Today, the future of LGBTQ+ representation is looking brighter at an entertainment company that gave the gay community scraps for decades.
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It may not have been the first series to ever throw a brick in the Mouse House, but it certainly shattered some glass. But Terrace and Owl House had paved the way for that pushback. When Disney seemingly thought it could sit on the fence as anti-LGBTQ+ bigotry resurged in America, fans and creators proved that neutrality was not an option.
On Twitter this March, while announcing her "Be Gay Do Witchcraft Charity Drawathon,” an online event with the cast and crew of The Owl House which raised money for LGBTQ+ organizations, she wrote, “I'm fucking tired of making Disney look good.”Ī Say Gay Walkout organizer calls for Hollywood to better reflect the struggles and joys of today’s LGBTQ+ youth.
Former employees of Blue Sky Studios further alleged that, before Disney shut the studio down while working on the LGBTQ+ film Nimona, the company took issue with a same-sex kiss. Employees of Disney Television Animation lambasted Chapek’s initial lackluster response and Pixar employees alleged censorship of queer content in their films. Not long after, in early 2022, the Magic Kingdom got shaken up after Disney’s CEO Bob Chapek failed to swiftly push back against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ repulsive "Don’t Say Gay" bill, which caused multiple employees across Disney-owned properties to begin spilling tea. They began writing petitions and calling Disney out on social media but sadly, the fate was already sealed. Once that information came to light, fans weren’t having it. In October 2021, during its season-two run, Disney cancelled The Owl House ahead of a shortened third season, prompting Terrace to do a Reddit AMA in which she alleged that the decision was made because it “didn’t fit” the Disney “brand,” though she didn’t say the LGBTQ+ content was to blame, writing, “While we have had issues airing in a few countries (and are just straight-up banned in a few more) I’m not gonna assume bad faith against the people I work with in L.A.” Instead of having a full, 20-episode third season to explore more of the character backstories, and to showcase slice-of-life romances between Lumity and Raeda, the world Terrace built had to be condensed into three specials. But sadly, after all the precedents under its belt, the pathmaking series is coming to an end. The queer community embraced the series with open arms for its positive LGBTQ+ representation, especially as Lumity’s romance continued to blossom. Whenever an episode aired, it often trended on Twitter, and YouTube compilations continue to garner millions of views. Over the past few years, the series garnered a large LGBTQ+fanbase.
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