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- IS FROZEN 2 THE FIRST DISNEY MOVIE WH AN OPENLY GAY LEAD?
- IS ELSA GAY? WHY FROZEN 2 DON'T ADDRS THE TOPIC
- ‘FROZEN 2’ CREATORS CONFIRM THAT ELSA GAY BUT ALSO TRANS-EXCLNARY RADIL FEMIST
- SO, HOW GAY IS DISNEY’S FROZEN?
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.
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 ELSA GAY? WHY FROZEN 2 DON'T ADDRS THE TOPIC
"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.
‘FROZEN 2’ CREATORS CONFIRM THAT ELSA GAY BUT ALSO TRANS-EXCLNARY RADIL FEMIST
Why Frozen 2 Don't Addrs The Elsa Is Gay Theory.
SO, HOW GAY IS DISNEY’S FROZEN?
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. 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.