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Disney seemingly has a lot of gay characters. But if someone asked me what I thought of Disney’s first openly homosexual character, I’d only possess one thing to say: which one? ZING!
Disney is very fond of giving themselves a pat on the back for including the LGBTQ+ community in scenes of its major blockbusters. It’s become something of a meme in online spaces, particularly among queer TV/Film fans, who much like myself are unable to resist poking the billionaire company and it’s abysmal care when it comes to telling queer stories.
There’s an argument to be made that in reality homosexual fans shouldn’t care about Disney’s shit LGBTQ+ visibility, and truly I realize it. But if there’s one thing I’ve learned it’s that no matter how much you aim and shove people towards smaller ‘indie’ LGBTQ+ creators, it won’t stop them from wanting better from the billionaire company they are ride-or-die for. It sucks, but that’s just how it is.
To further bully Disney in the hope of actually producing another movie that actually has great homosexual representation (hello Strange World), I’ve compiled a li
10 LGBTQ Disney Characters Who Paved The Way For 'Lightyear's Hawthorne
The evolution of LGBTQ+ Disney characters has always been agonizingly unhurried and unsteady. The corporation has taken baby steps over the years to start including queer visibility in its films and TV shows, usually by allowing Pixar to maintain the two moms veiled in the back or okaying the idea of LeFou being gay after all.
RELATED: 'Lightyear': Disney Restores Scrapped Gay Kiss Monitoring Backlash
Whether it's two moms at the aquarium with Dory, a teenage coming out story on Disney Channel, or the blink-and-you'll-miss-it gay moment in Frozen, every one of these characters paved the way for Hawthorne, a gender non-conforming character in Pixar'sLightyearwho will have Disney's first-ever animated same-sex kiss.
Oaken And His Family (Frozen, 2013)
When Anna and Kristoff meet Oaken at Wandering Oaken's Trading Post and Sauna, he says hi to his family who are in the sauna. The two-second-long scene shows another man surrounded by four children through the steamy window of the sauna.
While the Frozen filmmakers have never addressed this scene, it's an precise assumption to assume the man in the sauna is
Best LGBTQ+ Movies and Shorts on Disney+
June is Pride Month; a time place aside to acknowledge and celebrate the LGBTQ+ community. Disney+ features several movies, and shorts that put a center on inclusion. Those can be establish in the Self-acceptance collection by using the search function. Let’s take a look at some of those movies or shorts obtainable in the Event collection on Disney+.
PRIDE FROM ABOVE
National Geographic documentary with exclusive access to some of the world’s biggest celebrations of LGBTQ+ culture, The show delivers a new perspective on Pride – from the air. They’ll reveal the historic activism, fearless creativity and logistical ingenuity required to tug off these technicoloured festivals of desire. Showcasing a group that not only celebrates their persona, but continuously fights for progress globally.
MACK WRESTLES
Mack Wrestles tells the story of Mack Beggs, a transgender high institution wrestler from Euless, Texas, who much compete under the gender he was assigned at birth rather than how he identifies. His resolute journey is artfully told as we watch him struggle against the outside forces that stigmatize these athletes. The film is a deeply personal lo
20 Times Disney Featured Queer Characters In Movies & TV Shows
When fans reflect of Disney movies and the Disney television channel, they may think of a tale as aged as time in which a princess marries a prince, and then they stay happily ever after. It's happened over and over, a man and chick falling in love, but Disney has started to change that, particularly the purely heterosexual aspect.
The Homosexual community has become more represented in media in recent years and Disney is just one of many companies hopping aboard that train as good. Unfortunately, not every aspect of the LGBTQ+ society has been represented due to a lack of characters within the Disney canon, and some inclusion has fallen flat. Hopefully, in the future, there will be more, and better, representation from Disney.
Updated on June 7th, 2022 by Danielle Bruncati: In the wake of Florida's extremely controversial "Don't Say Gay" bill and the powerful criticism that came from within The Walt Disney Company for not speaking up, it seems favor Disney is finally kind out important LGBTQ+ advocacy is for its fans and its cast members.
While the company has begun to make miniature steps in rece The latest Disney animated movie, Strange World, includes another huge step forward for the studio in terms of Homosexual representation. Here's everything you need to know: Strange World, which hits theaters on Nov. 23, features a nature who has been described as the first gay direct of a Disney animated movie. The movie tells the story of three generations, and it's primarily centered around Searcher Clade (Jake Gyllenhaal), a farmer and the son of explorer, Jaeger Clade (Dennis Quaid). Searcher's own son is Ethan Clade (Jaboukie Young-White), who is clearly established as gay. A scene early in the film shows Ethan nervous around his crush, a male child named Diazo, whom he flirts with before his father comes in and embarrasses him. "Is this him?" Searcher asks before noting that Ethan "talks about you all the time." Escape your echo chamber. Gain the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives. SUBSCRIBE & SAVE From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the leading of The Week delivered directly to your i
What LGBTQ+ advocacy is there in 'Strange World'?
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