Why do I think it’s so cute that Bratz just decided two of their characters were dating after like 16 years. Me with my OCs

the fact that there's a doll line called "Rainbow High" and yet (so far) there isn't a canonically lgbtq character is kinda funny, but also really sad

"Homosexual lifestyle, which is a death style." Why do anti-gay people always make being gay sound hella rad?

I love the idea of Clawdeen being a lesbian, but I always personally thought she might be asexual. I really related to her as a kid since she was one of the first fashion dolls I had seen at the time not being depicted as "boy crazy." I later realized I was ace and after that slowly started headcanoning her to be ace as well.

i like to think that we got confirmation about neighthan rot being gay in the MH "gaga for ghouls" music video! though he's not even part of the main boo crew, draculaura helped him up from a dark corner and suddenly he turned even more rainbow and glittery when he stood up. like come on, he's already a rainbow unicorn and had a transformation in a video referencing lady gaga! that was definitely a gay moment 🏳‍🌈

I actually cried when I saw the new Bratz dolls because I never thought I’d see such of an unabashedly accepting interpretation of LGBT in a line I collect. In the past twenty years, so much has changed, and it’s made me so happy to see the progress. We’re not there yet, but these little steps, milestones, mean the world to me.

I wonder if something could be said for the barbie movies with serious sapphic energies. I'd consider Diamond Castle, Starlight Adventure, and Big City Big Dreams to be the gayest barbie movies. Big City Big Dreams especially had some intentional or not implications with the dual barbies but also some serious coding with the character of Rafa, who is basically a gay stereotype who says 'fabulous' and legit says that the only label he cares about is designer. i also love Rafa

in regards to clawdeens male love interest (raythe), i think its important to note that after the welcome to monster high film, he basically isnt mentioned again. so i simply pretend that clawdeen did not have a boyfriend

Any child familiar with Snow White story would catch on pretty quickly what happened with Apple and Darling, Ever After High was very... bad at diversity, but I still love that writers made Apple and Darling literally canon

Being old now, there were no LGBTQ+ representatives in my doll world... Didn't stop me making Ariel and Esmerelda smooch, though.

I want to comment about the LOL Cool Lev doll. He actually is a trans male doll. This is shown by the tran flag colors, the fact his pronouns are on the jacket & a more clear tell is the fact that when stripped he is in underwear instead of being 'anatomically' correct like the other bois. My spouse actually found an article about this, sadly they don't remember where they saw it now. My spouse wanted me to tell you thank you. They had wanted a Creatable World doll, but kept forgetting to buy one. Seeing this video made them check into them & get it finally.

UPS has a trademark on that specific color brown for postal service uniforms. It's really interesting actually, it's similar to Tiffany's Blue trademark.

The neutral doll are perfect, I used to play with cosmetics because my parents hadn't money to buy me and I just imagined what and how they would look like. Using 3 dolls you could have 9 characters easily

“You gave me something nobody else ever did, sincere *friendship*” The overuse of the word ‘friend’ seems a little suspicious ☠️

monster highs new generation is already so progressive! they made frankie non binary, and its assummed that them and cleo get together!!

I feel like Kiyomi Haunterly is the most blatantly gay MH character it’s really hard to see her interest in Draculaura as anything other than a crush

I'm gay, I love fashion dolls, and I think I deserve them or at least the ability to have some cute boy dolls to represent myself. Come on, companies, gimme boy dolls I can glam up in rainbows!!!

My current favorite LGBT doll is the barbie mermaid boy that I stole from Walmart and painted top surgery scars on. But I think I need to expand my collection... through legal means, of course.

There is adult art doll, Rebel 001 by Tom of Finland. I think it is important to mention as Tom of Finland has had a massive cultural influence in the gay scene in Finland and US. In current day, there is a lot of Tom of Finland merch in Finland just casually being carried like tote bags or ginger vodka labels. It is one of Finland's most important LGBT influences, along with Moomin.

The UPS uniform thing being commonly used in “adult” scenarios doesn’t surprise me at all. Lol even now I see a lot of parodies that involve mailmen

The main girls from Barbie in the Diamond castle definitely count. They had male love interests in that movie and neither of the girls showed any amount of interest in them the whole movie. Also it opens with them literally living in an idealic cottage core house together

YES KIMBER AND STORMER!!!! I grew up watching this show when I heard you bring up Jem. I legit said, "Oh yeah, Kimber and Stormer were gay weren't they?". AT AGE MAYBE 7 I WAS LIKE "Awww, they seem cute!".

forgot to mention all the barbies I was making kiss each other long before I knew I was attracted to women

Happy Pride month everyone, proud to be LGBTQ 🏳️‍⚧️🏳‍🌈🌈💕

The gender neutral one being canceled made me really sad... made me happy to see a doll like me who flip flops styles and wears wigs for a femme looks and yeah :( Wish another one will be made someday without the political air around it

now we know cleo and frankie are into eachother, and frankie is nonbinary. big win! wish we could have lesbian clawdeen official now

I really wanted Apple and Raven to end up together in EAH. It was my OTP. Darling hadn’t had any really close scenes with Apple where as Apple and Raven hold hands and talk about how important they are to each other and mention loving each other.

