Editing Independent animation (section)

=== LGBT representation ===
[[File:RWBY Volume 8 Intro.webm|thumb|An [[opening sequence]] from ''[[RWBY]]'', a notable American independent animated [[web series]]]]
LGBTQ+ representation in independent animation has increased over the years, as many series have featured LGBTQ+ characters. ''Lizzy the Lezzy'', which premiered on [[Myspace]] in 2006, included LGBTQ+ characters like Lizzy, a lesbian.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Ahren |first1=Raphael |title=Lizzy the Lezzy invites you to sing with her |url=http://www.haaretz.com/lizzy-the-lezzy-invites-you-to-sing-with-her-1.252884 |website=[[Haaretz]] |publisher=Haaretz |access-date=April 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110313020449/http://www.haaretz.com/lizzy-the-lezzy-invites-you-to-sing-with-her-1.252884 |archive-date=March 13, 2011 |date=July 29, 2008 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Plum, a bisexual character, first appeared in the animated series, ''[[Bravest Warriors]]'', a show which aired on [[Cartoon Hangover]]'s [[YouTube]] channel from 2012 to 2018, as confirmed by her crushes and by writer [[Kate Leth]].<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=Joey Comeau|story=Shannon Watters, Adam Staffaroni, Kassandra Heller|title=Catbug is Missing| volume= 1|issue=6|date= March 2013|publisher=KaBOOM!|location= 5670 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 450, Los Angeles, CA 90036|page=4|panel=5|id = }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Rude|first1=Mey|title=Top 11 Times This Year Pop Culture Reminded Us Kids Are Queer and Trans Too|url=https://www.autostraddle.com/top-11-instances-of-queer-women-representation-in-all-ages-media-319624/|website=[[Autostraddle]]|date=December 14, 2015|access-date=August 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200410172324/https://www.autostraddle.com/top-11-instances-of-queer-women-representation-in-all-ages-media-319624/|archive-date=April 10, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |last=Leth |first=Kate |author-link=Kate Leth |user=kateleth |number=1189586486259175424 |date=October 30, 2019 |title=Plum is bi and it's canon and I'm proud of her |website=[[Twitter]] |access-date=August 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191030170910if_/https://twitter.com/kateleth/status/1189586486259175424 |archive-date=October 30, 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The show was made by ''[[Adventure Time]]'' creator [[Pendleton Ward]] and featuring [[Ian Jones-Quartey]], who voiced the character, Wallow, while he directed his own show, ''[[OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes]]'' which featured multiple LGBTQ+ characters. Although Plum had a crush on Chris, kissing him multiple times during the show, she is also madly in love with her doppelganger as shown in the comics.

The Rooster Teeth animated web series, ''[[RWBY]]'', which began in 2013, features lesbian characters,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Luna|first1=Miles|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/RWBY/comments/7x3w4s/crwby_ama_w_miles_luna_kerry_shawcross_and_paula/ |title=CRWBY AMA w/ Miles Luna, Kerry Shawcross, and Paula Decanini |website=[[Reddit]] |access-date=February 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190516210625/https://www.reddit.com/r/RWBY/comments/7x3w4s/crwby_ama_w_miles_luna_kerry_shawcross_and_paula/|archive-date=May 16, 2019}} See her comment "Ilia is a lesbian!" in response to the question "What does Ilia identify as? Is she a lesbian? Bisexual? Something else?"</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |last=Jones |first=Lindsey |user=IAmLindsayJones |number=1092454608008556546 |date=February 4, 2019 |title=My friend, I said "certain parts" of the fan base, addressing a vocal minority. And that's my point: Saphron and her wife played such a small part in the show as a whole, so why would these people take their inclusion as the end all of RWBY's writing? |access-date=August 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814021534/https://twitter.com/IAmLindsayJones/status/1092454608008556546 |archive-date=August 14, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |last=Jones |first=Lindsey |user=IAmLindsayJones |number=1092303371678171136 |date=February 3, 2019 |title=After seasons of hereto love triangles, Jaune and Pyrrha share an on-screen kiss: *crickets* Saphron and her wife are in a few episodes: HOLY SHIT, RWBY HAS SOLD OUT COMPLETELY TO THE "GAY AGENDA", THEY DON'T EVEN CARE ABOUT PLOT OR A GOID STORY ANYMORE, IT'S ALL JUST PANDERING |access-date=September 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814022004/https://twitter.com/IAmLindsayJones/status/1092303371678171136 |archive-date=August 14, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> and a [[trans woman]] named May Marigold, voiced by Kdin Jenzen.