Bob Chapek mentned Disney creatg "spirg" queer ntent when addrsg the pany’s supposed support of the ntroversial "Don’t Say Gay" bill. Here are all Disney’s official gay moments om movi and TV seri.
Contents:
- 17 GAY AND LGBTQ DISNEY CHARACTERS – OM D TO NON TO TASTROPHE
- SO, HOW GAY IS DISNEY’S FROZEN?
- THE GAY SURPRISE IN DISNEY'S "FROZEN," ESQUIRE PANS "LOOKG": TODAY IN {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY DAN AVERYJANUARY 21, 2014/5:08 PMBY DAN AVERYJANUARY 21, 2014 / 5:08 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"THE GAY SURPRISE IN DISNEY'S \"FROZEN,\" ESQUIRE PANS \"LOOKG\": TODAY IN GAY","DATEPUBLISHED":"2014-01-21T22:08:02.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2014-01-21T22:08:02.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"DAN AVERY","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DISNEY'S NEW ANIMATED FAIRY TALE FROZEN IS BREAKG ALL KDS OF BOX-OFFICE RERDS, BUT THE $300-LN-PL BLOCKBTER IS ALSO BREAKG NEW GROUND FOR LGBT PICTNS: WE WATCHED THE MOVIE AGA LAST NIGHT (WHATTYAWANT, WE'RE FANS!) AND NOTICED THAT WHEN OAKEN REFERS TO HIS FAY AT "WANRG OAKEN'S TRADG POST AND SNA," HE POTS TO FOUR KIDS AND A BURLY MAN. THE FERENCE BEG, OF URSE, THAT THE BLOND BOHUNK IS OAKEN'S {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WE SUPPOSE 'S NOT TOO SURPRISG, SCE THE FILM IS BASED ON HANS CHRISTIAN ANRSEN'S DANISH FAIRY TALE THE SNOW QUEEN, AND DENMARK HAS BEEN ON THE FOREONT OF LGBT EQUALY FOR S. (THEY'VE HAD CIVIL UNNS SCE 1989 AND FALIZED MARRIAGE EQUALY 2012.){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WH OUT ACTOR JONATHAN GROFF PLAYG KRISTOFF, FROZEN ULD BE DISNEY'S GAYT MOVIE EVER. (WELL, EXCEPT FOR MAYBE ALADD.){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE REVIEWS FOR HBO'S NEW GAY DRAMEDY, LOOKG, HAVE BEEN MIXED—SOME CRICS PRAISE THE SHOW'S RELATABLE CHARACTERS, WHILE OTHERS BEMOAN 'S LACK OF DRAMA. IN 'S STRAIGHT MAN'S GUI TO "LOOKG," FELY FELL TO THE LATTER TEGORY: "INSTEAD OF, SAY, FUNNY, MCG GUYS WH WTY ONE-LERS AND PUT-DOWNS," WR MICK STGLEY, "LOOKG TRODUC THREE HO-HUM CHARACTERS YOU WOULDN'T HANG AROUND WH IF THEY WERE ON SPORTSCENTER."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHY DON'T YOU TELL HOW YOU REALLY FEEL?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN HIS VERDICT, JUDGE STEPHEN REHARDT REFERRED TO WDSOR VS. UNED STAT, THE GROUNDBREAKG 2013 SUPREME COURT SE THAT HELPED DISMANTLE THE DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN S WORDS AND S ED, WDSOR TABLISHED A LEVEL OF SCTY FOR CLASSIFITNS BASED ON SEXUAL ORIENTATN THAT IS UNQUTNABLY HIGHER THAN RATNAL BASIS REVIEW. IN OTHER WORDS, WDSOR REQUIR THAT HEIGHTENED SCTY BE APPLIED TO EQUAL PROTECTN CLAIMS VOLVG SEXUAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PRECENTS ALREADY EXIST TO PREVENT LAWYERS OM BARRG JURORS BASED ON RACE, GENR AND OTHER IMMUTABLE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ON SUNDAY, A SPACEY-LOOKG MATAL TOLD HOST GEE STEPHANOPOULOS "I KNOW I’M GOG TO GET TROUBLE FOR THIS, BUT ALL OF MY GAY IENDS THK [PUT] LOOKS SO BUFF HIS SHIRTLS PHOTOS.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN THE SAME DISCSN, STEPHANOPOULO REVEALED THAT PUT TOLD HIM OFF-MERA THAT HE HAD "A LOT OF GAY IENDS." HMM, ARE THE THE SAME ON THAT ARE IENDS WH MATAL, SARAH PAL AND MICHELLE BACHMANN? WE'D LOVE TO MEET THIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
- DO YOU THG OAKEN OM FROZEN IS GAY?