I think the Darling and Apple kiss scene wasn't actually romantic itself. Darling was just trying to save Apple via mouth to mouth. However I think it WAS the true love for their stories.

14:20 the “sure I can” was easily the best part about this video

The owl house was everything to me I still hate Disney for canceling and shortening this wonderful show

I appreciate this so much, I wasn't raised with much exposure to much as a kid, just due to the lack of resources where I grew up, so getting to learn about all these different doll lines makes me love them even more! I love that Mattel had a doll line that was pretty much gender fluid. It bothers me that people say it's pushing "sexuality" on kids, because Ken has been around for how long? That's pushing heterosexuality on kids.

We need support our children and stop making them feel dirty or out of place

So is it just me or does the Billy doll look weird? Like his head is just a little too small for his head or his neck is super thick. I can't put my finger on it, but something about him just looks off. To answer your question, my favorite LGBT doll is Kala, whom I own. I like to pair her with my Dayna Treasura Jones (from the Shriekwrecked line) doll.

Ahhh I want the brats two pack!! They are so cute and compliment each other perfectly. There are also a bunch of tiny little pride details like Roxy’s lesbian socks!!

Another great video. Creatable World was totally groundbreaking and likely will be realized and highly sought after dolls sometime in the future. Happy Pride. 🌈❤️

This is just my opinion but in the Rainbow High world I like to believe that Kia Hart is part of the LGBTQ+ community mainly because her rainbow heels. Not confirmed that she is part of the LGBTQ+ community but I would like to think it’s a small hint that she is part of it or supports it, especially she’s all about love and bringing people together.

I’m a little hit or miss on the whole “story” aspect of dolls. There’s certainly nothing wrong with having diverse characters in every shape and form, especially in children’s media, since exposing kids to that kind of stuff only makes for better, more caring people, that’s just not the way I played as a kid. I wasn’t into Barbies, I was more a dollhouse kinda girl, but our dolls often had names and identities too, if not as fleshed out. All sorts of toys came with names and histories, including my toy horses. Grand Champions for the win! But I could not have cared less about any of that. I threw all of that out the window to create my own characters and stories, which is the essence of imaginative play, at least in my mind.

They don't have dolls, and depending on how much they end up featured in the show, maybe never will, but the most recent Barbie show (It Takes Two) introduced some kids with two dads!

on Monster High: I've also seen a very prevalent headcanon that Deuce Gorgon is trans! this stems from the fact that gorgons as a species have male counterparts, but the male counterparts do NOT have snakes for hair. Deuce does have snakes for hair, leading many fans to believe he was AFAB

I got into your content this year and its clear how much care and time you put into each video. 💙

Bring back gay Bob. Whole line. Totally rufus

its funny and sad how these companies will hide behind excuses like "it's not the right time" or "these characters are already established" when bratz proved they can do literally whatever they want. Hopefully other companies see that and understand that the comfort of bigots is less important than the hopeful feeling a child gets seeing a doll that represents them.

Another great video essay, you're getting really good at these!

Yeah the clips from Jem are giving me Sappho and her Friend vibes lol

another great video as always! love playing these during my breaks this finals week 💗 i think some of the barbie fashionistas can also read lgbt, especially with the introduction of the modified 'original' sculpt with a smaller bust and thicker ribcage. i read someone on the barbie subreddit identify with that body as a transperson and i think it's wonderful 💖

Great video. You mention only going over characters that are made as fashion dolls rather than preexisting characters cuz that would be so many. But I'd like to mention the fashion dolls made for magical girl shows, specifically precure! So many of them are canonically gay and have such lovely dolls.

When I was a kid I loved monster high dolls but I didn’t keep up with the actual stories or canon. My kid self decided that Rochelle and Abby were a couple so to this day I still think of the dolls as being gay even if it doesn’t necessarily make any sense for the actual characters.

