Put on your rainbow glasses, because we're analyzing How To Train Your Dragon from a queer lens. HTTYD is a beloved animated film, known for its score and touching story of friendship and acceptance. But when we look deeper, what other themes appear? And how do queer audiences see themselves and their experiences reflected through Hiccup, Toothless, and everyone in Berk?
Autumn is a musician and nerd from Texas, now living in Ottawa. She loves reading books, listening to fiction podcasts, writing music about queer media and playing with her con friends. Check out her music on her YouTube page at youtube.com/@autumnbrookesings and autumnbrooke.ban... Read More →
Shelby Kellogg is a poet, writer, and long time lover of stories in any of their forms, and dragons were their first special interest. They live now in Austin, TX, working on any number of various crafts with their two cat assistants.
A writer in Austin, TX, Mel enjoys overanalyzing media in her spare time. She is most passionate about horror and anime these days, but fantasy and comic books still hold a dear place in her heart. She can be found working on projects under the love and care of her two cat superv... Read More →
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