Disney Announces ‘The Owl House’ Features A Bisexual Lead Character
The Owl House Disney Bisexual: Disney affirms “The Owl House” will highlight the network’s first bisexual character.
The network has affirmed the lead character of The Owl House series will be a bisexual, Dominican-American girl, named Luz Noceda. Noceda will be the principal bisexual to debut on a Disney TV series.
Creator Dana Terrace composed on Twitter about her choice to join the character’s bisexuality for the inclusivity of queer kids.
“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 wrote. “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.”
“I’m bi! I want to write a bi character, dammit! Luckily my stubbornness paid off and now I am VERY supported by current Disney leadership. (Thank you @NashRiskin and team!) Not to mention the amazingness of this crew.”
The Owl House is centered around Luz, as she pursues her dream of becoming a witch, despite not having magical abilities.
The first Disney show to have a character to come out as gay was Andi Mack. Also, the Pixar short film Out had a gay main character when it launched with Disney+.
When I was first developing Owl House I always wanted to do a prom episode to make up for my own experiences. Back then PROM was an anagram for "Perennial Ritual Offering Maiden". I'm so INCREDIBLY grateful for the crew working to make this episode so badass. pic.twitter.com/Ak8dNVMAdo
— Dana Terrace (@DanaTerrace) August 9, 2020
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