Kids’ Show ‘Peppa Pig’ introduces its first same-sex couple
The hit British cartoon — Peppa Pig — introduced a same-sex parent family to their cast of characters for the first time in seven seasons.
The episode is set to air on Channel 5 later this September, Penny Polar Bear will introduce her two mummies on the kid’s show.
The show has been very popular among the pre-schoolers and has a massively popular franchise outside of the cartoon as well, consisting of a clothing line and toys. Banking on its popularity, Peppa Pig makers have shown a same-sex couple romance in a recently aired episode.
Sadly, netizens have been sharing a positive response to it and are excited to see a mainstream cartoon taking up the issue of representation.
It was broadcast two years after an online petition urged the show’s creators to introduce LGBT characters
