benson

When Benson, one of the main characters of the series Kipo and the Age of the Wonderbeasts, said the words, “I’m gay” it was a revolutionary moment in kids animation. Even after the recent strides in queer representation in animation, the simple fact that this music loving teen boy said “I’m gay” was huge (and we wrote about it extensively here.) He even got to share some adorable scenes with another queer boy!  Getting a queer character, let alone one who says “I’m gay,” is not usually an easy task but co-showrunner of Kipo Bill Wolkoff revealed that it was…