In Pixar’s new animated movie, Lena Wahe plays Officer Spector, the first openly gay character the stud’s movi. Disney’s history of LGBTQ reprentatn is spotty, and the pany needs to do more.
Contents:
- 17 GAY AND LGBTQ DISNEY CHARACTERS – OM D TO NON TO TASTROPHE
- HAPPY PRI! THE ARE THE GAYT THGS DISNEY HISTORY
- ONWARD’S OPENLY GAY CHARACTER STILL LEAV DISNEY BEHD S PETORS
- ‘FROZEN 2’ CREATORS CONFIRM THAT ELSA GAY BUT ALSO TRANS-EXCLNARY RADIL FEMIST
17 GAY AND LGBTQ DISNEY CHARACTERS – OM D TO NON TO TASTROPHE
Disney has gotten trouble for paltry LGBTQ+ reprentatn the past - but Disney has actually had gay characters sce the begng. * frozen 2 gay character oaken *
As one cric said at the time of “closeted gay fashnista” Ken: “Pairg homophobia wh misogyny, the jok about Ken suggt that the worst thgs a boy n be are eher a girl or a homosexual.
HAPPY PRI! THE ARE THE GAYT THGS DISNEY HISTORY
* frozen 2 gay character oaken *
Disney faced more flak 2018 when Jack Whehall, a straight man, was revealed as playg the “hugely effete, very mp” gay man McGregor Jungle Cise. Disney faced new gay-bag accatns over the genrfluid-fashn-lovg Artie this year’s Cella. But when the gay actor playg Artie (John McCrea) took ownership of the character (tellg Attu an terview “to me ’s official: he’s queer“) the cricism didn’t really stick.
ONWARD’S OPENLY GAY CHARACTER STILL LEAV DISNEY BEHD S PETORS
Is Artie gay?
Faced wh cricism, the le would have been: a talkg rock and an earrg-wearg billy n’t be gay! Did the most gged of gay subcultur serve better?
There was bate around Disney+ relegatg the gay-centric TV versn of h film Love, Simon to s adult-foced ‘Star’ sectn. There was more bate still when a straight actor (Michael Cimo) took on the tular gay role.
‘FROZEN 2’ CREATORS CONFIRM THAT ELSA GAY BUT ALSO TRANS-EXCLNARY RADIL FEMIST
We know, we know, has never been nfirmed that Jafar is gay.