Although the portrayals are not always positive, characters like LeFou from Beauty and the Beast and Terkina from Tarzan add a hint of queerness to the storylines of many Disney films. When asked whether the women were a couple by USA Today, co-director Andrew Stanton said “they can be whatever you want them to be.”. It’s difficult to be convinced that any moment is significant if it can be excised from international versions without hurting the story. She helps provide digital content for the Arts and Entertainment sections and has also written for the Travel, Books and Image sections. According to media advocacy group GLAAD, Walt Disney Studios has had the weakest history of LGBTQ inclusion on screen out of all the major film studios the group has been tracking since 2012. It was only a matter of time. Disney villains come in all shapes and sizes, but the one they always come back to is the fop. 64 Lesbian TV Shows. The Forces Of Evil. She was a night owl who sent text messages filled with emojis. Tucci and friend Colin Firth were all set to shoot the dementia drama when each felt something wasn’t quite right. In fact, Disney is so open to LGBT audiences, that a number of queer theorists have used the Disney canon as a way of queer reading characters. With any luck, transgenderism will become the new cool and we can look forward to people transitioning either for fun or in support of the LGBTQ community! Disney has made headlines for promoting LGBTQ elements in programming in the past few years, and Disney even brought an LGBTQ pride event to Disneyland Paris for the first time in its history last year. Everybody wants to be treated with respect and it's beautiful. For now, TV remains the more LGBTQ-inclusive medium, even among cartoons with shows such as “Steven Universe,” “She-Ra and the Princesses of Power” and “Arthur” … GLAAD’s “Where We Are on TV” report this year notes that the number of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender and queer characters has slightly decreased -- due in … In the most recent episode of Disney Junior's 'Doc McStuffins,' the series' titular character taught important lessons about emergency safety to a same-sex couple, marking the first time that a Disney Junior show has depicted a family with same-sex parents. It was a poor consolation prize. The Disney+ series “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series” introduced the franchise’s first gay love story last year. June was LGBTQ Pride Month and for the first time, the Disney Channel and Nickelodeon aired ads supporting the LGBTQ agenda to their audience of children. Jeff Bridges got great news about his cancer battle — but the timing wasn’t so great, Jeff Bridges says his tumor has “drastically shrunk.” But the news came the day of the Capitol riot. Rebecca Sugar’s commitment to LGBTQ visibility continues to drive ‘Steven Universe’. The MCU’s upcoming “The Eternals,” slated for release in November, will feature an openly gay superhero who is married and has a family. "Amandla is an actress, artist, and activist who starred in the Hunger Games when she was just 13 years old. It’s a historic moment for Disney, which for years has been called out for its dearth of identifiably LGBTQ characters in its films. For the first time in the network’s history, the Disney Channel will feature a LGBTQ storyline in one of its TV shows. In “Toy Story 4,” two women can be spotted dropping off and later picking up a child together at kindergarten. And 2017 was also the year Disney made headlines when it aired a cartoon showing gay men kissing. That’s significant. Flattening COVID-19 numbers bring guarded optimism in California. The episode featured Susan and Cheryl, who were the moms to … That’s why we view every news story through the lens of faith. But there is yet to be an openly gay main Disney character. Flattening COVID-19 numbers bring hope in California. If you’re looking for something a little longer, take a look through our list of lesbian movies. During June, the Disney Channel itself aired a "pride" ad featuring Raven-Symone who is lesbian. 15 Examples Of LGBT Characters On Kids' Shows, Because Sometimes TV Does Good Things ... Disney Channel … (“Saturday Night Live” even had Kate McKinnon play Elsa’s coming out for laughs in a sketch this season, but fan campaigns to get Elsa an actual girlfriend have so far remained unsuccessful.). Disney is one of the world's largest companies in the world and recently has stepped on board and supported the LGBTQ+ community. Many Californians 65 and older faced frustration and confusion as they tried to get the coronavirus vaccine after the state announced it was opening up vaccinations to older people. Will Trump’s mishandling of records leave a hole in history? "Enchanting Grom Fright," the latest episode of The Owl House , concluded with the revelation that Amity planned to ask Luz to be her date to the school's Grom, Hexside's version of prom. Posted on Oct 12, 2019. Directed by Dan Scanlon, the Pixar production that opened this past weekend is set in a fantasy world where magic has become obsolete. “To see our country attacking itself broke my heart.”