Friday, August 4, 2017

In a Heartbeat: the story behind the animated gay love short that's gone viral; Guardian, August 4, 2017

Jake Nevins, Guardian; 

In a Heartbeat: the story behind the animated gay love short that's gone viral


"As for why the internet has lifted In a Heartbeat to viral status, the two surmise it has something to do with the dearth of same-sex love stories in animated films.

“From a business standpoint, it makes sense why studios are afraid to portray LGBT characters, just because there’s still part of the population that’s not accepting,” Bravo said. “But as leaders of children’s content, it’s really important for them to represent these people because not showing LGBT characters leads to a lot of internalized confusion as kids grow up.”"

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