Pixar’s new animated moved Finding Dory may include a lesbian couple according to a fan who spotted the pair in the flick’s just released trailer. Eagle-eyed Matthew Gottula spotted the animated duo and quickly posted to Twitter the news that the animation company may have just included their first LGBT couple.
That new #FindingDory trailer released this morning? I think that's the first lesbian couple in a @DisneyPixar film. pic.twitter.com/S1wwJEOeWT
— Matthew Gottula 🏳️🌈 (@DLthings) May 24, 2016
After that, the internet went nuts.
https://twitter.com/thewizpalace/status/737129400144171008
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So excited there's gonna be a lesbian couple in #FindingDory It's about time LGBT people were represented in kids movies instead of hidden
— HIYA CATH! (@joekieranflynn) May 31, 2016
Zoe, though, may have the best idea of them all.
So tried of seeing all this crap about a lesbian couple being in #FindingDory … Love is love and that's all that kids see!
— Zoe Ⓥ (@zoeechantal) May 31, 2016
So far no word from Pixar on whether or not the two toons are an item. And while fans are still clamboring to give Frozen’s Elsa a girlfriend, Disney won’t commit to that either. You know, typical relationship problems.