“Steven Universe” is a ratings juggernaut on Cartoon Network. It’s also the network’s first show created solely by a woman. The Emmy-nominated series closed its fifth season with a wedding between two female-identifying characters. We talk to showrunner Rebecca Sugar about love, hate and the courage to be “strong in the real way.”

There may even be a song (or two).

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