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In fact, many fans believe Miriam is in love with Mei, as she shows great appreciation for her best friend. Mbita's voice actor, gay comedian Jaboukie Young-White, is also set to voice the queer character Ethan in Disney's "Strange World." Another noteworthy moment of LGBTQ+ representation in "Baymax" occurs in Episode 3 when a transmasculine character appears, wearing a trans flag shirt while shopping for menstrual products.
June is Pride Month; a time set aside to recognize and celebrate the LGBTQ+ community.
Either way, this certainly won't be the last we see of America Chavez in the MCU, and hopefully future films and/or streaming series will get to address her identity more directly.
"Lightyear," the film voice actor Chris Evans infamously described as "the origin story of the human Buzz Lightyear that the toy is based on," starts off with Buzz on a mission with fellow Space Ranger Alisha Hawthorne (Uzo Aduba).
Amilyn Holdo was confirmed to be pansexual in the novel "Leia, Princess of Alderaan," but no mention was made of her sexuality in "The Last Jedi." Other characters have been confirmed as queer by writers, such as Lando Calrissian or Orka and Flix from "Star Wars Resistance," but have only had coded allusions at most onscreen.
Does "Diary of a Future President" truly count as a Disney show?
When Charlie is set to have a playdate with her friend Taylor, Charlie's parents Bob and Amy get into an argument over what Taylor's mom is named. Like Disney Channel programming, it was developed to be relevant to kids and families around the world and to reflect themes of diversity and inclusiveness." Responses to the episode at the time were positive among the LGBTQ+ community, with GLAAD and queer former Disney star Miley Cyrus celebrating, while the far-right anti-gay group One Million Moms protested the episode.
On the tenth anniversary of the premiere of "Gravity Falls," creator Alex Hirsch shared a video highlighting some of the most ridiculous notes his show received from Disney's Standards & Practices department.
With all that out of the way, let's get to the characters.
Long before announcements about "Disney's first gay character" became something of a meme, the first direct reference to a gay person in a Disney movie comes from a somewhat surprising source: "The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement" in 2004.
Even this fairly minor gay representation, however, was enough for the blockbuster remake to be pulled from theaters in Alabama and temporarily banned in Malaysia.
What "Good Luck Charlie" did for Disney Channel's tween-oriented programming, "Doc McStuffins" would go on to do for the preschooler-targeted Disney Junior block.
Amongst various comical overreactions to not-actually-dirty jokes, one note that stands out is a complaint that the sheriffs Blubs and Durland appeared too "flirtatious" in one scene.
Turning Red is one of the best coming-of-age stories in animated films.
Ethan Claide is the first protagonist in a Disney movie who is also gay. Slowly and steadily, however, queer characters like Specter have become more prominent in the mainstream media.
Created by openly bisexual artist Dana Terrace, the show's protagonist Luz Noceda is a Dominican American neurodivergent bisexual 14-year-old girl who's whisked away to the magical realm of The Boiling Isles. It's possible to interpret the tomboy Miriam's affection towards Mei as either a close friendship or as a more romantic feeling, and it's hard not to interpret Tyler crying while screaming "I love you!" to his favorite boy band member as an indicator of him having a crush.
However, the one officially confirmed queer character in the movie is Priya, Mei's sarcastic vampire-obsessed friend.
Disappointingly, scenes confirming the bisexuality of Valkyrie in 2017's "Thor: Ragnarok" and showing flirtations between Dora Milaje warriors Ayo and Okoye in 2018's "Black Panther" ended up on the cutting room floor.
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Luz's outlaw witch mentor Eda Clawthorne was formerly in a relationship with the non-binary witch Raine Whispers, who's voiced by non-binary actor Avi Roque. Cue the slug reaction memes.
"Star Wars" has offered a lot more LGBTQ+ representation in print than it has onscreen. Disney+ features several series that put a focus on inclusion.
The episode "Who You Callin' a Sissy?" deals with Michael being bullied for being gender nonconforming, for example, but it's clearly restricted by the times in what it's allowed to say.
The 2022 Disney+ revival, "The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder," no longer had to use the same "coded language" formerly required by the Disney Channel (per Deadline).
However, in some cases, viewers have embraced Disney characters as being part of the fold or for reflecting on their own journey toward acceptance.