Just found your channel and binge watching! They are cheering me up so much thank you

I love ur videos so much! So glad u uploaded🥰

Happy Pride Month! I'd like to add another two gay characters from Integrity Toys. In 2018 they released Laird Drake, a guy from 1950s (as wel as the rest of the characters in East 59th series). There was a line in his story that explicitly said he's into men. Unfortunately it was the only release of that character BUT in 2021 Integrity Toys released Augustus "Gus" Blake, the second male doll in this line. Now allow me to cite the official description from the website: "Swayed by his perfectly polished demeanor, Laird fell hard for Gus and things grew quickly. Not only did the pair become fast friends and passionate lovers, but they would also eventually co-found the East 59th Agency, and the rest, as they say, is history!" Since Gus has been released twice already I hope there will be some kind of couple set in the future! And I think it's also worth mentioning that Mattel has released some dolls that (despite not being referred to as LGBT) shift binary gender presentation. BMR1959 Ken doll with neon green hair and makeup it the first who comes into mind (I know that any person can wear makeup and nails but it's first male doll with these in Mattel lineup). There's also a Barbie Fashionista 128 who has pretty much gender neutral look and also new body type. It's not explicitly said what identity this doll may represent but it's defitinitely open to interpretations! (Sorry for mistakes, English is not my first language)

6:03 “Apparently UPS uniforms were like, highly fetishized around this time,” What

as always your video is perfect!! i would love to know your thoughts on roxxi & nevra’s outfits and accessories. i love that they have so many bits and pieces, it gives me myscene accessory vibes!

when i first came into my queer identity i was obsessed with darling and apple. it meant so much to me to see a wlw couple in a franchise i was familiar with as a kid.

I loved the Mattel Creatable World dolls the moment I saw them advertised online and I started collecting them once they hit brick-and-mortar retail [ i.e.: Target ] which was shortly before Covid swept the country and the planet and the world effectively went into lock down. Once restrictions began to lift a few months later I went back to buy more of the dolls and their accessories only to find they had lapsed into clearance status which was bittersweet as they were gong away and yet were deeply discounted as well. I do wonder if they ever caught on with actual children as was Mattel's intended goal or if simply they were loved and collected by adult collectors such as ourselves.

Great overview! A couple of these were new to me! Happy Pride!

Darling and Apple Charming-White would've slapped

So excited! Love watching these deep dive videos while I cook!

I really enjoyed this video. I was a huge fan of Jem back in the day and was over the moin excited when those comics came out. I also love Monster High and Ever After High, I really wished they had both last longer. Never got to collect all the dolls I wanted from those lines either.

Integrity also released several RuPaul dolls. I was so happy to see that Fisher Price has a RuPaul set recently. Great video.

Also don't forget She-Ra was created as an action + fashion doll in 1984, and thanks to the reboot by DreamWorks and Netflix, she is now considered to be canonically lesbian, similar to the retroactive canonization for Kimber and Stormer. That reboot was outstanding in that many of the characters were reimagined as queer, even some of those in a straight relationship.

I adore your content, please never stop :)

the pride bratz dolls look so good!!

idk why but seeing the jem section made me tear up. the girls stay winning

You put a lot of research and knowledge into your videos, and I enjoy them, thank you!! :-D

5:20 why is billy’s neck so T H I C K😭

this video is amazing. i didn't know about so many of these dolls. i'm not a doll person and never was, but i love this. thank you!

Just love your videos and narration style so much. It’s very cathartic and I completely enjoy your research And perspective. I’m an ally always! Happy Pride Month Darling!🥰🫶🏽

You forgot BMR1959 Ken with the green hair, makeup, and nail polish. Very gay.

Fun fact about LOL's newest holiday doll for 2021 bares a striking resemblance to an outfit and hairstyle Trixie Mattel wore in UNHHHH. It was the "Make Loneliness Work For You." great vid as always

I've never heard of the Jem comic before but I am definitely checking it out! Wow!

isn't monster high coming back with adult collector dolls too? they need to make a pride clawdeen doll and give her a girlfriend like bratz 😭

Fantastic vid! Happy June to u ! 💖

Rainbow high had made a post I think last pride where they had all the main dolls with pride flags and the one I remember specifically off the top of my head was sky who had a trans flag (of course that's who I remember because I'm trans, a trans men tho) but anyway, I was surprised this wasn't mentioned in the video? Am I tripping XD I'll go back through their insta at some point but I remember this very well because I spread it around to all my LGBTQIA+ friends and freaked out about it. Anyhow I'm new to this channel but I absolutely love it! Getting back into doll collecting and I adore hearing all the history with dolls and things I haven't heard or known. 💕

This was such a good video, loved it a lot!!

bratz making nevra specifically bi makes me so happy :,)

Love this video, what are your pronouns? I was talking about your videos with some friends and I was using they/them for you. I just wanted to double check.

Thanks for yet another great video!