<ref>{{Cite tweet |last=Jenzen |first=Kdin |user=KdinJenzen |number=1206990507584262144 |date=December 17, 2019 |title=As the voice of May Marigold I'm honored to present to you her concepts done by the talented @ErinMWinn! I'm also here to confirm: YES, May IS Henry Marigold's cousin! But more importantly, May Marigold is the very first onscreen trans character for RWBY! #RWBY7 #RWBY7Spoilers |language=en |access-date=September 13, 2021 |link=http://twitter.com/KdinJenzen/status/1206990507584262144 |url-status= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509051146/https://twitter.com/KdinJenzen/status/1206990507584262144|archive-date=May 9, 2021 |ref=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Dominguez|first=Noah|date=January 3, 2021|title=RWBY's Kdin Jenzen Talks Voicing the Show's First Transgender Character|work=[[Comic Book Resources|CBR]]|url=https://www.cbr.com/rwby-kdin-jenzen-talks-may-marigold-first-transgender-character/|url-status=live|access-date=January 7, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210108031433/https://www.cbr.com/rwby-kdin-jenzen-talks-may-marigold-first-transgender-character/|archive-date=January 8, 2021}}</ref> ''Nomad of Nowhere'', another [[RoosterTeeth]] show, released in 2018, featured a lesbian protagonist named Skout, who had a crush on Captain Toth, her superior.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Luna |first1=Miles |title=Yup <3 [in response to a question titled "Is Skout a new LGBT character?"] |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/roosterteeth/comments/86lj67/is_skout_a_new_lgbt_character/dw63gy2/ |website=[[Reddit]] |access-date=February 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200212034421/https://www.reddit.com/r/roosterteeth/comments/86lj67/is_skout_a_new_lgbt_character/dw63gy2/ |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |date=2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=War |first1=Hounds of |title=Skout is officially confirmed to have a crush on Toth |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/NomadOfNowhere/comments/87gpzb/skout_is_officially_confirmed_to_have_a_crush_on/ |website=[[Reddit]] |access-date=February 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200212033855/https://www.reddit.com/r/NomadOfNowhere/comments/87gpzb/skout_is_officially_confirmed_to_have_a_crush_on/ |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |date=2019}}</ref> In addition, [[SpindleHorse Toons]]'s ''[[Hazbin Hotel]]'', by [[Vivienne Medrano]], centers around a bisexual princess of Hell named Charlie, with a girlfriend named Vaggie,<ref name="Medrano" /><ref name="milligan2020hh">{{Cite web |last1=Millgan |first1=Mercedes |title=News Bytes: 'Sarah & Duck' Quacks Back in US, Check in to 'Hazbin Hotel,' Tellys Get Immersive & More |url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/features/news-bytes-sarah-duck-quacks-back-in-us-check-in-to-hazbin-hotel-tellys-get-immersive-more/ |website=[[Animation Magazine]] |access-date=April 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200108020837/https://www.animationmagazine.net/features/news-bytes-sarah-duck-quacks-back-in-us-check-in-to-hazbin-hotel-tellys-get-immersive-more/ |archive-date=January 8, 2020 |date=October 30, 2019 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref> with the series also featuring an asexual character named Alastor,<ref name="Medrano">{{cite tweet|last=Medrano|first=Vivienne|user=vivziepop|number=1050498176019353601|date=October 11, 2018|title=Angel and Alastor are old men who don't understand anything anymore 👍 I hope everyone on this #NationalComingOutDay2018 stays safe and stays proud 🥰|access-date=December 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127093437/http://twitter.com/vivziepop/status/1050498176019353601|archive-date=January 27, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Rupnarine|first1=Nerissa|url=https://www.cbr.com/dr-stone-senku-asexual-anime-representation/|title=Dr. Stone's Senku Could Be Groundbreaking for Asexual Anime Representation|date=July 24, 2020|access-date=November 5, 2020|website=[[Comic Book Resources|CBR]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916212025/https://www.cbr.com/dr-stone-senku-asexual-anime-representation/|archive-date=September 16, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> and a gay [[pornstar]] named Angel Dust.<ref name="The Story">{{cite web | url=https://www.hazbinhotel.com/about | title=The Story | website=Official Hazbin Hotel site | date=2019 | access-date=December 25, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200409005648/https://www.hazbinhotel.com/about |archive-date=April 9, 2020 }}</ref><ref name="milligan2020hh" /><ref>{{Cite tweet |last=Medrano |first=Vivienne |user=VivziePop |number=1189654966287253504 |date=October 30, 2019 |title=Openly sexual characters of ANY sexuality should be allowed just as they are in real life. But i guess I just kinda like portraying trashy unapologetically sexually open characters. Nobody has to like characters like that, not everyone is openly sexual. Its fine. |language=en |access-date=September 13, 2021 |link=https://twitter.com/VivziePop/status/1189654966287253504 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191030214821/https://twitter.com/VivziePop/status/1189654966287253504 |archive-date=October 30, 2019 |ref=}}</ref> Medrano's other series, ''[[Helluva Boss]]'', featured various bisexual characters, such as a demon named Moxxie,<ref>{{Cite tweet |last=Medrano |first=Vivienne |user=VivziePop |number=1308964753570754562 |date=September 23, 2020 |title=Today has been nonstop so decided to make my break doodle somethin' tiny for Bi-day 💕 |language=en |access-date=September 13, 2021 |link=https://twitter.com/VivziePop/status/1308964753570754562 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924104914/https://twitter.com/VivziePop/status/1308964753570754562 |archive-date=September 24, 2020 |ref=}}</ref> and a pansexual demon named Blitzo.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CDH_S5YAKNp/|title=Haha! Guess what my sexuality is~|author=Blitzo|date=July 26, 2020|via=Blitzo's official [[Instagram]]|access-date=November 1, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200928233203/https://www.instagram.com/p/CDH_S5YAKNp/|archive-date=September 28, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> 

