I’ll be honest in saying I’ve been critical of Disney and Pixar and their
inclusion of LGBTQ characters in their films but for
good reason. Disney’s LGBTQ+ representation has been tepid at best, with characters showing their sexuality in brief, easy-
brownie-points-style, while also cutting content for countries that are homophobic and/or transphobic.
Onward, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, and the
Beauty and the Beast remake come to mind in this aspect. They often get a free pass from most people who mistake tokenism for positive representation. To see a glimpse of yourself being represented on the big screen, by the
largest entertainment juggernaut on the planet, only to have it just be a line of dialog or a background kiss so brief that if you blink, you’ll miss it, is disheartening. Thankfully, Disney and Pixar may have finally turned the corner with Pixar’s new