I wish Disney was as brave as its princesses after learning it cut a trans story from the new Pixar show Win or Lose
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Disney's pride doesn't seem to extend to its actual programming. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. If you're looking for a Christmas present for the LGBTQIA+ folks in your life, Disney would very much like to sell you items from its Pride collection: there's a Pride version of Mickey Mouse, a Disney Pride pin, a Disney Stitch... you get the idea. As the page says: "The Walt Disney Company proudly works with nonprofits throughout the year to support the LGBTQIA+ community globally.".
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So, it's a shame that that pride doesn't seem to extend to including LGBTQIA+ characters in the best Disney Plus shows or best Disney Plus movies any more. The Hollywood Reporter has learnt that Disney has excised a trans storyline from the upcoming Pixar series Win or Lose, which follows a softball team and focuses on a different character each episode.
All the lines referring to the trans character's gender identity have been excised, and the decision was made months ago – possibly while LGBTQIA+ people were spending their pink pounds at the Disneyland After Dark Pride Nite in California. If you ask the people on my socials, many of whom are working in the entertainment industry and many of whom are LGBTQIA+, the answer is simple: they think it's cowardice. LGBTQIA+ inclusion in TV shows, media and pretty much anything else has been the subject of orchestrated pile-ons by right-wing "anti-woke" activists, and all kinds of firms from Budweiser to Target have rolled back or abandoned inclusion altogether. With the incoming administration determined to wage a "war on woke" and diversity under attack, you'd need to be as brave as a Disney princess to stand up for the LGBTQIA+ community.
