Scar (Jeremy Irons) in Disney’s 1994 animated feature THE LION KING is one in a long line of queer-coded villains in Disney films.

The 2023 animated series FROG AND TOAD is based on the classic children’s books of the same name by gay author/illustrator Arnold Lobel.

See what film historian/author Lee Gambin had to say about queer icons Peppermint Patty and Marcie from Charles M. Schulz’s “Peanuts” franchise.

Ferdinand the Bull is a classic queer-coded character from Disney’s early days, featured in the 1938 animated short of the same name and based on Munro Leaf’s 1936 children’s book “The Story of Ferdinand.”