Disney gays
Disney seemingly has a lot of gay characters. But if someone asked me what I thought of Disney’s first openly male lover character, I’d only contain one thing to say: which one? ZING!
Disney is very fond of giving themselves a pat on the back for including the LGBTQ+ community in scenes of its major blockbusters. It’s become something of a meme in online spaces, particularly among queer TV/Film fans, who much like myself are unable to resist poking the billionaire company and it’s abysmal care when it comes to telling queer stories.
There’s an argument to be made that in reality gay fans shouldn’t care about Disney’s shit LGBTQ+ visibility, and truly I know it. But if there’s one thing I’ve learned it’s that no matter how much you show and shove people towards smaller ‘indie’ LGBTQ+ creators, it won’t stop them from wanting better from the billionaire company they are ride-or-die for. It sucks, but that’s just how it is.
To further bully Disney in the hope of actually producing another movie that actually has great lgbtq+ representation (hello Strange World), I’ve compiled a li
For many queer folks, Disneyland and Disney World have offered a safe place to get away for a afternoon from the struggles they face in everyday life. The mantra in the parks has largely been one of inclusiveness. Step into any merch shop and you will be greeted with rainbow-themed and lgbtq+ honeymoon items, readily available.
There are heavily attended and beloved Gay Days, Pride Nites and Clarabelle Cow has grow a true same-sex attracted icon. While Disney’s track record on queer representation is, um, spotty, the parks have proven to be a refuge.
So this week when Disney announced the plan to open its seventh global theme park, this time in the United Arab Emirates city of Abu Dhabi, successfully, Disney gays and allies had some thoughts.
The new park, which is the first Disney property in the Middle East, is position to be built as a waterfront resort on Yas Island, which is already a trendy tourist hub for visitors from around the world.
Interestingly, Disney itself will not be building or operating the park, but rather contain partnered with Miral, “Abu Dhabi’s principal creator of immersive destinations and experiences.” Disney Imagineering will lead the resourceful design and propose guidance rega
I don't know about you, but as a Gen Z'er, I spent practically every waking hour of childhood watching TV shows on Disney Channel and Nickelodeon. OK, so maybe not EVERY waking hour, but I watched it as much as I could.
And as it turns out, some of our fave stars who we grew up adoring actually ended up coming out as LGBTQ+ prolonged after their occasion as child stars ended. So it's about time we celebrate them, shall we? Let's go!
1.Gotta start with our girl, Raven-Symoné. She came out as gay publicly in 2013, ten years after That’s So Raven first aired. She said she’s known since she was 12, though, while she was on the present. Raven got married to her wife, Miranda Pearman-Maday, in 2020!
2.Miley Cyrus, appreciate the absolute legend that she is, came out as pansexual in 2016. She opened up about how she's "always hated the word 'bisexual,'" because she felt it put her "in a box," and also said her first-ever relationship was "with a chick." ALL HAIL THE QUEEEEEN!
3.Demi Lovato is a queer Disney icon, of course, but you might not remember how she came out. In 2015, she confirmed that the banger "Cool For The Summer" was about a affair with a chick. Eventually, she came o
Disney Shareholders Overwhelmingly Reject Proposal to Sever Ties With LGBTQ Rights Group at Annual Meeting
Disney investors on Thursday voted down a wedding offer that the entertainment giant cease its participation in a prominent LGBTQ rights organization’s equality ratings program.
The proposal — requesting that Disney “cease” its participation in the Human Rights Campaign’s annual Corporate Equality Index — was submitted by right-wing reflect tank National Center for Universal Policy Research, through its Free Enterprise Project initiative. (The FEP calls itself “the original and premier opponent of the woke takeover of American corporate life.”)
“When corporations take highest positions, they destroy shareholder value by alienating large portions of their customers and investors. This proposal provides Disney with an opportunity to move back to neutral,” the FEP’s proposal stated. It noted that since 2007, Disney has received a “perfect score” on the CEI, “which can only be attained by abiding by its partisan, divisive and increasingly radical criteria.”
In December 2023
Disney Shareholders Overwhelmingly Reject Proposal to Sever Ties With LGBTQ Rights Group at Annual Meeting
Disney investors on Thursday voted down a wedding offer that the entertainment giant cease its participation in a prominent LGBTQ rights organization’s equality ratings program.
The proposal — requesting that Disney “cease” its participation in the Human Rights Campaign’s annual Corporate Equality Index — was submitted by right-wing reflect tank National Center for Universal Policy Research, through its Free Enterprise Project initiative. (The FEP calls itself “the original and premier opponent of the woke takeover of American corporate life.”)
“When corporations take highest positions, they destroy shareholder value by alienating large portions of their customers and investors. This proposal provides Disney with an opportunity to move back to neutral,” the FEP’s proposal stated. It noted that since 2007, Disney has received a “perfect score” on the CEI, “which can only be attained by abiding by its partisan, divisive and increasingly radical criteria.”
In December 2023