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The animated gaystream: how streaming services, social media, adult fandom, and the visibility of creators have influenced representations of gender and sexuality in twenty-first century U.S. children’s animation

Pointon, AlexanderUniversity of Wolverhampton2026

Since the 1990s, creators of American children’s animation have used varied strategies to include diverse, inclusive queer content in their series and films as new technologies have been introduced and attitudes towards the LGBTQIA+ community in American media have changed. This thesis argues that …

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