- 16 DISNEY CHARACTERS WHO WERE PROBABLY GAY
17 GAY AND LGBTQ DISNEY CHARACTERS – OM D TO NON TO TASTROPHE
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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.
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. Is Artie gay?
SO, HOW GAY IS DISNEY’S FROZEN?
Pl: Mary Matal's gay iends are hot for Put (yuck!) * oaken 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. We know, we know, has never been nfirmed that Jafar is gay. It’s logil to assume the character is queer-d, for the film rri the DNA of the late lyricist Howard Ashman, who was gay, and whose magil songs, cludg A Whole New World, were creded wh reversg Disney’s wang fortun the 80s/90s.
Bety and the Beast director Bill Condon nfirmed Disney’s first “exclively gay moment” a 2017 Attu terview, generatg global headl. Still, the film brgs reprentatn other ways, om out gay actor Le Evans’ stg as Gaston to Sir Ian McKellen as a Vic-que Cogsworth. The film’s gay subtext is siarly disguised – but Disney and Pixar arguably break through the ference lookg glass wh Lu.
THE GAY SURPRISE IN DISNEY'S "FROZEN," ESQUIRE PANS "LOOKG": TODAY IN {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY DAN AVERYJANUARY 21, 2014/5:08 PMBY DAN AVERYJANUARY 21, 2014 / 5:08 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"THE GAY SURPRISE IN DISNEY'S \"FROZEN,\" ESQUIRE PANS \"LOOKG\": TODAY IN GAY","DATEPUBLISHED":"2014-01-21T22:08:02.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2014-01-21T22:08:02.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"DAN AVERY","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DISNEY'S NEW ANIMATED FAIRY TALE FROZEN IS BREAKG ALL KDS OF BOX-OFFICE RERDS, BUT THE $300-LN-PL BLOCKBTER IS ALSO BREAKG NEW GROUND FOR LGBT PICTNS: WE WATCHED THE MOVIE AGA LAST NIGHT (WHATTYAWANT, WE'RE FANS!) AND NOTICED THAT WHEN OAKEN REFERS TO HIS FAY AT "WANRG OAKEN'S TRADG POST AND SNA," HE POTS TO FOUR KIDS AND A BURLY MAN. THE FERENCE BEG, OF URSE, THAT THE BLOND BOHUNK IS OAKEN'S {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WE SUPPOSE 'S NOT TOO SURPRISG, SCE THE FILM IS BASED ON HANS CHRISTIAN ANRSEN'S DANISH FAIRY TALE THE SNOW QUEEN, AND DENMARK HAS BEEN ON THE FOREONT OF LGBT EQUALY FOR S. (THEY'VE HAD CIVIL UNNS SCE 1989 AND FALIZED MARRIAGE EQUALY 2012.){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WH OUT ACTOR JONATHAN GROFF PLAYG KRISTOFF, FROZEN ULD BE DISNEY'S GAYT MOVIE EVER. (WELL, EXCEPT FOR MAYBE ALADD.){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE REVIEWS FOR HBO'S NEW GAY DRAMEDY, LOOKG, HAVE BEEN MIXED—SOME CRICS PRAISE THE SHOW'S RELATABLE CHARACTERS, WHILE OTHERS BEMOAN 'S LACK OF DRAMA. IN 'S STRAIGHT MAN'S GUI TO "LOOKG," FELY FELL TO THE LATTER TEGORY: "INSTEAD OF, SAY, FUNNY, MCG GUYS WH WTY ONE-LERS AND PUT-DOWNS," WR MICK STGLEY, "LOOKG TRODUC THREE HO-HUM CHARACTERS YOU WOULDN'T HANG AROUND WH IF THEY WERE ON SPORTSCENTER."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHY DON'T YOU TELL HOW YOU REALLY FEEL?