It's easy to make fun of the many 'first' gay Disney characters. But there is actually a good reason why they are each considered a 'first.'
It's become popular to make fun of Disney for having lots of "first" gay characters. From LeFou in the live-action Beauty and the Beast to Ethan Clade in Strange World , Disney has a short and troubled history of LGBTQIA+ representation. LeFou and most of Disney's early queer characters were heavily criticized, but later characters have been better received.
Still, five years after LeFou, The Walt Disney Company announces each new LGBTQIA+ character in a Disney film or TV show as some sort of first for them. Even Ethan Clade was a "first." This has led to plenty of memes, which is fair considering the quality of much of the representation. However, despite the mockery, there is a good reason each gay Disney character is considered "first.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Each Gay Disney Character is First in Its Category Each gay Disney character is first in their category. LeFou in Beauty and the Beast had Disney's "first gay moment," apparently referring to him dancing with a man at the end. Ethan Clade in Strange World was Walt Disney Animation Studios' first gay main character.
Other firsts include Joe Russo's cameo in Avengers: Endgame . This unnamed man was the first gay character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, while Phastos in Eternals was the franchise's first gay superhero. Both titles would have gone to Valkyrie, but confirmation of her being bisexual was cut from Thor: Ragnarok . The first same-sex kiss in a Star Wars film was between Larma D'Acy and Wrobie Tyce in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker .
Minor characters also gave Disney more room to learn and grow. If they had jumped right to having a gay main character circa 2017, there's a chance that they may have inadvertently messed up. Other studios have had more and better representation than Disney, but a major studio including LGBTQIA+ characters is better for all media. It proves including queer characters is more profitable than excluding them.
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