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Rebecca Rea Sugar (born July 9, 1987) is an American animator, screenwriter, producer, director, and musician. She [a] is best known for being the creator of the Cartoon Network series Steven Universe, making her the first non-binary person to independently create a series for the network; [1] prior to coming out as non-binary, Sugar was described as the first woman to do so. [2]
Some franchises alleviated that concern. For instance, the Steven Universe franchise, from 2013 to 2020, included various non-binary characters, including all Gem characters, since series creator Rebecca Sugar stated that the Gems are "all non-binary women," [8] One prominent character is Stevonnie, who is a fusion of Steven and Connie.
Also, Steven Universe: The Movie was nominated in 2020 [72] and the Adventure Time: Distant Lands episode "Obsidian", centering on the relationship between Princess Bubblegum and Marceline the Vampire Queen, [73] [74] was nominated for the same GLAAD award, in 2021. [75] [76] Of these nominees, only Steven Universe was given the award in 2019. [77]
Steven Universe: Natasha Lyonne: Non-binary 2013–2020 A fusion of Steven Universe, and fellow Crystal Gem, Amethyst, [76] Smoky is based on the crystal smoky quartz. Steven and Amethyst first fused at a low point for both characters as noted by Michaela Dietz, the voice actress for Amethyst on the official Steven Universe podcast. [77]
In May 2019, Moore became the first transgender person to be featured on the cover of the U.S. version of Elle magazine. [29] In December 2019, Moore debuted as the voice of Shep on the animated limited series Steven Universe Future. The character is also non-binary and partner of Sadie Miller. [30] [31] [32]
Steven Universe is an American animated television series created by Rebecca Sugar for Cartoon Network.It tells the coming-of-age story of a young boy, Steven Universe (Zach Callison), who lives with the Crystal Gems—magical, mineral-based aliens named Garnet (), Amethyst (Michaela Dietz), and Pearl (Deedee Magno Hall)—in the fictional town of Beach City.
Stevonnie (/ s t ə ˈ v ɒ n i / stə-VON-ee) is a fictional character in the animated series Steven Universe and Steven Universe Future, created by Rebecca Sugar.A "fusion" of the protagonist Steven Universe and his friend Connie Maheswaran, Stevonnie has the appearance of an androgynous young adult.
Building on the progress in the 2010s, the 2020s held the promise of changing LGBT representation in animation in a significant way, especially when it came to Western animation. In 2020, the Steven Universe franchise came to an end with the final episodes of Steven Universe Future, [67] as did She-Ra and the Princesses of Power. [68]