When The Owl House premiered on Disney Channel in it became the first-ever Disney show or movie to feature a same-sex couple in leading roles. It also made history by becoming the first Disney animated show to feature two same-sex lead characters kissing. Its representation of the LGBTQ+ community is a core element of the series. Barbee made a similar allegation at a school board meeting last week. The PG-rated animated film, about a family of legendary explorers, features a gay character, Ethan Clade, who has a crush on another male character in the movie. His crush is mentioned once at the beginning of the movie and his sexuality is never brought up again, she said in her TikTok video.
This article features the history of the representation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) characters in animated productions under The Walt Disney Company, including films from the studios Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar, and programming from the Disney Branded Television channels as well as the streaming service. In a story published by the Tallahassee Democrat, it was reported that a Florida teacher is under investigation by the state Department of Education after what she believes is a targeted attack by a school board member who took issue with a Disney movie shown in her classroom. The animated movie, called " Strange World ," was released in November. It's the first Disney movie featuring an out-gay character named Ethan Clade, played by gay comedian Jaboukie Young-White.
On the heels of Disney Pixar’s first non-binary character in Elemental, here is PinkNews’ top 10 ranking of every confirmed LGBTQ+ character in Walt Disney Studios films. In a story published by the Tallahassee Democrat, it was reported that a Florida teacher is under investigation by the state Department of Education after what she believes is a targeted attack by a school board member who took issue with a Disney movie shown in her classroom. The animated movie, called " Strange World ," was released in November. It's the first Disney movie featuring an out-gay character named Ethan Clade, played by gay comedian Jaboukie Young-White.
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. It's become popular to make fun of Disney for having lots of "first" gay characters. LeFou and most of Disney's early queer characters were heavily criticized, but later characters have been better received. Even Ethan Clade was a "first.
When The Owl House premiered on Disney Channel in it became the first-ever Disney show or movie to feature a same-sex couple in leading roles. It also made history by becoming the first Disney animated show to feature two same-sex lead characters kissing. Its representation of the LGBTQ+ community is a core element of the series. Disney seemingly has a lot of gay characters. A tale as old as time, that. None topped Gay Grieving Man, though.
A timeline of Disney's LGBTQ+ representation in its films, from a married couple in Zootopia to a gay superhero in Eternals. See how fans reacted to the company's controversial donations, censorship and queer moments. .
We all know it's been a real ~journey~ for queer characters in Disney movies, and as of , we still are yet to have our first ever openly LGBTQ+ main character in a feature film!. .
Few Disney characters are explicitly declared to be gay by the studio or its filmmakers, but viewers have picked up on "gay coding," meaning characters exhibiting traits corresponding with LGBTQ. .