Love the video!! I feel like the Tom of Finland doll would’ve fit in the category of the Billy doll, since they came out around the same time. I really appreciate the timeline of lgbtq+ dolls, it really helps shows that they deserve to exist in the world, and that the creators themselves have the right to create something that relates to them as well!

ok but my favorite it Darling Charming and Apple White. Justice for ever after high

MGA still leaving these tiny crumbs of Jella for us to pick up. It would be nice if they gave us more 🥲 I'm definitely grabbing that Bratz set, hoping "the right time" is now for MH too. 🏳‍🌈🏳‍⚧🌈 🖤

Wanted to shout out one doll I am aware of (because I love her), which is Pullip Assa from 2005. She comes in a mechanics jumpsuit decorated in little 'patches' and pins and a very rainbow sweatband headband with a pin that explicitly says 'Queer' (she also comes with a metal toolset which is very cute.). Now, it's hard to say if the company explicitly intended for Assa to be a gay doll as the company that made her, Jun Planning, was Japanese, and it the patches came across as random 'American' things (her other pin is a star with the American Flag in it), or representative of American youth culture in a way they saw it - her 'theme' in the marketing is about music. But a rainbow headband that has a button which says 'queer' tells me, she was probably meant to be a lesbian doll. I have the stock outfit on a different Pullip so my personal headcannon for her is that she is and has a crush on one of the other Pullips I have.

I loved Creatable World and have several of them. It’s awesome having so many clothes and accessories that can be customized to any type of character. I wish Mattel would include more fashion choices in Barbie and Monster High.

I would like to add another character to the Integrity list! Although it was never confirmed by IT the Fashion Royalty character Luchia Z. was constantly very vague in her storycards, but many collectors considered her being a trans woman, even if IT never confirmed nor denied it she went through a headsculpt change that added more androgynous and even masculine lines to her face, many fans considered that as being IT embracing the theories. I love both Luchia’s headscupts and consider her the first but unofficial IT trans character. Btw I found your channel a couple months ago and I basically ate up every video ever since, I love the way you research and the themes you choose, and your voice is very relaxing as well ☺️ congratulations!

Such a great video!!

Ohh no!!!! I am down a rabbit hole of dolls! You are the one I will binge MWahahaha! ( Thank you so much for the videos!)

I'm a grown woman who loves dolls And this is a neat topic please keep making these videos

Great video! An honorable mention would be Palm Beach Sugar Daddy Ken from 2010.

i was sitting here wondering when g3 monster highs frankie would be mentioned before remembering when this was posted lol

In the 1970s Dusty the Professional tennis playing doll and her Black female friend Sky came out on the market . People just assumed Dusty was meant to be a lesbian and Sky was her girlfriend . Also in the 1970s 9 inch tall Big Jim and all his butch male buddies of different nationalities came out . Jim had the manliest jobs and was clearly meant for Boys . When you see Jim and his friends together it looks like he and his friends were designed by someone who got the ideas for each character while looking around in a gay biker bar . Jim had lots of playsets That were the same basic patterns as Barbie's playsets made Masculine ,just for him and his friends . Examples Barbie's house was Jim's Karate studio Barbie's Friendship airplane was Jims Coast Guard Rescue plane Barbie's Beach Van was Jim's Camping van Barbe's Ski Cabin was Jim's Shack in the jungle . We can still find photos online and buy them on Ebay .

There is also Laird Drake from IT’s east 59th collection I remember reading in his description he “prefers the company of older men” or something Liek that.

I'd like to add the Barbie 1959 dolls the first male African american doll wearing makeup that is definitely his whole overview and look is very lgbtq

The way i looked at the thumbnail and said to myself "Lesbian, Gay, Bratz and trans"

unrelated to the vid but your mascot is so so cute

13:06 As someone who is Aromantic, I find it annoying that often times if a character isn't depicted in a relationship that they are just assumed gay.

I Never knew id be on the verge of tears from a fucking LOL doll. Jesus. Didn’t know I’d get so emotional over something so simple.

Coming to this video very late, but loved it! I'm a proud owner of the Carlos and Tyson dolls (far superior to Billy himself, lol). A little disappointed that you didn't mention the Tom of Finland doll or the Ken BMR1959 gay club kid doll (with green hair and full makeup). That BMR Ken doll in particular might have been the gayest mass-market doll ever produced (thanks, Mattel!), and sits proudly on my office desk every day!

This video (unknowingly) points out how much it sucks being an asexual/aromantic person looking for equal representation. Being frustrated that Jade Hunter is literally constantly decorated in aro pride colors is one thing (headcanon), but Clawdeen Wolf literally being intentionally created to be "less boy crazy" but everyone assuming lesbian because "not showing interest in anyone must automatically mean actually interested in other womean?" Maddening. Aspec represenation is important, dammit!

American girl just rereleased Molly right in time for pride month. Coincidence?!?!

idk if this counts bc it might have been confirmed a little bit after the equestria girls doll line died, but one of the short writers confirmed that sunset shimmer is bisexual!! (and so is king sombra from fim but my king has no merch 😔)

not confirmed either but the Sanrio x Mattel collab featured My Melody and Kuromi dolls