Disney's 'Frozen' is not a 'gay' film (but I wish were) - The Daily Dot

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• IT'S NOT JT FROZEN: MOST DISNEY MOVI ARE PRO-GAY
• SO, HOW GAY IS DISNEY’S FROZEN?
• DISNEY’S ‘FROZEN’ IS NOT A ‘GAY’ FILM (BUT I WISH WERE)
• DISNEY NOW HAS THE PERFECT OPPORTUNY TO CONFIRM ELSA'S GAY INTY - INSI THE MAGIC

IT'S NOT JT FROZEN: MOST DISNEY MOVI ARE PRO-GAY

It's Not Jt Frozen: Most Disney Movi Are Pro-GayBy preachg acceptance and qutng genr, the pany's kids films offer a queer-studi crash urse. Elsa hidg her ice-powers uld be read as a metaphor for the closet, the Osr-wng “Let Go” plays like a g-out anthem, and a character the film evok the qutn of whether homosexualy is a choice by quirg of Elsa’s powers, “born wh or cursed?

SO, HOW GAY IS DISNEY’S FROZEN?

Through both s rporate practic and the ntent of s films, Disney for s has implemented the so-lled "gay agenda"—which is to say, helpg make the world a more acceptg start the most obv place: As a bs, Disney has long held a progrsive attu toward LGBT people.

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DISNEY’S ‘FROZEN’ IS NOT A ‘GAY’ FILM (BUT I WISH WERE)

In The Queer Child Kathryn Bond Stockton argu that queerns is not jt about homosexualy, but also about growg abnormal ways that mak the child an outst.

DISNEY NOW HAS THE PERFECT OPPORTUNY TO CONFIRM ELSA'S GAY INTY - INSI THE MAGIC

Sophomore Hans wants to play lacrosse, have a different guy or girl his bed every night, and otherwise be left alone. Years later, artists like Joe Phillips or David Kawena spired me anew wh their radiant visn of a gay life, as normal and happy as a straight one... ) "Mariage Pour To“ support of gay marriage fely had the biggt impact: all the hate-mails, sults, threats and lost iendships!