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN HIS VERDICT, JUDGE STEPHEN REHARDT REFERRED TO WDSOR VS. UNED STAT, THE GROUNDBREAKG 2013 SUPREME COURT SE THAT HELPED DISMANTLE THE DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN S WORDS AND S ED, WDSOR TABLISHED A LEVEL OF SCTY FOR CLASSIFITNS BASED ON SEXUAL ORIENTATN THAT IS UNQUTNABLY HIGHER THAN RATNAL BASIS REVIEW. IN OTHER WORDS, WDSOR REQUIR THAT HEIGHTENED SCTY BE APPLIED TO EQUAL PROTECTN CLAIMS VOLVG SEXUAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PRECENTS ALREADY EXIST TO PREVENT LAWYERS OM BARRG JURORS BASED ON RACE, GENR AND OTHER IMMUTABLE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ON SUNDAY, A SPACEY-LOOKG MATAL TOLD HOST GEE STEPHANOPOULOS "I KNOW I’M GOG TO GET TROUBLE FOR THIS, BUT ALL OF MY GAY IENDS THK [PUT] LOOKS SO BUFF HIS SHIRTLS PHOTOS.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN THE SAME DISCSN, STEPHANOPOULO REVEALED THAT PUT TOLD HIM OFF-MERA THAT HE HAD "A LOT OF GAY IENDS." HMM, ARE THE THE SAME ON THAT ARE IENDS WH MATAL, SARAH PAL AND MICHELLE BACHMANN? WE'D LOVE TO MEET THIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
When news outlets reported that The Walt Disney Company donated money to legislators who supported Florida’s ntroversial “Don’t Say Gay” bill, Disney CEO Bob Chapek sent an ternal memo to the pany sayg Disney would still “unequivolly” support s LGBTQ employe. In 2017, director Bill Condon, who is gay himself, told Attu Magaze that his versn of Bety and the Beast, Gaston’s henchman LeFou (Josh Gad) would have a csh on Gaston (Le Evans). “It is a nice, exclively gay moment a Disney movie, ” he said.
Two years after g out, Cys also beme the first Disney character to say the words “I’m gay” out loud, when Cys sually told another iend about his sexualy.
DO YOU THG OAKEN OM FROZEN IS GAY?
“It was important to as we did four of the films, we wanted a gay character somewhere them. Abrams said that of urse gay characters would be g to Star Wars.
“When I talk about clivy, ’s not excludg gay characters.
Out om director Steven Clay Hunter, who wanted to make a film about his own experienc as a gay man. Vtage-store owner Artie do not mentn his sexualy Cella, but John McCrea, the openly gay actor who plays him, says he read the character as queer and portrayed him as such. For now, though, I want to addrs somethg I noted passg my review: the qutn of gay-culture them Frozen.
16 DISNEY CHARACTERS WHO WERE PROBABLY GAY
All of this seems to me a) clearly if subtly exprsive of a pro-gay culture at Disney, and b) not that big a al, asmuch as the them are subtle and ambiguo enough not pose eher a signifint annoyance to even savvy parents or a rptg fluence on children. (I would not say that of the pro-gay them the lik of Madagasr 2 or the Happy Feet movi; those are a different tegory, and I do object to them.
However, there’s another pro-gay element Frozen worth notg that I origally missed: a fleetg but fe suggtn that a mor character has a fay nsistg of a same-sex partner and a bunch of children. Oaken’s gay fay. Hey, did you notice the gay character?
It turns out that giant man “Wanrg Oaken’s Tradg Post and Sna” is probably gay. It seems plsible the filmmakers have thrown this moment to allow sharp-eyed homophile viewers to draw their own nclns about jt what sort of “fay” this is. From the perspective of Hollywood filmmakers, while ’s not yet possible for a mastream fay film to have overtly gay characters or them, the heteronormativy of tradnal children’s entertament has been problematized.