What has been the reaction to this?įor years, Disney movies went through a cycle where the presence of LGBTQ+ representation was discussed beforehand, only for the studio to receive mockery and criticism when it turns out to be a fairly insignificant part of the film. That same year, one of the main characters of Marvel's Eternals was a gay superhero, Phastos, who kisses his husband, and recently, Marvel's Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness showed one of its heroes, America Chavez, has two moms. And in 2021's Jungle Cruise, the brother of Emily Blunt's character alludes to his homosexuality by referencing turning down marriage to women because "my interests happily lie elsewhere" and saying friends and family turned their backs on him "because of who I loved." In 2021, Cruella featured a clothing store owner, Artie, who's implied - but not confirmed - to be gay.
In 2019, two Disney blockbusters included very minor gay characters: In Avengers: Endgame, a man in group therapy with Captain America refers to going on a date with another man, and in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, a periphery female character kisses a woman during the closing celebration scene. Outside of animation, Disney's 2017 live-action Beauty and the Beast suggested Gaston's sidekick LeFou is gay, giving him a three-second shot where he dances with another man. And in 2013's Frozen, fans have speculated the trading post owner Oaken might be gay, as we see his family appears to consist of a man and several kids.
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In Disney's non-Pixar animated movie Zootopia from 2016, the main character lives next door to a gay married antelope couple, but this isn't at all clear in the movie itself. Pixar's 2020 short film Out revolved around a gay man as its main character, a big step for the studio, though it was released on Disney+ and not shown in front of a feature film like other Pixar shorts often are.
Similarly, 2019's Toy Story 4 showed a child being brought to school and picked up by what looked to be his two moms in a few quick shots. In 2016, Finding Dory briefly showed an apparent lesbian couple, but the filmmakers declined to confirm this. When the film was released in Russia, the word "girlfriend" was changed to "partner." One of the most overt examples was 2020's Onward, which featured a female police officer who refers to "my girlfriend" - though said girlfriend is never shown. What other LGBTQ+ representation has there been in Disney films?īefore Lightyear, there had been very little significant LGBTQ+ representation in Disney animated films. But Alisha and her family are still crucial to the plot, and it's the first time a Pixar film has featured a same-sex kiss. It's a brief moment, and Aduba's character isn't in the entire movie.