Ten Groundbreaking Queer Disney Moments You Might Have Missed
You’ll wonder how you ever overlooked them!!
It’s clear that Disney loves the LGBTQ community! So this Pride month, let’s take some time to celebrate Disney’s long history of daring inclusivity. Here are just a few examples of some easy-to-miss but still gloriously gay moments from classic Disney films:
The Little Mermaid
A young sturgeon and a young stingray dance together in “Under the Sea.” Read just a little bit between the lines, and it becomes clear that these two plucky misfits met at theater camp last summer and they’ve been having monthly sleepovers ever since.
Aladdin
Two of the Royal Guards chasing Aladdin stand shoulder to shoulder as they raise their swords in the air. They’ve been “roommates” for seven years.
Zootopia
Every time Benjamin Clawhauser takes out his smartphone, it’s safe to assume he’s checking Grindr.
The Lion King
All the antelopes are bisexual.
Frozen
On the third or fourth rewatch of “Frozen,” it’s impossible to miss the fact that the male owner of Oaken’s Trading Post maybe had a husband.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
Seven men living together? Do we have to spell it out for you?
Sleeping Beauty
As the three fairy godmothers watch Princess Aurora dance, Flora places her hand on Fauna’s shoulder. When Fauna says, “I just love happy endings” with a meaningful glance, Flora knows they’re finally ready to give their relationship another go.
101 Dalmatians
Before her marriage to Roger, Anita Radcliffe had a short but passionate affair with her college roommate. She looks sadly out the window, wondering if she’ll ever feel as free or as happy as she did during those long, lazy mornings in Lisa’s bed.
Toy Story
Woody and Buzz Lightyear occasionally touch. And that was a full decade before Brokeback Mountain!
Peter Pan
Every single scene with Captain Hook and Mr. Smee. Truly the beau ideal of same-sex love!
Rebecca Turkewitz is an educator, writer, and cat aficionado living in Portland, Maine.
