<p><em>The Owl House</em> has made history by becoming the first animated series at Disney Channel to feature the studio's first bisexual lead character.</p>.<p>Series creator Dana Terrace confirmed on Twitter after viewers started sharing theories on the social media platform, reported <em>Variety</em>.</p>.<p>The show's protagonist, Luz Noceda is a 14-year-old who goes on a journey to another world to become a witch. Luz has shown she is attracted to male characters in the show, and in the two most recent episodes, <em>Enchanting Grom Fright </em>and <em>Wing It Like Witches,</em> a relationship between Luz and the recurring female character Amity is explored.</p>.<p>It is further revealed Amity had intentions to ask Luz to Grom, their world's version of Prom, and the duo share a dance together.</p>.<p>Terrace substantiated fan theories, saying she was keen on featuring "queer kids" in the lead cast, an idea rejected by some Disney executives right at the outset.</p>.<p>"In (development) I was very open about my intention to put queer kids in the main cast. I'm a horrible liar so sneaking it in would've been hard. When we were greenlit I was told by certain Disney leadership that I could not represent any form of bi or gay relationship on the channel," she said.</p>.<p>Terrace, however, revealed the studio top brass was now on board.</p>.<p>"I'm bi! I want to write a bi character, dammit! Luckily my stubbornness paid off and now I am very supported by current Disney leadership," she added.</p>.<p>Former animation supervisor for <em>The Owl House</em> Spencer Wan shared the original storyboard for the dance scene between Lux and Amity, writing that it was his "first time getting to do anything even remotely queer".</p>.<p>This is not Disney's first time including an openly LGBTQ character in a cast; however, they have been represented in minor or non-recurring parts up until this point.</p>.<p>This year's film <em>Onward</em>, the character Officer Spector, voiced by Lena Waithe, was revealed to identify as a lesbian.</p>.<p><em>Andi Mack </em>became the first show on Disney Channel to have a character discover they are gay, and <em>Out</em>, the Pixar short film, featured a homosexual main character in its Disney Plus launch. </p>
<p><em>The Owl House</em> has made history by becoming the first animated series at Disney Channel to feature the studio's first bisexual lead character.</p>.<p>Series creator Dana Terrace confirmed on Twitter after viewers started sharing theories on the social media platform, reported <em>Variety</em>.</p>.<p>The show's protagonist, Luz Noceda is a 14-year-old who goes on a journey to another world to become a witch. Luz has shown she is attracted to male characters in the show, and in the two most recent episodes, <em>Enchanting Grom Fright </em>and <em>Wing It Like Witches,</em> a relationship between Luz and the recurring female character Amity is explored.</p>.<p>It is further revealed Amity had intentions to ask Luz to Grom, their world's version of Prom, and the duo share a dance together.</p>.<p>Terrace substantiated fan theories, saying she was keen on featuring "queer kids" in the lead cast, an idea rejected by some Disney executives right at the outset.</p>.<p>"In (development) I was very open about my intention to put queer kids in the main cast. I'm a horrible liar so sneaking it in would've been hard. When we were greenlit I was told by certain Disney leadership that I could not represent any form of bi or gay relationship on the channel," she said.</p>.<p>Terrace, however, revealed the studio top brass was now on board.</p>.<p>"I'm bi! I want to write a bi character, dammit! Luckily my stubbornness paid off and now I am very supported by current Disney leadership," she added.</p>.<p>Former animation supervisor for <em>The Owl House</em> Spencer Wan shared the original storyboard for the dance scene between Lux and Amity, writing that it was his "first time getting to do anything even remotely queer".</p>.<p>This is not Disney's first time including an openly LGBTQ character in a cast; however, they have been represented in minor or non-recurring parts up until this point.</p>.<p>This year's film <em>Onward</em>, the character Officer Spector, voiced by Lena Waithe, was revealed to identify as a lesbian.</p>.<p><em>Andi Mack </em>became the first show on Disney Channel to have a character discover they are gay, and <em>Out</em>, the Pixar short film, featured a homosexual main character in its Disney Plus launch. </p>