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Disney Channel’s animated series “The Owl House” made history with the network’s first bisexual lead character.
Series creator Dana Terrace confirmed last week that the 14-year-old lead character Luz Noceda is bisexual.
The announcement comes after the two episodes “Enchanting Grom Fright” and “Wing It Like Witches” aired and showed a blooming relationship between Noceda and a female character named Amity Blight.
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Noceda previously expressed interest in male characters and later asked out Blight to grom, the witch world’s version of prom, where they danced together.
“In [development] I was very open about my intention to put queer kids in the main cast. I’m a horrible liar so sneaking it in would’ve been hard,” Terrace, 29, wrote on Twitter. “When we were greenlit I was told by certain Disney leadership that I could not represent any form of bi or gay relationship on the channel.”
She added: “I’m bi! I want to write a bi character, dammit!”
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“Luckily my stubbornness paid off and now I am very supported by current Disney leadership,” Terrace declared.
The “Owl House” creator continued: “Representation matters! Always fight to make what YOU want to see!”
“As ‘OH’ continues I can't wait to explore things that are important to me and my crew,” Terrace concluded. “Looking forward to the next chapter.”
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The series creator later admitted that she “will never be fully aligned with Disney as a company,” but said she wouldn’t “fully blast” the execs who served as her allies. The company did not immediately respond to Fox News' request for comment.
Disney has had a few openly LGBTQ characters, but they’ve primarily only been in minor roles.
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“Onward” showcased the character Officer Spector, voiced by Lena Waithe, who identified as a lesbian. “Andy Mack” character Cyrus Goodman, played by Joshua Rush, had a character development realizing he was gay. Additionally, the Pixar film “Out,” which launched on Disney Plus had a gay lead character.
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