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(Image cred: Walt Disney Studs)Disney’s “First Gay Moment” It would not be until 2017 that we got anythg remblg an overt reference to anythg other than a straight character a movie om Disney.
(Image cred: Lusfilm/Disney)Background Scen In 2019, we saw a strange pattern emergg where movi released by Disney would “clu” gay characters, but only as set drsg. In both Toy Story 4 and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, we saw background characters who did not have nam or any dialogue, but were clearly to be seen as gay. (Image cred: Marvel Studs)The Mor Mentns Concurrently wh the background scen that you might not have even noticed, we saw the first direct referenc to gay characters some other Disney movi.