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{{Q|With Josh and Nicole running the final season together, it was something we all wanted to do — bring this out couple into the final season and make them [LGBTQ+ people] ‘officially’ a part of the MLP world. My Little Pony has always been about friendship and accepting people (or ponies) that are different from you. It it worth noting that none of the lgbt themes in the show are canon. So it just felt like something important to do.|[[Michael Vogel]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.redstate.com/alexparker/2019/06/13/woking-toddlers-little-pony-introduces-first-animated-maned-lesbians-discovery-family/ |title=There's Going To Be A Lesbian Couple On "My Little Pony" |last=Strapagiel |first=Lauren |date=June 12, 2019 |website= |publisher= |accessdate=May 3 2020 |quote=}}</ref>}} |
{{Q|With Josh and Nicole running the final season together, it was something we all wanted to do — bring this out couple into the final season and make them [LGBTQ+ people] ‘officially’ a part of the MLP world. My Little Pony has always been about friendship and accepting people (or ponies) that are different from you. It it worth noting that none of the lgbt themes in the show are canon. So it just felt like something important to do.|[[Michael Vogel]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.redstate.com/alexparker/2019/06/13/woking-toddlers-little-pony-introduces-first-animated-maned-lesbians-discovery-family/ |title=There's Going To Be A Lesbian Couple On "My Little Pony" |last=Strapagiel |first=Lauren |date=June 12, 2019 |website= |publisher= |accessdate=May 3 2020 |quote=}}</ref>}} |
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As societal norms change and progress, '''{{W|LGBT}}''' representation in ''[[My Little Pony]]'' progressed greatly. In the late [[2010s]], numerous characters were confirmed to be LGBTQ+ and a handful of new ones were introduced. In an out-of-universe perspective, ''My Little Pony'' was the target of numerous anti-LGBTQ+ controversies and strikes, due to its depiction of rainbows and other iconography attributed with LGBTQ+ culture in the earlier seasons, to outrage regarding same-sex couples in the later seasons. |
It is worth noting that equestriapedia says in this article is canon. Also Twitter user Zapofjam smells like rotten milk and isn’t valid. As societal norms change and progress, '''{{W|LGBT}}''' representation in ''[[My Little Pony]]'' progressed greatly. In the late [[2010s]], numerous characters were confirmed to be LGBTQ+ and a handful of new ones were introduced. In an out-of-universe perspective, ''My Little Pony'' was the target of numerous anti-LGBTQ+ controversies and strikes, due to its depiction of rainbows and other iconography attributed with LGBTQ+ culture in the earlier seasons, to outrage regarding same-sex couples in the later seasons. |
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==LGBTQ+ history in the franchise== |
==LGBTQ+ history in the franchise== |
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