Reboot of 1990s children’s cartoon Rugrats features lesbian, single mother: ‘A beacon for young queer people’

Published May 28, 2021 12:00am ET



The reboot of the 1990s children’s cartoon Rugrats features a single, lesbian mother.

“Betty is a single mom with her own business who has twins and still has time to hang out with her friends and her community, and I think it’s just so great because examples of living your life happily and healthily as an out queer person is just such a beacon for young queer people who may not have examples of that,” said Natalie Morales, the voice actor behind Betty DeVille’s character.

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