{"id":9090,"date":"2014-05-20T09:23:25","date_gmt":"2014-05-20T09:23:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/?p=9090"},"modified":"2014-06-16T10:55:32","modified_gmt":"2014-06-16T10:55:32","slug":"how-to-train-your-dragon-2-includes-openly-gay-character","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/2014\/05\/how-to-train-your-dragon-2-includes-openly-gay-character\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;How to Train Your Dragon 2&#8221; includes openly gay character"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p><script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(function(d, s, id) {   var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];   if (d.getElementById(id)) return;   js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;   js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\";   fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Gobber52014.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Gobber52014.jpg\" alt=\"Gobber52014\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9092\" srcset=\"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Gobber52014.jpg 700w, https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Gobber52014-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gobber, the tough Viking in mythical Berk village, comes out as gay in the much-anticipated <cite>Dragon<\/cite> sequel.  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