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The issue of LGBTQ+ representation in Disney movies has become the source of much controversy.

Jokes have been made about it being awkward that the MCU's first gay black hero is someone who takes responsibility for the bombing of Hiroshima, but even so, it's still a step in the right direction for the mega-franchise. Amilyn Holdo was confirmed to be pansexual in the novel "Leia, Princess of Alderaan," but no mention was made of her sexuality in "The Last Jedi." Other characters have been confirmed as queer by writers, such as Lando Calrissian or Orka and Flix from "Star Wars Resistance," but have only had coded allusions at most onscreen.

Does "Diary of a Future President" truly count as a Disney show?

16 Luz Noceda and Amity Arrive To Be the Most Amazing Disney Couple

Sarah-Nicole Robles and Mae Whitman voice Luz and Amity in the Owl House

The Owl House is one of the best animated TV shows of recent years. As such, Marvel Studios' first actual on-screen acknowledgement that gay people exist came in the form of an unnamed character in 2019's "Avengers: Endgame."

In Steve Rogers' support group for survivors of The Snap, a man (played by the film's co-director Joe Russo) talks about finally bringing himself to go on a date with another man five years after Thanos turned his previous partner to dust.

Cyrus first comes out to his friends Buffy and Andi in the show's second season, while the history-making "I'm gay" line occurs in the episode "One in a Minyan" from the series' third and final season.

According to an interview in the queer newspaper The Washington Blade, Cyrus's coming-out experience was based on that of the episode's writer, Jonathan Hurwitz.

One of them, Larma D'Acy (Amanda Lawrence), actually has a somewhat significant role in the previous film, "Star Wars: Episode VIII — The Last Jedi." However, given that her role in "The Rise of Skywalker" is basically limited to kissing her partner Wrobie Tyce (Vinette Robinson), you're forgiven if you didn't recognize or remember her.

Luz's outlaw witch mentor Eda Clawthorne was formerly in a relationship with the non-binary witch Raine Whispers, who's voiced by non-binary actor Avi Roque.

18 Office Specter Is the First Canon Queer Disney-Pixar Character

Lena Waithe Voiced Office Specter in Onward

By now, the jokes about Disney's first gay character are endless, but Officer Specter is truly the first openly LGBTQ+ character in a Disney film.

Instead, it offers one of the most significant gay romances in a Disney series.

"High School Musical: The Musical: The Series" features two major gay characters who enter a relationship with each other: The choreographer Carlos Rodriguez (Frankie Rodriguez) and the actor Seb Matthew-Smith (Joe Serafini). It was certainly odd timing for the release of a film that The Daily Beast described as "the most gay-positive and encouraging youth programming that Disney has ever released."

Nate Foster (Rueby Wood), the story's Broadway-obsessed 13-year-old protagonist, isn't officially out as gay in the film.

It ended up being just a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment at the end of the film where LeFou is seen dancing with another man in a ballroom. Disney+ features several series that put a focus on inclusion. Arguably the most direct on-screen representation throughout the series involves the techie couple of Ally and Jess.

In other cases, viewers have criticized the studio for coding its villains as being gay, conflating gayness with evil, or going so over the top as to be insultingly stereotypical, pigeonholing an entire community.

19 Ethan Clade Is Disney's First Gay Protagonist

Ethan Clade Is Voiced by Jaboukie Young-White, Who Is Also Openly Gay

Ethan Claide is the first protagonist in a Disney movie who is also gay.

The scene makes a big change in LGBTQ+ representation, as Disney films reach broad audiences worldwide. "It's everything that I ever wanted as a kid, to be able to turn on the TV and see reflections of myself bouncing back at me." In 2022, the series was nominated for the GLAAD Media Award for outstanding kids and family programming.

With Oscar-winning director Chloé Zhao onboard, there were hopes that "Eternals" could have been a rare awards contender for Marvel Studios.

Amongst various comical overreactions to not-actually-dirty jokes, one note that stands out is a complaint that the sheriffs Blubs and Durland appeared too "flirtatious" in one scene.