. Sappho, an original-character created by Jenn Blake, appeared in a few amount of official works, all drawn by Blake herself.Likewise, Lyra and Bon Bon were able to get married, meaning same-sex marriage is legal in Equestria. ![]() In Equestria at least, lesbian, gay and bisexual individuals appear to have no real stigma, with no characters really reacting to Holiday and Lofty's relationship as if it were anything unusual. In My Little Pony: Classics Reimagined-Little Fillies, the character Theodore Laurence, a male love interest for Amy March, has been replaced with a female character named Theodora Laurence.Īunt Holiday and Aunt Lofty, an openly same-sex couple Īlthough not confirmed, Wiz Kid and Curly Winds were shown to display behavior towards each other that were clearly romantic in nature, such as cuddling, hugging, holding hands, looking longingly into each others eyes, blushing in each others' presences, and more. ![]() In a Q&A, Big Jim said it was up to fans to determine whether or not Applejack & Rainbow Dash were a couple, which would most likely mean they were both LGBTQ+ in the first place. On September 9, 2019, Sunset Shimmer was confirmed to be bisexual by Katrina Hadley, who thought it was "pretty obvious". This was referenced in the next two Equestria Girls specials, Equestria Girls: Spring Breakdown and Equestria Girls: Sunset Shimmer's Backstage Pass in which Rarity fell for a young man named Ragamuffin and Applejack fell for a musician named Dirk Thistleweed, both of whom resembled the other strongly. In 2018, Equestria Girls: Rollercoaster of Friendship was released, and was originally set to feature a romantic relationship between Rarity and Applejack, but it was eventually dropped. Though their comic counterparts were never technically confirmed, they were quite romantic with each other and it was written in the Ponyville Mysteries novels, which the comics were sequels to, that they kissed each other, essentially confirming they were in love. These characters were later brought into the cartoon canon debuting in " The Last Crusade" in which they were the driving force as to why Scootaloo got to stay in Ponyville. In 2017, My Little Pony received its first same-sex couple in the form of Aunt Lofty and Aunt Holiday, the loving aunts of Scootaloo. Avatar: The Legend of Korra and Adventure Time famously built long-form story arcs around same sex couples and Steven Universe featured many LGBTQ+ figures as main characters and often had LGBTQ+ themes and plots as main focuses for storylines. ![]() Starting in the later years of the 2010s, cartoons and television shows aimed at children and Networks themselves tended to be more comfortable with the idea of LGBTQ+ characters. Unfortunately due to the cultural climate of media in the 80s all the way to most of the 2010s, LGBTQ+ representation was rare and often reserved for more adult media, and was often used as more of a joke rather than a fundamental feature of a character.
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