About: History of LGBT characters in animation: 2010s

In the 2010s, the number of LGBTQ characters and storylines about them in Western animation grew. During the decade Allen Gregory, Voltron: Legendary Defender, The Legend of Korra, BoJack Horseman, Steven Universe, Adventure Time, The Loud House, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, Twelve Forever, The Bravest Knight, Steven Universe, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, and OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes premiered on various platforms. Shows began in the 2000s like American Dad!, Archer, and The Cleveland Show featured LGBTQ characters, as did South Park which began in 1997 and The Simpsons which began in 1989. Shows in later years would follow the same pattern. Representation of LGBTQ characters would only continue to grow in the 2020s.