Disneys first actual gay character

Peyton Elizabeth Lee played the title character, and her world is turned upside-down just before her 13th birthday when she learns her older sister is actually her mother, and her mother is actually her grandmother. It wasn't in Cruella, Onward or The Rise of Skywalker; Disney's actual first gay character was in The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement.

There have actually been eight characters that were announced as a “first openly gay character” to varying degrees, and each got a lot of press attention. In contrast, Jack Whitehall's MacGregor in Jungle Cruise () was Disney's first gay main character in general.

I love that, and I knew about that from the beginning. Throughout a series of flashbacks, or multiverse scenes, viewers can see America has two moms. In , "Andi Mack" made its debut on Disney Channel, and it was the first series on that network to feature a gay main character.

And then, in the April issue of Attitude, director Bill Condon confirmed that Gad’s LeFou is, indeed, Disney’s first openly gay character. It is the first same-sex kiss between the main characters in a Disney animated series. What’s more, his sexuality may pay homage to one of.

With support from Andi and Buffy, Cyrus comes out to Jonah at a party see video above. This storyline and the idea of having a queer kid and just it being normalized, which I think is just such a beautiful thing. Loki insinuates he will go after Jane, Thor's main squeeze, and therein sparks an epic fight between the brothers.

Korg falls in love with another Kronan named Dwayne, and the same-sex couple has a baby together. In a slow-motion flashback, Valkyrie is seen crying over the death of her fellow female warriors, especially one killed by Hela Thor and Loki's diabolical surprise sister.

In November at the Los Angeles premiere of "Strange World," star Jake Gyllenhaal said Disney's animated family adventure normalizes a "queer kid" character as part of its storyline about young people finding their own identity. Some characters had major storylines while others had a brief scene or subtle moments that referred to a same-sex couple.

The main character, Ethan Clade, is gay. The actual first one was the shopkeeper from Frozen () I'm sure "Disney's first gay character" is to refer to any time Disney makes noice over having any LGBT. But the movie is the subject of a Florida Department of Education investigation involving a fifth-grade teacher.

While the Walt Disney Animation Studios have included an LGBTQ+ character within a production around 17 times, many are relegated to the “first gay character” in a Disney film. [49] Strange World, which was released on November 23, , features Ethan Clade, who is the first gay lead character in a Disney animated film.

[50] Ethan Clade is voiced by gay comedian Jaboukie Young-White. Viewers are first introduced to Korg, a rock guy-slash-Thor's video-game playing best friend in "Thor: Ragnarok. In "Love and Thunder," Valkyrie, played by actress Tessa Thompson, kisses the hand of a fair maiden and gives her a flirty look.

To me, in this case, it's such a diverse and inclusive cast. It was one of the reasons I thought this story was so interesting. In Marvel's "Thor" film series, there's no reference to Loki's sexuality other than in the first film, when Asgard's god of mischief is fighting with his brother Thor, god of thunder.

Said Gyllenhaal: "who we are and what we meet and what meets us in our life is what forms our identity and what forms our world. The trio takes on Scarlet Witch-slash-Wanda Maximoff, played by Elizabeth Olsen, in the adventure that travels through parallel worlds.

Union and her husband, basketball star Dwyane Wade, have a year-old daughter, Zaya, who came out as trans in However, this story is not about the toy Buzz Lightyear, but rather, the astronaut and his adventure of being stuck in space. While gay characters had appeared in other Disney media, including animated shows like The Owl House, Ethan was a first for Walt Disney Animation Studios.

The film was released in June Hawthorne is a lesbian, and the animated film shows her kissing another woman in a montage scene. She gets engaged to a science team member, and they have a life together, raising kids and sharing a smooch on their 40th anniversary.

These “first gay characters” reflect.