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A Secret 90s LGBTQ+ Nickelodeon Character Helped Make A Great First Step
Although today Nickelodeon openly and actively embraces its diverse characters, in the late ‘90s, it secretly introduced one of the first LGBTQ+ characters in its adaptation of Animorphs, making a great first step for representation. At a time of social change and experimental programming, Nickelodeon aired an adaptation of Scholastic’s popular books for television and pushed the limits of what they showed on their channel when it came to LGBTQ+ representation. Addressing profound themes of war, identity, and loss in a show adapted for a younger audience, in a series about shapeshifting aliens, it’s oddly fitting it helped to introduce positive social changes.