by The original version of Elio’s character was queer-coded before studio executives allegedly intervened.
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Pixar employees have spoken out after queer subtext was reportedly removed from Disney’s new animated film Elio.
Fans of Disney and Pixar will already know that the companies have a complicated history with queer representation. Over the past year alone, it’s been reported that the team behind Inside Out 2 were told to make Riley “less gay”, a trans storyline was cut from Win or Lose and references to Pleakley’s drag were removed from Lilo & Stitch.
Now, it’s been reported that Disney and Pixar’s latest animated film Elio, which tells the story of an 11-year-old boy who struggles to fit in and is abducted by aliens, originally included explicit examples of queer representation.
