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Harley has very effeminate mannerisms, which include wiggling his hips as he walks and talking in a high voice. Nonetheless, many viewers remain hopeful for clear LGBTQ+ representation in the near future.

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Voice actor behind queer Pokemon icon and Team Rocket villain James dies

Voice actor behind queer Pokemon icon and Team Rocket villain James dies

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"James Carter Cathcart, the voice actor behind Team Rocket member and queer icon James in Pokémon, died at age 71 after being diagnosed with throat cancer."
"Cathcart's most vital role was that of James, the flamboyant and hapless villain who terrorized Ash and his friends in their attempts to steal his Pikachu."
"Known for his purple bob and campy persona, James has long been heralded as the gay icon of Pokémon universe."
"Following Cathcart's passing, his Pokémon co-star Erica Schroeder expressed sadness and paid tribute to her "kind-hearted" friend."

James Carter Cathcart, aged 71, passed away from throat cancer on July 8, 2023, in the Bronx.

In Episode 22, James once again dresses in a skirt with Team Rocket in full Hawaiian hula attire to try to steal Pikachu. The series introduced several iconic characters, following Ash Ketchum and Pikachu, alongside their boon companions, Misty and Brock.

Throughout the series, they are frequently antagonized by Team Rocket, Pokémon’s perpetual villains and the best millennial bisexual icons.

However, the LGBTQ+ community is yet to have its fair share of relatable characters, which has left the decision to assign sexualities to fan speculation.

In Pokemon X & Y, released in 2013, a trainer called Nova states that she is in the "beauty" class but mentions that she was once in the "blackbelt" category, which is reserved for men only.

James ran away from home to avoid marrying a “mean and overbearing” woman, while Jessie was raised in foster care before trying to fit into society as a Pokémon nurse, trainer, model, and weather girl, but not quite meeting the mark. The most telling clue comes in an episode titled "The Fortune Hunters," whereJames dresses up in a form-fitting Moltres costume and says, "I am a flaming Moltres!" to which Meowth chimes in, "That outfit -- where’d he get it?" It's Jessie who finishes off, "I think that costume came right out of his closet." The phrase "coming out of the closet" is sometimes a term used to describe someone revealing their sexuality to someone else.

Fan fiction interpretations even imagine them in a romantic relationship, although other fans are convinced that James is an asexual trans man. But Team Rocket was different. Sometimes, they are played up for humor, giving bisexuals around the world that cheeky sense of humor that allows us to deal with pain through laughter.

Sometimes, they are painted as buffoons (which can feel offensive), but other times, they switch sides and unknowingly root for the good guys. Cathcart retired in 2023 following his diagnosis, and colleagues mourn his loss.

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Known for portraying James as a flamboyant character, he has been recognized as a queer icon, with hints about his sexuality included in the show.

Growing up in the ‘90s, millennials were taught that girls like Barbies and boys like trucks, girls wear pink and boys wear blue, and on and on. 

Not only was Pokémon for everyone—girls and boys could love the franchise freely without judgment—but Jessie and James’s gender fluidity allowed viewers to revel in their desire to be different.

Throughout films and television series, villains like HIM (Powerpuff Girls), Hades (Hercules), and more were painted with queer stereotypes to villainize queerness as a whole. They are never strictly evil, they are just misfits and outcasts who just want to feel loved and successful.

Jessie and James fall into the Team Rocket organization because they had no other options.

However, unlike many other queer-coded villains, Jessie and James were never a true threat to the protagonists, instead developing complex backstories while their villainy is played up for humor. 

But today, they are also credited with giving millennials their bisexual awakenings, as we realize years later that we crushed on both Jessie and James.

Such on-the-nose dialogue seems to confirm that Nova potentially transitioned and could identify as transgender.

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Meanwhile, subtle hints regarding clothing, mannerisms and backstories have given traction to popular fan theories, some of which have been widely accepted as "canon" by fans who prefer to read between the lines.

“I often feel I am very straight-passing – as a pansexual woman, I don’t radiate queerness. Jessie tends to wear the suit and tie, whereas James dons the dresses and skirts.

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Whatever Jessie and James’s genders and sexualities are, their queer attributes combined with their chemistry as man and woman paint them as bisexual icons. In the non-canon manga series, Jessie and James get married, but as far as the series goes, there is every possibility for Jessie to be a lesbian in canon.

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Gou/Goh - Non-Binary/Genderfluid

Introduced in PokémonJourneys: The Series, Goh befriends Ash Ketchum and becomes one of his traveling companions.