Luz Noceda Is Disney’s First Bisexual Lead Character
Disney has its first bisexual lead character.
The Owl House is an American animated show. The series was created by Dana Terrace and made its premiere on Disney Channel in January 2020. Terrace used to be the storyboard artist for Gravity Falls. On August 15, The Owl House has confirmed the sexual orientation of their lead character. This confirmation has made history for Disney Channel and sparks some controversies. Disney themselves weren’t happy with the representation but Terrace explained that her intentions of having LGBT+ representation were clear since day one. Thankfully, Disney later approved the inclusion of LGBT+ characters on her show.
Luz Noceda is a teenager going to another world to become a witch. Throughout the show, Luz has shown attraction to the opposite gender, however, in the latest episodes, “Wing It Like Witches” and “Enchanting Grom Fright,” an attraction was shown towards Amity. Amity, the recurring female character, had intentions of asking Luz to Grom, their version of Prom, and the two of them share a dance.
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
literally such a serve. dana is literally god.
— Sabeth 🏧 (@amityisgay) August 11, 2020
Having an open queer character is such a big step for Disney. Yes, we all know there have been queer characters making appearances in Disney shows and animation, however, not once where they in the spotlight or recurring. Some of the “confirmed” queer characters have been due to fan speculation and insistence. So far in 2020, Disney has been releasing more queer characters. We are excited to see Disney getting more diverse.
