Is Frozen 2 the first Disney movie wh an openly gay lead? - CNET

Contents:

• IS FROZEN 2 THE FIRST DISNEY MOVIE WH AN OPENLY GAY LEAD?
• ELSA GAY AND HAS GIRLIEND ‘FROZEN 3,’ ACRDG TO SOURC
• IS ELSA GAY? WHY FROZEN 2 DON'T ADDRS THE TOPIC
• WHY ELSA DON'T HAVE A LOVE STORY, GAY OR OTHERWISE, 'FROZEN 2'
• COULD ELSA REALLY BE GAY IN FROZEN 2?

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

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.

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ELSA GAY AND HAS GIRLIEND ‘FROZEN 3,’ ACRDG TO SOURC

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Y, people actually are terted whether the Disney character is gay. In the origal film, the ice queen’s sister Anna (played by Kristen Bell) got all the love-story actn, leavg many the LGBTQ muny hopg and wonrg if Elsa might be gay.

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

Elsa Gay and Has a Girliend Frozen 3.

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

Wh there beg six years between the first and send movi, Frozen 3 is likely far om g to un—but this wouldn’t be the first move Disney has ma to ph a homosexual agenda. Acrdg to Fahwire, “The Disney Channel ma history 2017 when Joshua Ryan, who played Cys the ‘Andi Mack’ seri, beme the first character to utter the phrase, ‘I’m gay.

In the same year, Disney stirred up major ntroversy when they promoted an “exclively gay moment” Bety and the Beast, between LeFou and a henchman drsed as a woman. 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.

COULD ELSA REALLY BE GAY IN FROZEN 2?

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.