Disney reveals why it cut trans storyline from Pixar's Win Or Lose series
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Disney elicited fan outrage on social media after it was revealed that it had cut out a storyline involving a transgender character from its upcoming Pixar series Win Or Lose. The show, which will be premiering on the Disney+ streaming service on February 19, was reportedly set to feature a character that was trans in a later episode of the eight-episode first season.
![[The show was reportedly set to feature a character that was trans in a later episode, but some of the dialogue was edited out to obscure the character's gender identity, according to The Hollywood Reporter]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/01/93255881-14203721-image-a-26_1734484214866.jpg)
However, some of the dialogue was edited out of that episode to obscure the character's gender identity, according to The Hollywood Reporter. A source close to the production claimed that Disney decided to edit the episodes months ago. In a statement, a spokesperson for Disney addressed the reporting: 'When it comes to animated content for a younger audience, we recognize that many parents would prefer to discuss certain subjects with their children on their own terms and timeline.'.
![[In a statement, a spokesperson for Disney addressed the reporting: 'When it comes to animated content for a younger audience, we recognize that many parents would prefer to discuss certain subjects with their children on their own terms and timeline']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/01/93255893-14203721-image-a-27_1734484217572.jpg)
However, the company declined to comment on further details about the episode. Disney elicited fan outrage on social media after it was revealed that it had cut out a storyline involving a transgender character from its upcoming Pixar series Win Or Lose.
![[A source close to the production claimed that Disney decided to edit the episodes months ago]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/01/93255887-14203721-image-a-28_1734484220806.jpg)
The show was reportedly set to feature a character that was trans in a later episode, but some of the dialogue was edited out to obscure the character's gender identity, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Each episode of Win Or Lose focuses on a member of a middle school softball team, according to the show's logline.
![[The move comes after people who worked on the Disney Channel series Moon Girl And Devil Dinosaur claimed the studio banned an episode for featuring a trans character, which Disney has denied]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/01/93255883-14203721-image-a-29_1734484336642.jpg)
