Homophobia is still alive and well.

dianamedgar:

I’m sure many of you are aware that Rowan Blanchard (from Disney Channel’s Girl Meets World) came out as Queer a few days ago. I know that there are many people in the Queer community that have mixed feelings about how she has chosen to identify. Whether or not you agree with term she used, right now she is still the first current Disney star to openly speak out not only about her own sexuality but also about the LGBT representation she wants to see on her show. As a result there is rampant hate and homphobia being thrown her way and we can not stand for it. Every time someone is brave enough to try and bring more representation into family media thousands of homophobes come out of the woodwork and ruin everything before the idea even has a chance to flourish.  (warning: some of these comments are pretty dark)

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We’ve seen these comments a thousand times. It happened the last time Disney tried to introduce LGBT representation and it’s going to keep happening if we don’t do something about it. So what am I asking? I’m asking for you to support this girl and support this show. For every negative letter Disney gets I want there to be thousands of positive ones. For every view the show loses I want us to start watching the show. And for every mean and hurtful comment Rowan receives I want us to support her. As a community we have got to stand up for the LGBTQ kids that desperately need this representation. Think about yourself when you were kid, think about what it would have mean’t for you to have been able to turn on the tv and see someone you could relate with. This could be a reality for so many kids but we have to fight for it.

Homophobia is still alive and well.

dianamedgar:

I’m sure many of you are aware that Rowan Blanchard (from Disney Channel’s Girl Meets World) came out as Queer a few days ago. I know that there are many people in the Queer community that have mixed feelings about how she has chosen to identify. Whether or not you agree with term she used, right now she is still the first current Disney star to openly speak out not only about her own sexuality but also about the LGBT representation she wants to see on her show. As a result there is rampant hate and homphobia being thrown her way and we can not stand for it. Every time someone is brave enough to try and bring more representation into family media thousands of homophobes come out of the woodwork and ruin everything before the idea even has a chance to flourish.  (warning: some of these comments are pretty dark)

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We’ve seen these comments a thousand times. It happened the last time Disney tried to introduce LGBT representation and it’s going to keep happening if we don’t do something about it. So what am I asking? I’m asking for you to support this girl and support this show. For every negative letter Disney gets I want there to be thousands of positive ones. For every view the show loses I want us to start watching the show. And for every mean and hurtful comment Rowan receives I want us to support her. As a community we have got to stand up for the LGBTQ kids that desperately need this representation. Think about yourself when you were kid, think about what it would have mean’t for you to have been able to turn on the tv and see someone you could relate with. This could be a reality for so many kids but we have to fight for it.

negovanman:

negovanman:

I wish I had had someone like Rowan Blanchard when I was 14

no!!! yall need to understand this!!!

a 14 year old front woman for Disney Channel just openly said she was queer

Rowan is an extremely educated and outspoken person for her age and was actually named Feminist of the year along w Amandla Stenberg

and she just says and posts some risky shit for someone who’s on a Disney show but I never in a million years thought she would come out even if i had some hopes of a young Disney star coming out while still on the network, i did not think it would happen, realistically. but she just flippin did it less than 2 hours ago via twitter. and she did it so casually i feel like maybe my fever is affecting my brain and im hallucinating??

Girl Meets World just had an episode about feminism and became the firt disney show to have a character self proclaim themselves as a feminist, i’ve got my fingers crossed for it to be the first disney show with main characters part of the queer community.

negovanman:

negovanman:

I wish I had had someone like Rowan Blanchard when I was 14

no!!! yall need to understand this!!!

a 14 year old front woman for Disney Channel just openly said she was queer

Rowan is an extremely educated and outspoken person for her age and was actually named Feminist of the year along w Amandla Stenberg

and she just says and posts some risky shit for someone who’s on a Disney show but I never in a million years thought she would come out even if i had some hopes of a young Disney star coming out while still on the network, i did not think it would happen, realistically. but she just flippin did it less than 2 hours ago via twitter. and she did it so casually i feel like maybe my fever is affecting my brain and im hallucinating??

Girl Meets World just had an episode about feminism and became the firt disney show to have a character self proclaim themselves as a feminist, i’ve got my fingers crossed for it to be the first disney show with main characters part of the queer community.