ONTD Original: A list of Disney's 'Exclusively Gay Moments'
With news of Onward having the *sigh* first 'openly gay character' in Disney animated history, we take a look back at the times Disney faked out everyone by pretending to be more inclusive than a giant conglomerate really is 😲
Gay coded villains in the 90s don't quite count, as Disney wasn't touting themselves as models of representation then.
Frozen (2013)
Character: ???
Gay Moment: Looking like a smaller man next to a bigger man in a sauna for 5 seconds.
Cultural Impact: It gave people more ammo to think this movie was progressive.
Beauty and the Beast (2017)
Character: LeFou
Gay Moment: Looking at a man for 3 seconds at the end dance [0:24]
Cultural Impact: Everyone collectively said "That was it?"
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Character: "Grieving Man" (Joe Russo)
Gay Moment: Talking about going on a date with a man 5 years after Thanos' snap.
Cultural Impact: I don't think anyone cared.
Star Wars Episode 9: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
Character: Command d'Acy and a nameless woman.
Gay Moment: Women kiss in the background for 1 second.
Cultural Impact: Finally, the world at large went "Seriously? Enough of this shit. Do it forreal or shut up."
Onward (2020)
Character: Officer Specter, a friggin' cyclops cop. Cy-cops, voiced by Lena Waithe.
Gay Moment: Going "My girlfriend's daughter got me pulling my hair out."
Cultural Impact: TBD, but probably negligible
The Eternals (2020)
Character: Phastos (Brian Tyree Henry) and his on-screen husband (Haaz Sleiman) have a child and allegedly kiss. No word on if the kiss will be more than 2 seconds long.
Cultural Impact: TBD
It has also been reported that Tessa Thompson's Valkyrie will be looking for a queen of Asgard in the next "Thor" movie.
Are you still depending on major companies to give you proper representation? Name LGBTQ movies.
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Gay coded villains in the 90s don't quite count, as Disney wasn't touting themselves as models of representation then.
Frozen (2013)
Character: ???
Gay Moment: Looking like a smaller man next to a bigger man in a sauna for 5 seconds.
Cultural Impact: It gave people more ammo to think this movie was progressive.
Beauty and the Beast (2017)
Character: LeFou
Gay Moment: Looking at a man for 3 seconds at the end dance [0:24]
Cultural Impact: Everyone collectively said "That was it?"
Click to viewAvengers: Endgame (2019)
Character: "Grieving Man" (Joe Russo)
Gay Moment: Talking about going on a date with a man 5 years after Thanos' snap.
Cultural Impact: I don't think anyone cared.
Star Wars Episode 9: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
Character: Command d'Acy and a nameless woman.
Gay Moment: Women kiss in the background for 1 second.
Cultural Impact: Finally, the world at large went "Seriously? Enough of this shit. Do it forreal or shut up."
Onward (2020)
Character: Officer Specter, a friggin' cyclops cop. Cy-cops, voiced by Lena Waithe.
Gay Moment: Going "My girlfriend's daughter got me pulling my hair out."
Cultural Impact: TBD, but probably negligible
The Eternals (2020)
Character: Phastos (Brian Tyree Henry) and his on-screen husband (Haaz Sleiman) have a child and allegedly kiss. No word on if the kiss will be more than 2 seconds long.
Cultural Impact: TBD
It has also been reported that Tessa Thompson's Valkyrie will be looking for a queen of Asgard in the next "Thor" movie.
Are you still depending on major companies to give you proper representation? Name LGBTQ movies.
source, 1 2