10 Characters That Made People Realize They Were LGBTQ+

الجمعة، 22 يونيو 2018

10 Characters That Made People Realize They Were LGBTQ+

The characters we watch in media play a huge role in our sexual awakening, and this can be especially true when you're LGBT. Seeing people on screen can awaken parts of us we never knew we even had! For this reason I thought it would be interesting to pose the following question to Twitter:

Queer people,

What character from your childhood made you realize that you were queer?

Willie
-- Willie Muse (@Williesillie2) June 8, 2018

The answers I got back were both funny and completely understandable. Have a look below:

1. Gohan From Dragon Ball Z

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ADULT GOHAN
-- Matt Grote (@feMANism) June 13, 2018

2. Hiccup From How To Train Your Dragon

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Believe me or not, but I'm pretty sure it was Hiccup from How to Train your Dragon.
-- Oryio (@LouieRedPanda) June 8, 2018

3. Hayley Cropper From Coronation Street

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when i about 7 i saw a trans character on Coronation Street named Hayley Cropper. i said to my mum "when i grow up i want to be a woman" and she told me i was wrong so i repressed it and then i came out as trans 14 years later. so much wasted potential
-- Kaolin Maia Cash (@kaolincash) June 8, 2018

4. Padme Amidala From The Star Wars Prequels

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Realizing the only reason I liked the star wars prequels is because I had big ol crush on Anakin AND Padme
-- Sofia Kharitonov 🏳️‍🌈 (@sofia_max_k) June 11, 2018

5. Sailor Moon

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This made me feel ways about stuff... pic.twitter.com/Uz0jtXk2yE
-- 💛Hufflepuff Verda🖤 (@VeRdAStArR) June 8, 2018

6. Prince Cornelius From Thumbelina

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I'm pretty sure it was Prince Cornelius from the animated Thumbelina! Charming, handsome, loads of charisma and a great singer. And, I realized when I was older, he's a *literal fairy*. I guess that's sorta fitting for him to be the first to make me realize I like guys, hah. pic.twitter.com/TadjNod8p9
-- Sean McGuire (@SeanMcGuire92) June 8, 2018

7. Cynthia From Pokemon

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Cynthia from Pokémon probably
-- El🌸🦋☁️ (@Tesselleon) June 21, 2018

8. Esmerelda From The Hunchback Of Notre Dame

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Esmeralda, no question
-- professor chunktusks (@surrealbee) June 21, 2018

Strangely enough, two names came up a lot more than the others and after this, I'm convinced that they are responsible for the majority of gay and bisexual women alive today. They are...

9. ...Shego From Kim Possible

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Shego from Kim Possible, (older) Stephanie Tanner from Full House, and as a teenager Stefon from SNL (I was all "I'm like that but with girls! And less drugs!")
-- NerdyMariaMania (@FangeekSummer) June 8, 2018

Shego from kim possible, raven from teen titans, and every other mildly edgy girl from my childhood had me feeling Some Kind Of Way (that way is GAY)
-- Cool Dad😎✌ (@rothecooldad) June 21, 2018