To those not engrossed the Frozen fandom, the recent #GiveElsaAGirliend hashtag probably sound like a parody of the social-jtice movement. “Oh sure, everybody has to be diverse nowadays,” was the ma rponse I saw when I wrote about the onle mpaign to make Elsa gay the upg Frozen 2. But far om…
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- DISNEY ANNOUNC 'PRC,' FIRST FILM WH OPENLY GAY CHARACTERS.
- FROZEN 3 IS DISNEY'S PERFECT CHANCE TO INTRODUCE A GAY PRCS
- EVER AFTER HIGH GIV MASTREAM ANIMATN ITS FIRST GAY PRCS
- IS ELSA GAY? WHY FROZEN 2 DON'T ADDRS THE TOPIC
- GAY PRCS
- DISNEY'S ACTUAL 'FIRST GAY CHARACTER' HAS BEEN FOTTEN ABOUT
- WHY DISNEY NEEDS A GAY PRCS
- BRS ARE BACKG A GAY DISNEY PRCS SO HERE'S WHY IT'S GOTTA HAPPEN ASAP
- KELLY MARIE TRAN SAYS HER DISNEY PRCS, RAYA, IS GAY - INSI THE MAGIC
- ARE WE READY FOR A GAY DISNEY PRCS? WE MAY BE CLOSER THAN YOU THK.
- DISNEY PRCS PROMOT "GAY RIGHTS" AT DISNEYLAND, GUTS DELIGHTED - INSI THE MAGIC
DISNEY ANNOUNC 'PRC,' FIRST FILM WH OPENLY GAY CHARACTERS.
Is Disney producg a full-length animated film featurg two gay prc? * gay princess *
Style was at the fore of the Prce’s life and he later published two books about fashn and terr sign: The Power Look 1978 and a follow-up, The Power Look at Home: Deratg for Men, Fürstenberg had a well-known fondns for gay nightlife.
But while a third movie isn't the works jt yet, once do happen, would be the perfect opportuny for Disney to break the mold and make a big step forward terms of clivy and diversy by troducg Elsa as a gay prcs. Consirg there are many rners of the Inter (and even the entertament dtry) where younger viewers uld be misted on LGBTQ people, a gay Elsa -- if handled right -- would tastefully act as a posive statement for equaly and social jtice, and not, as some tractors might argue, a "rptg" one.
So, while there'd be trepidatn that a gay Elsa uld hurt Frozen's ticket sal, 's a misnceptn bee the world wants to see more POC, more mori and more gay reprentatn.
FROZEN 3 IS DISNEY'S PERFECT CHANCE TO INTRODUCE A GAY PRCS
Frozen 2 may not have given Elsa a love tert but the foundatn has been laid for a third movie to troduce her as a gay Disney prcs. * gay princess *
There have been a lot of mors that the eagerly anticipated sequel to Frozen will reveal Elsa to be the first gay Disney Prcs (though she is actually a queen). That will be a great leap forward terms of reprentatn of gay characters media, but if happens, Disney will have been beaten to the punch by the most recent season of Ever After High. It’s time for gay ltle girls to see their prcs end up wh the woman of their dreams stead of silently endurg another lson what is expected of them stead of what they actually want.
EVER AFTER HIGH GIV MASTREAM ANIMATN ITS FIRST GAY PRCS
People eager for a gay Disney Prcs should see what Ever After High jt did s latt season. * gay princess *
It seems like gay men across the world have formed their own way to pe wh beg on lockdown that ually clus one or more for the followg: endls shirtls workouts, tasteful and/or tastels thirst traps, bakg banana bread, masturbatn, lnchg an OnlyFans, dyeg their hair, or the fal step to mania, buzzg off pletely. Given Disney's fear of alienatg parents (or media censors untri like Rsia) who aren't tolerant of LGBTQ+ them children's entertament, 's not surprisg that the stud didn't make Elsa gay Frozen 2. While the films have heavily hted at Elsa's sexualy wh subtext the lyrics and through Elsa's strong relatnships wh women, n fans expect Disney to make her the first gay Disney prcs a third movie?
IS ELSA GAY? WHY FROZEN 2 DON'T ADDRS THE TOPIC
Well, is the world ready for a gay Disney prcs or prce? In short: no. As I outled my prev article on Disney marketg, the Walt Disney Compa... * gay princess *
More signifint gay relatnships have appeared on smaller-sle Disney+ shows - but wh the more nservative nature of major Disney films, would have taken a miracle for Disney to make Elsa gay. When asked about the lack of gay Elsa Frozen 2, director Jennifer Lee told Insir, "When we agreed to do the sequel, we agreed we were gog to not build [om] the outsi ... While changg social tis have been reflected changg reprentatns of relatnships Disney films, may be at least a or two before an explicly gay character or relatnship mak s way to the foc of a mastream Disney “flagship” film.
