
Other animation studios have already featured LGBT characters in small ways.Ģ012’s ParaNorman featured the first openly gay character in an mainstream animated film. She said: “These portrayals help real LGBT youth to recognize that they aren’t alone and validate their identity.” GLAAD declined to comment on the possible LGBT representation in Finding Dory, since its members had not yet seen the film in its entirety, but Ellis did talk about the importance of having LGBT representation in kid’s animated features. “I think we have reached a point of ‘enough is enough,'” GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis told THR. Frozen 2 will see the return of directors Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck but does not yet have a release date.

The hashtag # GiveElsaAGirlfriend started to trend, with people calling for the sequel to the massively popular Disney feature to include the studio’s first prominent LGBT relationship. In May, there was a social media push for Elsa, of Frozen fame, to become Disney’s first lesbian princess. Petition Asks Disney, Pixar to Protect 'Dory' Fish
