10 Examples Of How Progressive Disney Has Become

10. Gay Couples In Frozen & Finding Dory

Both Frozen and Finding Dory feature gay couples, but they’re both rather blink and you’ll miss it. Still, when added with the rest of the examples here, it paints a positive picture of Disney’s trajectory.

In Frozen, the ‘yoohoo, big summer blowout’ merchant points to the sauna, and waves to his family. This is clearly made up of another dad and a lot of kids, though the scene largely went unnoticed.

In Finding Dory, it’s less obvious, with star (and massively influential lesbian) Ellen DeGeneres stating on the red carpet that she doesn’t believe the couple are actually lesbians. The scene shows two women in the park who seem to be linking arms, but again, nothing much is made of it.

On their own, these moments don’t mean much. The Frozen one especially is a great example of Disney becoming more relaxed about representation too.

Honourable mention here should go to the live action LeFou in Beauty & The Beast. Ostensibly Disney’s first major gay character, the movie seems to shy away from it despite it taking up a decent chunk of the marketing. It’s a very nudge nudge wink wink portrayal, barely any more concrete than the original animated version.