My guest is Esther Bley, creator of the beautifully-curated Queer Animation database and writer for Cartoon Research. We talked about queer images in animation from the pre-Code era to the present day, how cartoon representation differs from live action, and the animation they find most interesting from each era.

Queer Animation

https://queeranimation.omeka.net/

Esther’s Work at Cartoon Research

https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/category/the-cartoon-closet/

More links for Esther:

Patreon

https://www.patreon.com/queeranimation

Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/queeranimation/

Tiktok

https://www.tiktok.com/@queeranimation

Tumblr

https://queeranimations.tumblr.com/

Queer Animation Playlist

(includes titles discussed in this episode)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUZBEz-FrZM&list=PLj3-hIKmvt6Xnqq3XbNA7HOtmvKJZlyan