On the occasion of the Pride Month, the editors of the Last Tavern invite you to familiarize yourself with our favorite LGBT + characters and plots in fantasy. Maybe something will inspire you to reach for a previously unknown title or to return to a long-unread comic book or series.
Holiday i Lofty – My Little Pony
The creators of the animated series My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic decided to take up the LGBT theme in their production. They did it thanks to the characters of Aunt Lofta and Aunt Holiday – the heroines who form a lesbian relationship. In the episode entitled The Last Crusade, two adult characters look after baby Scootaloo. The news that the new characters are LGBT characters was confirmed by one of the series’ producers – Michael Vogel, who is himself a homosexual – via Twitter and BuzzFeed. Vogel said the idea was born while collaborating with the show’s creators Nicole Dubuc and Josh Haber:
“Nicole and I thought it was a great moment to organically introduce a couple of LGBTQ to our show. We asked Hasbro for permission and got it. My Little Pony has always been about the friendship and acceptance of people (or ponies) who are different from you. So we felt it was something important, something we had to do. ” – Kamil Sawicki