. God is everywhere—even in the news. The consensus is ... maybe? That ad aired Sunday during the broadcast of The Loud House (TV-Y7). By Daniel Villarreal Saturday, April 27, 2019 Here is what she said the last time we talked. The Walt Disney Company is bringing bisexuality to its Disney Channel children’s cartoons with the recent revelation that the lead character in the animated series “The Owl House” is a 14-year-old Dominican-American girl who is attracted to both women and men, according to CNN.. For now, TV remains the more LGBTQ-inclusive medium, even among cartoons with shows such as “Steven Universe,” “She-Ra and the Princesses of Power” and “Arthur” continuing to break ground. Will Oscars’ new inclusion standards have an impact? Kamala Harris says nation will ‘find a moment’ to celebrate inauguration amid pandemic grief, Joanne Rogers, widow of TV’s famed Mister Rogers and concert pianist, dies at 92. In the past, they have turned down ideas of gay characters, like Elsa, and even moved shows with gay characters, like Love, Victor, to Hulu and other streaming networks because it wouldn't promote 'family-friendly' content. We are committed to delivering quality independent Christian journalism you can trust. You’ll see that the Disney XD show “Star v.s. This move made Disney’s first … Set on a destroyer, “Greyhound” had its cast “tilting, pitching, leaning, bucking, rolling and rising and falling in amusement park-worthy action,” Hanks writes. ‘Light at the end of tunnel’ or a small blip? Derived from deconstructing texts from the s traight way of life, queer theory allows audiences to see their favorite characters in a slightly different way, with Disney movies a perfect example of such readings. Shows like Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts and The Owl House are making bold new strides down a path that other shows laid for them. A pesar de que la serie acaba de terminar su 3ra. Why, and what comes next? Meaningful inclusion has been just as elusive in Disney’s animated fare. Initially spotted in a trailer, “Finding Dory” includes two women shocked to find an octopus in a stroller. ‘It was the only ending for me’: The finale of ‘Promising Young Woman’ explained. In an episode titled, "Just Friends," Star, Jackie, and Marco attend a concert by the band Love Sentence. The narrator concludes the ad saying, "We still have a long way to go, but powerful voices like Amandla are helping us become prouder together.". The married couple will even reportedly share a kiss in the film. The ending of ‘Promising Young Woman’ is a destabilizing shock to audiences. Children across the world will feel more comfortable in the body they were assigned at birth. But it takes a lot of hard work, time, and money to do what we do. But the company had previously limited this type of "Pride Month" ad to its social media platforms, according to Christian Headlines. In early 2017, Disney XD progressed even more with portrayals of gay love with the cartoon Star Vs. the Forces of Evil and the first showing of a same sex kiss. LGBTQ representation on TV has been advanced through reality shows – both competition and otherwise – and documentaries, even those that aren’t explicitly billed as queer: Netflix’s Cheer is ostensibly a sports doc, but a beautiful portrait of young gay friendship emerges over its six episodes; MTV’s The Real World was a groundbreaker for gay and … Unless you were living under a rock from the years 1990 to 2010, you know what the Disney Channel is. For Disney, ending the annual pass program might be “a blessing in disguise,” a theme park expert says: Now the company can revamp the program to boost profits. Stanley Tucci landed a great role in ‘Supernova.’ Then he swapped it with his costar. A Long Beach native, she graduated from UCLA. Disney’s LGBTQ+ erasure sticks out like a sore, straight, cis thumb, and unless it does something to fix the problem, the platform is going to look like it’s stuck in the early 2000s. Disneyland killed its annual pass program. Disney Channel está comprometido con la diversidad sexual y la inclusión, por lo que en su nueva serie juvenil "Andi Mack" presenta a su primer personaje gay: "Cyrus Goodman". So they traded roles. Officer Specter, right, in a poster for “Onward.” She is the first openly LGBTQ character in a Pixar movie. Although the studio has moved away from queer-coding its villains, LGBTQ characters are often visible only to fans with keen eyes. REALITY SHOWS AND DOCUSERIES. While LGBTQ+ characters appeared in shows such as The Grim Adventures of Billy & … Disney Pixar's Onward recently earned credit for finally advancing Disney's quality of LGBT representation, though that representation was still limited to a single character in a short scene who has no onscreen interaction with their same-sex partner. At a time when audiences are seeing increasingly meaningful queer representation in family-friendly TV shows, the tiny moments in Disney films are especially exasperating because they almost appear to be erasable by design. President Trump tried to marginalize California. ", "We're in a new age where it's not just black and white anymore," Simone says in the ad. And it’s expected that Tessa Thompson’s Valkyrie will be looking for her queen in 2021’s “Thor: Love and Thunder.”. My friendship — and last phone call — with Joanne Rogers, widow of Mister Rogers. Its residents include elves, fairies, centaurs, manticores and at least one queer cyclops. With the LGBTQ community finally getting representation in a Disney feature film. Review: Flashback to Lebanon ‘1982,’ for an empathetic look at life with war on the horizon. Here is a look back at how Walt Disney Television has helped make LGBTQ history on TV: "That Certain Summer" (ABC Movie of the Week, 1972) The … Disney’s TV shows are frequently more LGBTQ-inclusive than Disney movies. Chris Pratt and Tom Holland play elf brothers on a fantasy quest in Pixar’s lovingly crafted 22nd animated feature. Disney’s first openly gay character was introduced in the 2017 live-action version of Beauty and the Beast. LGBTQ kids and those growing up with LGBTQ families deserve to see their experiences reflected in family-friendly movies and