None of the 18 films categorized as animated/family included LGBTQ characters.
In GLAAD’s latest survey (from 2018) of major studio film releases, only 20 of 110 feature films included LGBTQ characters, mostly in roles with less than three minutes of screen time. Parents in LGBTQ+ families don’t need to be told how little representation of gender and sexual diversity there is in media aimed at children. It is a huge leap for a major studio, but one that comes decades late.
Pixar’s latest short, “Out,” now streaming on Disney+, tells the story of a grown man coming out to his parents as he’s about to move in with his partner.
