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She-Ra

TV: She-Ra Creator ND Stevenson On Life After the Show

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Noelle Stevenson

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power creator ND Stevenson opens up their life, being trans and mental health in a new autobiographical series. In one of the “quiet comics” that make up Stevenson’s new project, I’m Fine I’m Fine Just Understand, he talks about being at a place in his transition where he is “getting used to people staring at me in a new way”. Sometimes it’s a look of “confusion”, writes Stevenson, who came out as “non-binary or something like it” in 2020. Sometimes, they see a look in people’s eyes that “used to be in mine” before they … Read more

TV: She-Ra Is Getting a Live Action Version. Will it Be Queer?

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Amazon is developing a She-Ra live-action series, and fans are concerned the new reboot could do away with LGBT+ representation in the franchise. Variety reported the Amazon Studios reboot is still in the early stages, and there is currently no writer attached to the project. But it has been confirmed that DreamWorks Animation will serve as an executive producer on the live-action. The animation studio produced the beloved Netflix series She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, which has been widely praised for its LGBT+ representation. According to Variety, the Amazon Studios project will be a standalone story and won’t be … Read more

She-Ra Creator Says Lockdown Gave Them Push to Undergo Top Surgery

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Noelle Stevenson has had a big year. First, the She-Ra showrunner came out as non-binary, and then they got top surgery. It was also the end of their groundbreaking series, Netflix’s She-Ra and the Princesses of Power – which massively flipped the status quo by centring a lesbian love story on a kid’s TV series Speaking to Out Magazine, Stevenson explained exactly why getting top surgery was so important to them, and how being at home during the pandemic helped them realise that. “Suddenly this year, I’m not going anywhere, not even into a coffee shop. So I’m not worried … Read more

She-Ra Creator: Groundbreaking Queer Romance Almost Wasn’t [spoilers]

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Netflix’s She-Ra massively flipped the status quo by centring a lesbian love story on a kid’s TV series — but the show’s creator has revealed that it almost didn’t happen. Warning: major spoilers ahead for season five of She-Ra and the Princesses of Power. The Emmy-nominated reboot of the hugely-popular 1980s series made huge strides for inclusivity on television, with a fantastically diverse and gender non-conforming cast. The show’s creator Noelle Stevenson wanted to go one step further, though. She was determined that the relationship between the two starring characters, Adora and her frenemy Catra, would be the queer romance it was destined to … Read more

She-Ra’s Final Season: “Gay and Getting Gayer By the Minute”

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She-Ra and the Princesses of Power has returned to Netflix for season five and it’s taken gay excellence to the next level. Warning: major spoilers ahead! She-Ra season five was released on Friday (May 15), and the bad news is it’s the final series for the Emmy-nominated show. The good news is that it delivers a powerful finale that’s as bittersweet as it is satisfying. And even better, the show’s creators have left us with the parting gift of 13 glorious episodes packed with big queer energy. Full Story from Pink News

TV: She-Ra Reboot to Feature At Least Two Queer Characters

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She-Ra and the Princesses of Power

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, a reboot based on the hugely-popular 1980s spinoff character from the Masters of the Universe franchise, is set to include at least two LGBT characters. Creator Noelle Stevenson and voice cast members Aimee Carrero, Karen Fukuhara and Marcus Scribner revealed the news during the show’s panel at New York Comic Con on 4 October. Although, it seemed like they didn’t actually intend to give away such key information just yet…  So how did it all slip out? Well, the quartet was asked during the event which of the new series’ characters were their … Read more