Is frozen about being gay

The media giant faces backlash from parents every time a character so much as insinuates their sexuality. Whether Elsa is gay, aromantic, asexual, or any combination of the three remains to be seen, but there's a lot standing in the way of that happening.

The cast and creators of the Frozen movies are much more on board with a gay Elsa than Disney seems to be. The first time I heard someone say “Frozen is gay” I thought they meant like, literally, like Elsa and Anna were dating. This phenomenon is all too prevalent in Hollywood, and has been dubbed "queerbaiting.

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LGBTQ kids and adults see themselves in Elsa and her struggle to conform to society's definition of "normal," and the conversation hasn't silenced since. To Disney's credit, at least Elsa wasn't thrown together with a guy to silence the debate.

During an interview with PrideSourceMenzel noted that she didn't think about Elsa's sexuality at first, but she " quickly saw all of the parallels and the universality of the song and how it could speak to so many people in so many different ways.

It needs to be said out loud and not just implied. Finally, Disney gave fans a princess whose every decision isn't ruled by her yearning for a prince. Popular fan pairings in TV shows are often given more screen-time and subtext without actually solidifying anything, giving the company plausible deniability without actual or significant representation.

Frozen reigned number one for the highest-grossing animated film of all time upon its release before being dethroned, and Frozen 2 currently sits in the number one slot. Disney has a habit of teasing what many fans want without actually giving it to them.

While the films have heavily hinted at Elsa's sexuality with subtext in the lyrics and through Elsa's strong relationships with women, can fans expect Disney to make her the first gay Disney princess in a third movie? I kept going “true love isn’t just between lovers”.

Despite other studios taking steps toward inclusivity, Disney is falling way behind on that front, and many fans are tired of waiting. Minimal efforts that contained no more than about 20 seconds of screen-time were put forth in Marvel's Avengers: Endgame and LucasFilm's The Rise of Skywalker - both Disney franchises.

Fans have speculated about Elsa's sexuality since Frozen was first released inbut Frozen 2 still doesn't address whether or not she's gay. Fans have speculated about Elsa's sexuality since Frozen was first released inbut Frozen 2 still doesn't address whether or not she's gay.

Disney has neither confirmed nor denied the theory, but social media has been abuzz on the topic with renewed vigor ever since Disney+ released the film early amidst the coronavirus pandemic lockdown. Many Frozen fans haven't been quiet about their longing for Elsa to come out of the closet.

Responses on the matter range from vague to hopeful, giving fans a spark of possibility for a gay Elsa in the future. Elsa's lovelorn gazes at Honeymaren, which have been called out as queerbaiting, certainly didn't help. A gay Elsa isn't the only outcome that fans would stand behind, though.

But it's not enough to keep Elsa single. However, they didn't. But hopes that Elsa will find a girlfriend have been frozen out, as Frozen 2 misses the chance to be the first Disney Animation movie with an openly gay lead.

Frozen 2 just gave Elsa ambiguously romantic bonding scenes with Honeymaren instead. Many fans love that Elsa is single and happy - and shows little to no romantic or sexual desire. Fans can make a case for Elsa being asexual or aromantic as easily as her being gay or bisexual.

All too often, straightness is assumed to be the default orientation, but Disney left the door open a crack by not giving Elsa a prince of her own. Aromantic having no desire for a romantic relationship and asexual a low or absent sexual desire fans would benefit from seeing themselves represented on the big screen, too.