TV shows too. Disney+ Takes LGBTQ Agenda to Next Level: 'High School Musical: The Series' Adds Teen Gay Romance Disney Will Host its First Ever LGBTQ Pride Parade Submitted by escamp on August 31, 2015 - … With President Trump isolated in the White House since the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, Vice President Mike Pence increasingly fills the void in their waning days in office. Tracy Brown is a digital editor and writer working in entertainment for the Los Angeles Times. So the concept that I can provide that for other black girls is mind-blowing.'" How the ending of ‘One Night in Miami’ re-created a long-lost cultural landmark. Through the everyday adventures of a half-magical alien boy and his growing group of friends, Rebecca Sugar wants to make sure everybody feels seen. Pride is friends, family. Best of all, these Netflix series cover a range of genres, finally delivering more representation to romance, drama, comedy, mystery, and sci-fi fans. Hopefully, another animated LGBTQ Disney character will not be far behind — and maybe this time be in more than one scene. Few Disney characters are explicitly declared to be gay by the studio or its filmmakers, but viewers have picked up on "gay coding," characters exhibiting traits corresponding with LGBTQ. Make America California Again? “Andi Mack” featured Disney Channel’s first coming-out story line, which earned it a GLAAD Media Award in 2018. Another Disney show also featured LGBTQ characters: Star Wars Resistance, which aired from 2018 to 2020 on the Disney Channel and Disney XD. The Marvel Cinematic Universe featured its first queer character in 2019’s “Avengers: Endgame” in the form of an unnamed man who appears in one group counseling scene and casually mentions dating men. Among recent films, possible lesbian couples were spotted in the background of “Toy Story 4” (2019) and “Finding Dory” (2016). From DCOMs to 5-minute shows, the channel had everything a … “Onward” features an openly LGBTQ character and that’s a big deal — for a Disney film. That’s Biden’s plan. Disney’s refusal to cut LeFou’s moment in “Beauty and the Beast” led to it being banned in Malaysia. temporada, apenas se confirmó la orientación sexual de "Cyrus", pues en el episodio final se reveló que tiene una relación sentimental con otro chico llamado "TJ". "We celebrate the activism of Amandla Stenberg," a narrator of the ad says. There was the much-hyped “exclusively gay moment” in 2017’s live-action “Beauty and the Beast” that ended up being more than a little lackluster: Gaston’s sidekick LeFou, whom the film hints harbors some romantic feelings for the arrogant villain, is briefly shown dancing with another man during the celebration at the end of the movie. “Zootopia” (2016) featured two male antelopes who were confirmed to be a married couple by co-director Jared Bush on witter after audiences took notice of their shared, hyphenated last name in the credits. Disney just cancelled its most LGBTQ-inclusive TV show The show was the Disney Channel's most popular program, so why is it cancelling it? Officer Specter is voiced by Lena Waithe, who won an Emmy in 2017 for writing a “Master of None” episode inspired by her own coming out experience. Help us continue to be a voice for truth in the media by supporting CBN News for as little as $1. Pride to me is strength. While queerness is rare in leading Disney characters, the House of Mouse has stood by its decision to include […] Good Luck Charlie was the first-ever Disney Channel show to feature a same-sex couple on screen back in 2014. Disney has taken a big step toward LGBTQ+ representation with its first bisexual lead ... shows. Comments about the ads on social media were mixed, ranging from outright approval to others saying "no more Nickelodeon"  in their house, and that such ads about sexual orientation did not belong on a children's network. Aud Bool on the blog Prezi describes the term: "Coded gay is when a gay stereotype, 'gay behaviors' or 'camp' are used to imply that a character is homosexual while never explicitly stating that they are." ‘Light at the end of tunnel’ or a small blip? Disney-owned ABC’s prime-time fairy-tale drama Once Upon a Time featured a lesbian relationship last year. Meaningful queer representation is important because seeing our lives and realities reflected in television affects how we see ourselves. Certainly a Disney movie has never included the level of representation that The New Mutants is implied to have. But Disney has a pattern of blink-and-you’ll-miss-it LGBTQ moments, and that makes these milestones increasingly difficult to celebrate. 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After extensive research and lots of popcorn, we’re bringing you the ultimate list of the best lesbian TV shows, web series, and mini-series available online and on DVD today. The “Star Wars” saga followed with its first openly LGBTQ moment in 2019’s “The Rise of Skywalker” by briefly showing two women kissing as the Resistance celebrated its victory. We started to see our first LGBTQ+ characters portrayed in Disney content in 2017 and that visibility continues to grow. She was my pen pal, my friend. With such meager representation, it’s no wonder a legion of fans have felt kinship with Elsa from “Frozen” (2013) and have claimed her as queer because she conveniently has never had an opposite-sex love interest. Pride is you.". Vista L.A. Newsmakers LAFF ... arts & entertainment lgbtq television disney disney … Writer-director Emerald Fennell and stars Carey Mulligan and Bo Burnham share their thoughts on why the movie had to end the way it does. 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