Disney has confirmed that the lead character for “The Owl House” animated series will be bisexual. The character is a 14-year-old Dominican-American girl named Luz Noceda.
Although Disney has featured LGBTQ characters before, Noceda will be the first bisexual character to debut on a TV series.
The show’s bisexual creator Dana Terrace lobbied for bisexual characters to be included in the show but says the idea was originally turned down.
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
But she says her “stubbornness” paid off and is now “VERY supported” by current Disney executives.
I’m bi! I want to write a bi character, dammit! Luckily my stubbornness paid off and now I am VERY supported by current Disney leadership. (Thank you @NashRiskin and team!) Not to mention the amazingness of this crew.
— Dana Terrace (@DanaTerrace) August 9, 2020