''My Pride: The Series'', which premiered in February 2020 on [[YouTube]], follows a "queer, disabled lioness" named Nothing who is trying to heal the world.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mypridetheseries.com/ |title=About |date=November 24, 2020 |website=Official My Pride The Series |access-date=November 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129154812/https://www.mypridetheseries.com/ |archive-date=November 29, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.animationxpress.com/animation/lgbtq-web-series-my-pride-surpasses-two-million-views-on-youtube/ |title=LGBTQ+ web series, 'My Pride' surpasses two million views on YouTube |author=AnimationXpress Team |date=November 24, 2020 |website=AnimationXpress |access-date=November 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124172258/https://www.animationxpress.com/animation/lgbtq-web-series-my-pride-surpasses-two-million-views-on-youtube/ |archive-date=November 24, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> Yssa Badiola of ''[[Recorded by Arizal]]'' hosted a [[RTX (event)|RTX]] panel, on September 21, 2020, and stated that there would be LGBTQ characters if a full season was ordered.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Badiola |first1=Yssa |title=Hey gang, I'm Yssa 👋🏽 Creator & showrunner of Recorded By Arizal. And we have a panel for RTX!!! That's wild! |url=https://roosterteeth.com/g/post/1868d6c1-60b4-4b93-8e7b-0b7efea92c0d |publisher=[[Rooster Teeth]] |access-date=July 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200831181801/https://roosterteeth.com/g/post/1868d6c1-60b4-4b93-8e7b-0b7efea92c0d |archive-date=August 31, 2020 |date=August 29, 2020 |url-status=live}}.</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Badiola |first1=Yssa |last2=Cabanos |first2=Christine Marie |last3=Kazemi |first3=Joshua |last4=Jenzen |first4=Kdin |title=RTX - Recorded by Arizal |url=https://roosterteeth.com/watch/rtx-2020-arizal-panel |publisher=[[Rooster Teeth]] |access-date=September 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200928013458/https://roosterteeth.com/watch/rtx-2020-arizal-panel |archive-date=September 28, 2020 |date=September 21, 2020 |url-status=live }} See 44:58-47:11 for the question and Badiola's response. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yEgMkQ09fg Alt URL].</ref> Nico Colaleo's animated web series, ''[[Too Loud]]'', the first season which ran from July to August 2017, and the second season which aired from September to November 2019, includes an LGBTQ+ character. In the episode "Slumber Party Sneak-In," Desiree plots with her sister, Sara, to dress up as a girl in order to go to a slumber party. The rest of the girls find this out, then console her, accepting, and deciding they like her no matter whether she is a trans girl named Desiree or as a closeted boy.<ref name="fishers">{{cite web|last1=Fisher|first1=Owl|last2=Fisher|first2=Fox|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/jun/30/it-takes-away-the-stigma-five-of-the-best-cartoons-with-transgender-characters|title='It takes away the stigma': five of the best cartoons with transgender characters|website=[[The Guardian]]|date=June 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104182314/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/jun/30/it-takes-away-the-stigma-five-of-the-best-cartoons-with-transgender-characters|archive-date=January 4, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2019, Colaleo later described the episode as important, described it as his favorite episode of the show's second season, and a "pro-transgender episode."<ref>{{Cite tweet |last=Colaleo |first=Nico |user=NicoColaleo |number=1176935564861267969 |date=September 25, 2019 |title=TOO LOUD SEASON 2 continues with "SLUMBER PARTY"! This is my favorite episode of Season 2 - And a very important one. Our pro-transgender episode. ❤️ Tune in to this thread for production art and BTS! And please RT/Share! #TooLoudCartoon #TooLoudSeason2 |language=en |access-date=September 13, 2021 |link=https://twitter.com/NicoColaleo/status/1176935564861267969 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190925192350/https://twitter.com/NicoColaleo/status/1176935564861267969 |archive-date=September 25, 2019 |ref=}}</ref>

The 2017 [[Student Academy Award]]-winning short film ''[[In a Heartbeat (film)|In a Heartbeat]]'' also features two gay characters as well.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/aug/04/in-a-heartbeat-short-film-youtube In a Heartbeat: the story behind the animated gay love short that's gone viral|Animation in film|The Guardian]</ref>