GAY PRCS
It wasn't Cella, Onward or The Rise of Skywalker; Disney's actual first gay character was The Prcs Diari 2: Royal Engagement. * gay princess *
” 1This article will provi the rear wh several tools and strategi for queer readgs of Disney characters and relatnships cludg how to look for thgs that are “queer d, ” how to read to “mp, ” s of queer thorship, referenc to LGBTQ history, and fally how to fd empowerment om “queer homosocial” relatnships and solidary wh other “transgrsive” romanc. ” 2 A “queer readg” is a way of lookg at somethg; do not always imply that the creators tend for the character to be read that way or that a character is gay.
DISNEY'S ACTUAL 'FIRST GAY CHARACTER' HAS BEEN FOTTEN ABOUT
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5 This ia subverts the notn that heterosexualy is the natural flt of human programmg and pots to the superficialy and fluidy of tradnal genr Khan is a queer d predator at a time when gay men were seen as a threat to the nocence of childrenTo say that somethg is “queer d” is to say that a character exhibs cultural signs of beg a member of the LGBTQ muny.
WHY DISNEY NEEDS A GAY PRCS
This policy was showsed the fact that openly gay people like Producer and Lyricist Howard Ashman and animator Adreas Deja were hired and allowed to be open about their sexualy. The actns, however, potentially speak to the gay muny (pecially the whe, middle class gay muny) who mt sacrifice a part of their privilege to follow their love and often sacrifice much more, cludg one’s “voice. ” Both Ariel and Ursula are nnected their rebelln agast Tron, though they take different approach for different Rponse: As mentned above, Ursula has been claimed as an LGBTQ in and the phrase “Part of Your World” has been ed as a slogan favor of gay acceptance.
BRS ARE BACKG A GAY DISNEY PRCS SO HERE'S WHY IT'S GOTTA HAPPEN ASAP
Lumiere on the other hand is arguably bisexual or pansexual based on how much he enjoys kissg Authorship: Howard Ashman (producer and lyricist) and Adreas Deja (lead animator for Gaston who Deja has said he based on hyper-mascule gay men the urban gym culture of the 1980s). 12 David Ogn Stiers (the voice of Cogsworth), while closeted at the time of Bety and the Beast, me out as gay years ’s animatn parodi hyper-masculy of gay culture. Also the parg of the Beast and Gaston plac the two men same-sex History: In 1966, a vlent police raid on the gay bar Stonewall rulted the gay people fightg back.
Homosocial Relatnships: While Jafar and Iago’s relatnship is homosocial, the most pellg relatnship the film (arguably more tertg than the one between Aladd and Jasme) is the relatnship between Aladd and the Genie.
KELLY MARIE TRAN SAYS HER DISNEY PRCS, RAYA, IS GAY - INSI THE MAGIC
Aladd has several pellg homosocial relatnships the film cludg the monkey Abu and the Authorship: Howard Ashman (producer and lyricist) worked on this film before he died and animator Andreas Deja was the lead animator on Them: In this se, Aladd wants to break out of the sentialism which f him as jt a street rat sgg “There’s so much more to me. Th, the world of Aladd v the queer rear to dulge a world where genr and sexualy are as vast and myster as the Arabian Rponse: This was the first Disney animated film to specifilly market to gay dienc a mercial featurg the Genie as the queer d fashn nsultant.
15There’s One In Every Fay: The Ln KgCo/Camp Characters: Sr, Zazu, and Timon are all men wh feme Authorship: Openly gay Elton John did the mic for this film while Nathan Lane provid the voice of, the style of Shere Kahn plays the role of nscendg predator.
ARE WE READY FOR A GAY DISNEY PRCS? WE MAY BE CLOSER THAN YOU THK.
” The more pellg homosocial relatnships the movie, however, are between Pohontas and Grandmother Willow and Pohontas and her bt iend Nakoma who, while she adms she thks Koum is soooo handsome, shows an awful lot of jealoy over Pohontas and John Smh’s relatnship. Kg Jam’ appearance Pohontas II: Journey to a New World mak him an official gay character a Disney There: The Hunchback of Notre DameHomosocial Relatnships: The relatnship between Hugo and the goat, Djali, is nsired to be Disney’s first openly gay lov that goat. ” There is also a theme of social jtice Esmeralda’s “God Help the Outsts” which n be read to clu the queer History: This film was released around the same time that fundamentalist Christian groups were boyttg the Walt Disney Company bee of their endorsement of homosexualy.
DISNEY PRCS PROMOT "GAY RIGHTS" AT DISNEYLAND, GUTS DELIGHTED - INSI THE MAGIC
The three soldiers Yao, Lg, and Chien-Po n be nsired queer d bee of their over-exaggerated mascule performance or feme Authorship: Openly gay Harvey Fierste voiced the role of Yao who asks if a drs mak him look Them: Mulan sgs the song “Reflectn” about how if she were to be herself, she would break her fay’s heart. Also there is the fact that Capta Shang starts to have feelgs for Mulan, unr the imprsn that she is a Your Fate: BraveHomosocial Relatnships: One of the most impactful aspects of the film is that the end featur two women ridg off to the sunset.