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''[[Time Squad]]'', which aired from 2001 to 2003 on [[Cartoon Network]], had the character Larry 3000, who was interpreted as gay by many viewers. In 2012, the voice actor of Larry 3000, [[Mark Hamill]], implied that Larry could easily have been interpreted as gay,<ref>{{cite web |title=039 – Mark Hamill on Talkin Toons with Rob Paulsen – Weekly Voice Acting and Voice Over Tips |url=http://techjives.net/2012/05/04/039-mark-hamill-on-talkin-toons-with-rob-paulsen-weekly-voice-acting-and-voice-over-tips/ |website=Tech Jives Network |access-date=18 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319040214/http://techjives.net/2012/05/04/039-mark-hamill-on-talkin-toons-with-rob-paulsen-weekly-voice-acting-and-voice-over-tips/ |archive-date=2020-03-19}}</ref> due to his femininity and presentation as the "gay best friend" to Cleopatra in "Shop like an Egyptian", even though Larry has stated on multiple occasions he dislikes humans in general. However, the show never directly stated his sexuality. Even so, Hamill described Larry 3000 as fierce and flamboyant.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hamill |first=Mark |title=Love Unique Deadpan No-Nonsense #Skips but #Larry3000 of #TimeSquad was Fierce-Flamboyant & more Crazy-Fun to play! |url=https://twitter.com/HamillHimself/status/733579727215042560 |website=[[Twitter]] |access-date=March 18, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200319034956/https://twitter.com/HamillHimself/status/733579727215042560 |archive-date=March 19, 2020}}</ref> In 2019, Klaudia Amenábar, writing for [[The Mary Sue]], argued that Cassandra in ''[[Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure]]'' was a gay coded character who had feelings for the show's protagonist, [[Rapunzel (Tangled)#Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure (2017–2020)|Rapunzel]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Amenábar |first1=Klaudia |title=Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure Is a Surprisingly Perfect Show for Millennials |url=https://www.themarysue.com/rapunzels-tangled-adventure-millennials/ |website=[[The Mary Sue]] |access-date=September 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411094427/https://www.themarysue.com/rapunzels-tangled-adventure-millennials/ |archive-date=April 11, 2020 |date=March 25, 2019 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

Late in 2021, [[Kevin Williamson (screenwriter)|Kevin Williamson]] told The Independent he believed that "the [[Scream (franchise)|Scream]] movies are coded in gay surviva<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-12-06 |title=Kevin Williamson interview: ‘The'The Scream movies are coded in gay survival’survival' |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/kevin-williamson-scream-interview-b1968631.html |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref>l." In the same interview, prior to him saying the previous statement, Williamson talked about how much of himself he unintentionally projected onto the main character of the first movie, [[Sidney Prescott]]. "As a gay kid, I related to the final girl and to her struggle because it’s what one has to do to survive as a young gay kid, too."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-12-06 |title=Kevin Williamson interview: ‘The'The Scream movies are coded in gay survival’survival' |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/kevin-williamson-scream-interview-b1968631.html |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref>

<big>^{Sidney is not the only queer coded character in the original 1996 Scream film, however. [[Neve Campbell]], who plays as main character [[Sidney Prescott]], describes Billy and Stu as "pretty confused guys" in an interview, and speculates that their desire to kill has some roots in them "not being allowed to be who they want to be."}</big><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-10 |title=A Survivor to Scream About: Neve Campbell on ‘Scream’'Scream' Queer Theories (Yes, Billy and Stu), and How Sidney Still Inspires the LGBTQ+ Community |url=https://pridesource.com/article/neve-campbell |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=Pride Source |language=en}}</ref> <big>^{Williamson has since confirmed} ^{that the two [[Ghostface (identity)|Ghostface]] killers, Stu and Billy, were inspired by [[Leopold and Loeb]], an allegedly gay couple who were infamous for the kidnapping murder of 14-year-old Bobby Frank in May of 1924.}</big><ref>{{Cite web |title=Murderers Leopold and Loeb gain national attention |url=https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/leopold-and-loeb-gain-national-attention |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=HISTORY |language=en}}</ref>

===Villains===

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* The character 'HIM' in ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]'', who dresses in a [[Tutu (clothing)|tutu]] and heels.

* The primary antagonist [[Rumpelstiltskin]] in ''[[Shrek Forever After]]''.

* The lethal duo of Billy Loomis and Stu Macher in [[Scream (1996 film)|Scream]], who are based on murderers [[Leopold and Loeb|Nathan Freudenthal Leopold Jr. and Richard Albert Loeb]] according to the screenwriter of Scream, [[Kevin Williamson (screenwriter)|Kevin Williamson]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-12 |title=‘Scream’'Scream' Screenwriter Kevin Williamson Confirms Billy and Stu’sStu's Queer-Coded Relationship Was Based on Real Gay Killers |url=https://pridesource.com/article/billyandstu |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=Pride Source |language=en}}</ref>

==Impact==