“Steven Universe, obviously, with its lesbian, nonbinary, and Desi characters being explicitly lesbian, nonbinary or Desi while starring in a scifi cartoon.”

SU seems like an odd example for this. None of the characters are recognizably connected to a real-world lesbian or nonbinary culture. (Maybe Mystery Girl for her style of clothing?) And the Desi characters don’t get a lot of focus on how their culture differs from everyone else in Beach City. To the extent that these characters aren’t “assimilated,” it’s because of fantasy things like being a fusion. It feels unfair to hold this up as a good example while condemning other stories for not doing more than it does.