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One of the main characters of the hit animated series, Kelsey, is a feisty Hungarian-Jewish American 9-year-old redhead with a thirst for adventure and fantasy. Accompanied by her best friends, Craig, JP and Mortimer her adorable bird companion that rests on top of her hairKelsey is the first to be ready for battle with her PVC pipe sword and endless bravery.

From the get-go, Kelsey had my heart. As a kid who loved stories, I adored her passion for books, especially fantasy stories, and empathized with her love and struggles to write her own stories. I also loved her loyalty to her friends. Many fans, included myself, noticed their wonderful chemistry together, bonding over speculative fiction and in general just being very cute together.

However, while the show had featured other minor supporting queer characters all of whom are refreshingly complex and untokenized I had my doubts over whether or not the show would confirm these two as queer, much less as a couple.

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She then proceeds to ghost Stacks, because the intensity of the way she feels for her is scary. All-ages queer media is so important because it helps teach these kids that they are not alone in their identities or feelings, that who they are is completely fine and natural. Writing is sharing. With that advice in mind, Kelsey reunites with Stacks and proceeds to finish their story together.

A few years ago, if you had told me that I would see a direct canonical onscreen confession between two girls on television, I would have had some doubts, being burned by queerbaiting and teasing before. But with everything said, Kelsey and Stacks smile at each other and proceed to hold hands. Skip to Content Skip to Footer.

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