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Contents:

• IS ELSA GAY? WHY FROZEN 2 DON'T ADDRS THE TOPIC
• IS FROZEN 2 THE FIRST DISNEY MOVIE WH AN OPENLY GAY LEAD?
• WHY ELSA DON'T HAVE A LOVE STORY, GAY OR OTHERWISE, 'FROZEN 2'
• DISNEY NOW HAS THE PERFECT OPPORTUNY TO CONFIRM ELSA'S GAY INTY - INSI THE MAGIC
• FROZEN 2 SPOILERS: IS ELSA GAY? ANIMATOR OPENS UP ON LGBTQ REPRENTATN 'IT'S BETIFUL'
• ‘FROZEN 2’ CREATORS CONFIRM THAT ELSA GAY BUT ALSO TRANS-EXCLNARY RADIL FEMIST
• COULD ELSA REALLY BE GAY IN FROZEN 2?

IS ELSA GAY? WHY FROZEN 2 DON'T ADDRS THE TOPIC

Fans have speculated about Elsa's sexualy sce Frozen was first released 2013, but Frozen 2 still don't addrs whether or not she's gay. 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.

The st and creators of the Frozen movi are much more on board wh a gay Elsa than Disney seems to be. Rpons on the matter range om vague to hopeful, givg fans a spark of possibily for a gay Elsa the future. 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?

Why Frozen Fans Want Elsa To Be Gay.

IS FROZEN 2 THE FIRST DISNEY MOVIE WH AN OPENLY GAY LEAD?

"Let Go" beme a gay anthem for those stgglg wh or embracg their sexualy, and all Disney had to do was give Elsa a girliend. A gay Elsa isn't the only oute that fans would stand behd, though.

Fans n make a se for Elsa beg asexual or aromantic as easily as her beg gay or bisexual.

Whether Elsa is gay, aromantic, asexual, or any batn of the three remas to be seen, but there's a lot standg the way of that happeng.

WHY ELSA DON'T HAVE A LOVE STORY, GAY OR OTHERWISE, 'FROZEN 2'

Why Frozen 2 Don't Addrs The Elsa Is Gay Theory.

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. It wasn't likely that Disney would risk parents boyttg their most succsful animated anchise by makg Frozen's leadg lady 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 Elsa hasn't been emed gay, Frozen 2 didn't make her straight, eher.

DISNEY NOW HAS THE PERFECT OPPORTUNY TO CONFIRM ELSA'S GAY INTY - INSI THE MAGIC

The parallels between Elsa's parents rejectg her powers and the backlash the gay muny fac when they e out to their fay is palpable. Disney may have dropped the ball Frozen 2, but is there a possibily of gay Elsa Frozen 3? Will Disney Make Elsa Gay In Frozen 3?

Given that Frozen 2 took around six years to plete, the social climate standg the way of a gay prcs may change between now and then.

FROZEN 2 SPOILERS: IS ELSA GAY? ANIMATOR OPENS UP ON LGBTQ REPRENTATN 'IT'S BETIFUL'

The st and creative team have lent their support to fans who intify Elsa as a gay in. Elsa's newfound nfince and self-acceptance offer the perfect jumpg-off pot for a gay Elsa.

Wh the wrers tentatively on board, if Elsa shows them the rabow way, a gay Elsa plot would have to make s way past a lot of sks to e to un. While Disney's effort for LGBTQ+ cln is mimally there, the pany has yet to take a step toward creatg a signifint gay role one of their major anchis.

But given how long took between Frozen 1 and Frozen 2, maybe there's hope for a gay Elsa yet. The Febary sk lls out Disney for not givg Elsa a gay storyle  Frozen 2, and 's not subtle at all. Next: Frozen 2 SNL Parody Calls Out Disney For Not Makg Elsa Gay.

‘FROZEN 2’ CREATORS CONFIRM THAT ELSA GAY BUT ALSO TRANS-EXCLNARY RADIL FEMIST

Y, people actually are terted whether the Disney character is gay. movie wh an openly gay won't reveal anythg about the plot of the animated sequel, which opens the US and UK on Friday and Atralia Nov.

Disney's first official gay character appeared the 2017 live-actn remake of Bety and the Beast, which LeFou (Josh Gad) has a csh on Gaston (Le Evans) and danc wh another man. Disney AnimatnMeanwhile, Jack Whehall is set to play the first major Disney character to be explicly gay the upg Jungle Cise, which opens July 2020. And would Elsa be revealed as a gay character?

The first film read as queer enough that homophobic bloggers acced Disney of doctratg children wh the gay agenda the wake of s release, and queer fans (myself clud, although I didn’t know at the time) latched onto Elsa as the potential first queer Disney prcs. ” But “Show Yourself” is arguably “Let It Go”’s spirual succsor: while the soundtrack’s lead sgle, “Into the Unknown, ” was created for the charts and awards shows, “Show Yourself” is Frozen 2’s gay anthem.

COULD ELSA REALLY BE GAY IN FROZEN 2?

Asi om the surface-level “Elsa cis to follow a myster, pellg female voice” (which is already, uh, pretty gay), the unrlyg msage and risk volved mak Elsa’s story feel like a g-out arc om the get-go. It’s all jt about as gay as pure subtext gets. Some subsectn of the fandom has wanted Elsa to be gay sce Frozen premiered 2013.

Joe Rso playg a gay member of Capta Ameri’s support group Avengers: Endgame do not unt. Neher do LeFou’s “exclively gay moment” 2017’s Bety and the Beast. Elsa’s gay character arc crystalliz “Show Yourself, ” which absolutely reads like the queer anthem fans want to be.